Yumberry / Bayberry [杨梅] {Myrica rubra}

A popular fruit in Shanghai where it's more traditional common names of Chinese Bayberry and Chinese Strawberry have been usurped by the more marketable Yumberry.

 

Indigenous to China, it is a fruit that rots easily and is spherical with a knobby surface. The surface color is typically a deep, brilliant red, but may vary from white to purple. The flesh color is similar to surface color, or somewhat lighter. The flesh is sweet and very tart. At the center is a single seed, with a diameter about half that of the whole fruit.

 

It is surprisingly juicy and the "knobbly" flesh actually imparts a lot of texture. I don't mind the tartness one bit as a fully ripened fruit can be also quite sweet!

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