Paho🍴

Any of you know this kind of fruit called Paho

Paho

Mangifera altissima; a tree in the family Anacardiaceae, it is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands

• the fruit of the above tree

• a stringy variety of mango fruit resembling the fruit of Mangifera altissima

Paho is a kind of variety fruit of mangoes and it's also the smallest in its kind, it has a pungent smell of unripe mango and sour taste

This trees and fruit almost found in Laguna and Batangas area. Most people prepare it as salad dish with different toppings

In Laguna and Batangas, Paho are eaten as it is, dipped in salt. Paho are made into salad, mixed or tossed with chopped tomatoes and onions, flavoured  with either salt, fish sauce or bagoong na Isda. In Batangas they use Bagoong Balayan, or patis from Sinaing na Tulingan

Here are Some Simple Paho Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

12-15 pieces paho, slice of from the seed, sliced into thin strips

3-5 Salted egg slice in cube

6-10 small to medium sized tomato sliced in thin

1-2 medium sized onion, peeled, sliced

2-3 tabs. bagoong na isda, bagoong Balayan (optional)

2-3 long green chili or red hot chili optional, chopped or sliced

Methods:

In the big bowl mix's all sliced pieces of Paho, salted egg, tomato's, Onion's and green or red chili.

Toast and mix well, add some bagoong balayan(optional) if you want some salted fish flavor

You can also chill it in refrigerator for some chilled salad

After mixed ready to serve

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