Fruit Trees in our Backyard

Hello! I’m back again with a new article which talks about the fruits in our very own backyard.

In this article, you will know about my memories with each of these fruit trees, what they taste like and much more! I will also share ideas that you can also do out of these fruits.

Mango

It’s mango season again! Mango is a fruit that you can definitely see anywhere in the Philippines. Here in the province, it seems like almost all of the backyards have been planted by Mango. Because of the large supply, others sell them as a fruit shake which is really popular.

In our backyard, we have three Mango trees, and this is one of them. When mangoes are unripe, they are crunchy, and when they are ripe, they are sweet. Unripe mango is kinda sour, that's why it is best eaten with alamang or shrimp paste or just sprinkled with salt. On the other hand, we usually serve ripe mango after we eat lunch or dinner. It served as our dessert because of its sweetness.

When there are occasions, ripe mangoes are used as an ingredient to dessert such as Mango Graham Float or in Mango Sago’t Gulaman. Actually, I made Mango Graham Float last Mango season. I am planning to make one  again since I received compliments from my family and friends who took a bite out of it. Take a look at this! Isn't it mouth-watering?

Chico

Sapodilla or Chico as we call it here in the Philippines, is a fruit that is native to the Philippines. Some people describe the texture of the fruit as grainy while others describe it as a fruit that has an intense sweetness.

This tree was planted by my grandfather many years ago in our backyard. Nonetheless, it never fails to provide us with fruits year after year. Although, I noticed that it bears a lot more fruit years ago than what it bears in the past three years. Chico is a quick-ripening fruit. Because of this, my mother would pick them when they were unripe and place them in the rice dispenser. She thought the rice would help ripen the fruit and that we would eat them if they were already perfectly ripe. By the way, it is best served when they are chilled. 

Guava

Among the numerous fruits that thrive in the Philippines, the guava, locally known as bayabas, is one of the popular choices for many.

Whenever I eat guava, I would remember my childhood friends and my grandmother. Guava makes me remember my grandmother because she usually makes jam out of the ripe guavas. She would normally share the extra guava jam to our neighbors. They love her for that.

On the other hand, guava also reminds me of my childhood friends because we would climb every guava tree to pick up its fruit no matter how tall it is, that’s how obsessed we are with guava!

That’s the end of my article today! Through this article, I am able to reminisce the past out of these trees. So glad that I have an opportunity to write and share my memories with these trees to you, my readers!