Another Edible Ornamental.

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Hello Munchkin here and I am still munching through the edible ornamentals.  This one is Pereskia aculeata also known as Barbados Gooseberry.  In a specific area of Brazil, Minas Gerais, it is known as ora-pro-nobis; here, the plant is cultivated for its edible leaves.  The leafy green is high in vitamins, minerals and amino acids.  Because of its high nutritional value, there has been research into using the dried leaf in bread and sausage making.  I like to put this in our miso soup.

Ora Pro Nobis Leaves.
Ora Pro Nobis Leaves.

The fruit is round, orange in colour and has the taste and consistency of a gooseberry.  It looks like an orange gooseberry actually!

More Barbados Gooseberry.
More Barbados Gooseberry.
Barbados Gooseberry.
Barbados Gooseberry.

You can eat them as they are or use them in jams and preserves.  They have a fruity tartness.  Oh, but last but not least, the flowers are really pretty on this cactus:

Barbados Gooseberry Flower.
Barbados Gooseberry Flower.
Pereskia aculeata. Flowers and Fruit.
Pereskia aculeata. Flowers and Fruit.

Anyone interested in buying a plant?  Let me know and I will bag some in the new year.  Cheers!!

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