Comments on: Kalumpit or is it Mansanitas??? / Local “Cherries”

By: Francia Carreon

Francia Carreon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:32:20 +0000

I am from Balayan Batangas. Kalumpit is totally different from Mansanitas. The texture of Mansanitas is similar to apples. Kalumpit is like berries. When it’s not ripe it’s black and turns to purple when ripe. Our family preserves Kalumpit and bottles them for market mostly to balikbayans. It is abundant during the month of May only. Preserves will last for over a year in the refrigerator.

By: JOy

JOy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:28:57 +0000

I bought that fruit yesterday.When I was a kid we called it mansanitas.

By: mai

mai — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:48:17 +0000

“Sarili or Sarali” this fruit is sweet when its soften. We used to soften this fruit with our palm, before eating them.

By: feb

feb — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:39:22 +0000

hahah definitely not siniguelas [jamaican plum] or aratiles.

By: feb

feb — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:37:27 +0000

im eating the same fruit right now, and I got curious on its english name. but in batangas we call it “SORALES”.