Comments on: Kamias / Iba / Belimbing

By: carol

carol — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:22:49 +0000

can somebody tell me how to make a sweet taste preserved for star fruit or balimbing?thanks

By: Oblac

Oblac — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:37:22 +0000

Kamias is the fruit. I love kamias. For sinigang – meat or sea foods, Pickled kamias with fried or broiled fish or for dilis or even tuyo. When I was young in the province of Pampanga they grow everywhere. In fact we have a kamias tree in our backyard. Where can I buy a camias tree? – I live in California.

By: Chris grant

Chris grant — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:40:05 +0000

I lived in Manila when I was 5 and remember climbing up on the wall around our house to pick kamias fresh out of the tree to eat. I would love to know how to get them living in Iowa. Please let me know

By: lily

lily — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:13:19 +0000

Has anyone ever heard of casuela? I lived in Laguna for a few years and one of the dishes often cooked at the house was casuela. It is like sinigang and tilapia was always the fish used to make it. Ang sarap-sarap!!

By: marissewalangkaparis

marissewalangkaparis — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:42:41 +0000

Thanks millet for the candied kamias.Will try your recipe.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:23:45 +0000

concern, it is similar to balimbing. As for starfruit, it would be best if your claims of its toxicity were substantiated from credible sources. Thousands if not millions of folks eat starfruit, balimbing and kamias and have done so for many, many centuries. So news that it was deadly would have made quite a splash. As for it being bad for some people some of the time, the same could be said for peanuts (that can kill those who are allergic to them), or even the fat in pork…

By: concern

concern — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:10:15 +0000

well if it is then pls. read.

Star Fruit Can Kill Goes by another name….carambola

We were advised to have a few servings of fruits a day in order to reap the benefits of fruits right? But obviously this is one big no-no fruit to be excluded from your fruity feast!

In Shenzen, more than 10 people who consumes the star fruit had died. And now a 66-year-old, Malaysian who has been suffering from kidney ailment fell into coma after eating the start fruits. Yes, all it takes is one fruit or 100ml of its juice and the ordinarily harmless star fruit transforms poison in a matter of hours for kidney patients. So does this mean, people without kidney problems should be fine with star fruit! My take: Not at all! Prevention is better right?

Universiti Malaya Medical Centre consultant nephrologist said that star fruits contain a neurotoxin which is not present in other fruits. It affects the brain and nerves. In healthy persons, the kidneys filter it out. But for those with kidney problems, this potent toxin cannot be removed and will worsen the consumers’ conditions.

The symptoms of star fruit poisoning include:
~Hiccups
~Numbness and weakness
~Feeling confused
~Agitation
~Epileptic fist
The risk of death is high if you are having kidney ailments! But healthy individuals should beware of this fruit’s potential toxin too. It could also cripple your vitality if you are not lucky. So don’t take it for granted. It’s better to avoid them. Please pass this news to others.

This fruit can end your life!

By: concern

concern — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:09:06 +0000

is this fruit related with balimbing?

By: Humility

Humility — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:28:10 +0000

we love kalamias so much! so as our kalamias DISHWASHING LIQUID!!!! LABLAB LABET!

By: perlyn

perlyn — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:19:37 +0000

aena, actually, i’m having an experiment if kamias can be a teeth whitener,,ahmm… if it is successful, i will say it to you,,,