Batwan/Batuan” Fruit That Everybody Should Know
Multiple Uses And Benefits Of “Batwan/Batuan” Fruit That Everybody Should Know jeny Rose Rodriguez Health January 27, 2017 0 Philippines is blessed with a very high biodiversity, including the plants living in its remaining forest cover. Batwan which is also called Batuan, Batuan or Batuwan or Garcinia Binucao is indigenous to the Philippines and possibly Vietnam. In Visayas, This native tree is used in Visayan sinigang versions. In fact, the fruit resembles a small unripe version of the mangosteen. In the island of Panay, the attractive tree grows tall and abundant, much so that the fruit found its way into the local sinigang dishes and the Visayan palette. A local would readily prefer a batwan sinigang than any cooked with another pampaasim. Some trees, even their leaves have sub acid components like libas (Spondias pinnata). They may not be as popular as the ones mentioned but this does not mean they fail in comparison in flavor and taste. The dried ba