The loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Chinese: 枇杷; Pinyin: pípá) [2] is a large evergreen shrub or tree grown commercially for its orange fruit. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant. The loquat is in the family Rosaceae and is native to the cooler hill regions of south-central China.

2021年6月20日 · The loquat fruit contains pectin (fiber), vitamin A, vitamin C, B6 vitamin, folates, and folic acid. It also contains important plant compounds called carotenoids, especially beta-carotene and lutein. Loquat leaves contain organic compounds such as phenolics and triterpenes and may be used to make a medicinal tea to heal respiratory ailments ...

Nespole (or nespoli) are a relatively recent imported fruit, and are quite popular, especially in the south. Sicily grows a lot of them that ripen in the spring, and usually eaten fresh or used to make Nespolino.

LOQUAT FRUIT Also called May Apple, Japanese medlar, and Japanese plum In Japan, the fruit are called “biwa.” In Mandarin Chinese, the name is “pipa.” People in some European countries such as Spain, Italy, and Sweden, call the loquat fruit “nispero,” “nipero,” “nespoli,” or “mespel.”

2022年9月10日 · The nispero (also called loquat) is a sweet, juicy Asian fruit that is a favorite ingredient in Spain, as it's well suited to the Spanish climate.

2018年5月5日 · While I am still a strong believer that most ripe fruit is best eaten as is (and in the case of juicy Nespole, ideally standing bent over your kitchen sink), I wanted to share some great ideas for what you can cook and bake with Nespole that I have seen around the web.

2014年4月18日 · The nespola is a delicious fruit, sweet and tart at the same time, and very juicy when at its best. It has large, shiny brown pits. Italians peel the fruit before eating. The smaller, locally-grown varieties tend to have more flavour than the imported ones.

2012年4月8日 · The nespoli tree (Eriobotrya japonica) has many common names, including the Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, nispero and, most commonly, loquat. This Chinese native, a citrus tree of the Rose family, develops leathery, glossy …

2010年6月6日 · Nespoli (mespilus germanica) is a distant relative of an apple, native to Persia and frown by the Romans since the second century BC (according to Alan Davidson in his book, The Oxford Companion to Food). So that seemed simple enough, except that many other sites suggest this is in fact a loquat, or Japanese medlar, native to China somewhere…

Loquats (Eriobotrya japonica) are an unappreciated fruit. At the moment they're ripening all over Melbourne. They are widely planted by the Italian and Greek communities across the suburbs but most specimens you see are self-sown. For this reason they are frequently placed on environmental weed lists.