A Red Fruit/seed Called Gatge-up?

[teletiger]

My wife has recently introduced me to a cordial she makes from a red fruit she calls gat-ge-up? She boils up the smallish red fruit and produces a, slightly tart, red cordial. Mixed with water, it's wonderful.... in fact addictive. I wondered if anyone had a latin or western name for this fruit that I could investigate.

Regards

Edited December 3, 2006 by teletiger

[Briggsy]

My wife has recently introduced me to a cordial she makes from a red fruit she calls gat-ge-up? She boils up the smallish red fruit and produces a, slightly tart, red cordial. Mixed with water, it's wonderful.... in fact addictive. I wondered if anyone had a latin or western name for this fruit that I could investigate.

Regards

Hibiscus Sabdariffa

[Tarragona]

Roselle

[teletiger]

Wow...so quick. Many thanks to both of you.

Regards

[Briggsy]

Yes, no mucking around on this forum.

You can eat the cooked leaves with nam phrik.

The usual Roman spelling of the Thai name is Krajeap.

Cheers

[Tim207]

My wife has recently introduced me to a cordial she makes from a red fruit she calls gat-ge-up? She boils up the smallish red fruit and produces a, slightly tart, red cordial. Mixed with water, it's wonderful.... in fact addictive. I wondered if anyone had a latin or western name for this fruit that I could investigate.

Regards

LOL

At first I thought you were joking. Red color, gatge-up sounds like catsup. I see that it is a Thai fruit now but I had a good laugh anyway.

[Mid]

My wife has recently introduced me to a cordial she makes from a red fruit she calls gat-ge-up? She boils up the smallish red fruit and produces a, slightly tart, red cordial. Mixed with water, it's wonderful.... in fact addictive. I wondered if anyone had a latin or western name for this fruit that I could investigate.

Regards

LOL

At first I thought you were joking. Red color, gatge-up sounds like catsup. I see that it is a Thai fruit now but I had a good laugh anyway.

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Morton, J. 1987. Roselle. p. 281–286. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.

not solely a Thai fruit