Pixbae? What is that?

This is a peach palm fruit tree. A palm that grows 20 meters or taller, frequently stewed in salt water. Can be eaten raw, peeled and dressed with salt and honey, used to make compotes and jellies, also used to make flour and edible oil.

This is not found anywhere, only certain countries have this type of palm. In Panama it is abudant in mountain regions and remote areas. We have a couple of them just down from our lot.

I have not ventured to taste these but my husband has and loves them. They are not as big as you would imagine, rather they are about the size of a lemon. Prior to eating them these were boiled in a lot of salt and water.