Is Hottentot Fig Edible?

Its leaves are edible, as are its fruit, as with some other members of the family Aizoaceae. In South Africa the sour fig's ripe fruit are gathered and either eaten fresh or made into a very tart jam.

Can you eat sea fig?

Carpobrotus is a species of succulent plant known by the common name sea fig. ... It is a species that is used as an ornamental plant, and it is also edible.

How do you eat sour figs?

The conical fruits of the carpobrotus contains a tasty, sour pulp with tiny seeds, and are usually dried before they are eaten. When eating the dried fruit, the base of the sour fig is bitten or broken off and the pulp sucked out.

James H. Sterling

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