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Ice-cream-beans, Inírida, Colombia Here&#039;s the whole fruit I described earlier:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50127/ice-cream-bean_inrida_colombia.html" title="Ice-cream-bean, In&iacute;rida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/50127_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qGzYlOFE52WK4JW8ru2yesvKS9U%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Ice-cream-bean, In&iacute;rida, Colombia This has to be one of the most useful fruits we have come across. These very long beans were growing everywhere in the wild. You can just pick them, open them, and eat the white pulp inside. No need to wash them. Taste is sweet and soft and it also helps with thirst. Colombia,Guain&iacute;a,Ice-cream-bean,Inga edulis,In&iacute;rida,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> As said, you can just pick these, open them, and eat the pulp inside without cleaning. It helps with hunger as well as thirst. Don&#039;t mind the burned tree, this was at a farm. Colombia,Guainía,Ice-cream-bean,Inga edulis,Inírida,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Ice-cream-beans, Inírida, Colombia

Here's the whole fruit I described earlier:

Ice-cream-bean, Inírida, Colombia This has to be one of the most useful fruits we have come across. These very long beans were growing everywhere in the wild. You can just pick them, open them, and eat the white pulp inside. No need to wash them. Taste is sweet and soft and it also helps with thirst. Colombia,Guainía,Ice-cream-bean,Inga edulis,Inírida,South America,World


As said, you can just pick these, open them, and eat the pulp inside without cleaning. It helps with hunger as well as thirst. Don't mind the burned tree, this was at a farm.

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The Ice-cream-bean

''Inga edulis'' is a fruit native to South America. It is widely grown, especially by indigenous Amazonians, for shade, food, timber, medicine, and production of the alcoholic beverage ''cachiri''. It is popular in Peru, Ecuador, Pernambuco-Brazil and Colombia. The name ‘inga’ is derived from its name with the Tupí people of South America. In English they have been called "ice-cream beans" due to the sweet flavor and smooth texture of the pulp.

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Uploaded May 8, 2017. Captured Oct 21, 2016 10:02.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO720
  • 150mm