The fruits of the kumquat are edible. They taste piquantly sweet and sour and have a slightly bitter aftertaste. Not everyone likes fruits of this type on their own, but they are ideal as an accompaniment to a fruit salad.
By the way, you can eat the thin skin of the kumquat. With its bitter sweetness, it is an excellent seasoning for Asian dishes and sauces. You can also refine a wide variety of salads with kumquats cut into slices or wedges.
Use of the kumquat:
- eat raw
- in the fruit salad
- in Asian dishes
- refine sauces
Does the ornamental plant also bear edible fruit?
Sometimes a kumquat bought as an ornamental plant also bears fruits that are perfectly edible. For this, however, the plant needs a sufficient winter break. Special varieties with particularly thin skins or sweeter flesh are also available.
tips and tricks
The kumquat tastes best fresh from the tree, so harvest it just before you eat it.