{"product_id":"wood-apple","title":"Wood Apple","description":"\u003cp\u003eWood apple has a hard, woody shell the size of a cricket ball, filled with sticky brown pulp and small white seeds. The pulp is sour, sweet and strongly fragrant. In Sri Lanka, where it is divul, it is blended into a thick drink with jaggery or coconut milk, and cooked into a dark jam or chutney; in India, where it is kaitha or kavath, it goes into chutney with jaggery, chilli and cumin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrack the shell on a hard edge or with the back of a heavy knife and scoop out the pulp. For a drink, soak the pulp of one fruit in a cup of water for 10 minutes, press it through a sieve to remove the seeds and fibres, then sweeten with jaggery or sugar and add a little coconut milk and ice. For a quick chutney, mash the pulp with jaggery, salt, roasted cumin and chilli powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso called divul, kaitha, kavath or vilampazham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRipe fruit smells strong and sounds hollow when tapped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSieve the pulp before using it in drinks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold by the piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chandra Stores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55646334091603,"sku":null,"price":10.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/wood-apple-front.png?v=1793195722","url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/products\/wood-apple","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}