Breadnut. Maya nut (Brosimum alicastrum)

Family: Moraceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

An evergreen, large fruiting foliage tree and member of the great fig family which includes breadfruit and jakfruit.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

nutty, cacao-like flavour. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The raw seed has some bitterness, whilst the roasted seed develops a nutty, cacao-like flavour.; An agreeable and nourishing food with a flavour similar to hazel nuts.; The seed can also be boiled and mashed like potatoes, or made into juice and marmalade.

Habitat & North American Range

A canopy tree in seasonally flooded or dry limestone woodland. Moist or wet forest, ascending to about 1,000 metres but mostly at 300 metres or less in Guatemala. (Zone 10)