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One of my favourite fruits is the Nam Nam , or katak puru (toad). It’s a short shrubby tree, and really quite pleasing to the eye. I can picture it potted in a large pot and acting as a centre piece in a home garden. The fruits grow on the tree trunk itself; how's that for a conversation piece! All you need to do is stoop down and pluck off ripe ones. A cluster of fruits  A ripe fruit The inside of the fruit.   I like to munch it raw with skin intact.   It is tart, sour, sweet, fragrant and crunchy when freshly...