The Calamansi…
The citrusy calamansi is native to the Philippines and parts of Asia. This particular calamansi plant has been thriving in the eastern US for decades and even bears fruit in the winter. How so? It’s in a pot next to a big window and never leaves home past September. It’s flowers have an intoxicating aroma reminiscent of another Philippine native- the sampaguita.
Currently, this beautiful plant is on vacation at my friend’s front porch as I repaint my living room walls. In exchange for caring for the calamansi plant, my friend was gifted with fruits and made her own calamansi juice albeit heavy-handed with the sugar. She has used it to top off her pancit and received many likes on her social media accounts for the calamansi photos she posted.
If you would like to learn more about the calamansi plant, Wikipedia has a page dedicated to this Philippine native.
Awesome, thanks for sharing! I do miss a glass of calamansi juice at breakfast, particularly with some longganisa and rice.
Oh, I miss longganisa and rice. Now I’m hungry…