Kafal gedi kutukka

Last time we posted about Aiselu and now, it is time for another tasty wild fruit, Kafal.

Kafal, a very popular wild fruit of the Central Himalayas. Tasting sour-sweet, the all-season trees are considered uncultivable. Botanists call it Myrica Nagi and it grows in the range of 1300 to 2100 m elevation and is common in Nepal and India. A typical Kafal tree is 12 to 15 m high and the trunk diameter ranges from 90-95 cm.

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Aiselu – wild raspberries found in Nepal

A common fruit in the hilly Nepal, Aiselu, is usually ripe for eating in around spring time. These delicious wild raspberries can be plucked out of bushes with a lot of thorn.

Aiselu is one of the favorite wild fruits among the locals. Those who don’t want to go hunting for the delicious fruit, can sometimes find children and adults selling the fruit on road sides in a cup or a piece of paper.

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