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The forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name

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Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear?

The forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name
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  • We call it mušmula, and it's not forgotten.

    My grandparent have one in back garden, it's sweet and quite mushy with quite large hard seeds.