Averrhoa bilimbi, commonly known as bilimbi, blim-blim, bimbli,etc.In the rural parts of the Bangladesh,where it is commonly found as a backyard plant, it is eaten either raw or dipped in rock salt (or other savoury powders - masala), as a snack. It is used for making pickles. It could either be curried or added as flavoring for the common Filipino dish sinigang. The uncooked bilimbi is prepared as relish and served with rice and beans in Costa Rica.It is sometimes added to curry. Bilimbi juice is made into a cooling beverage. In Indonesia, it is added to some dishes, substituting for tamarind or tomato. Malaysians use fermented or fresh bilimbi leaves to cure venereal diseases and very acidic bilimbis is used to clean the Kris blade. Elsewhere, they are used for bites of poisonous creatures. A leaf infusion is efficient against or as an after-birth tonic, while the flower infusion is used for thrush, cold, and cough.
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