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Definition
Rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa).
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How it's used
This fruit is deeply tied to the childhood memories of older generations in Hong Kong who grew up in rural areas. It is rarely found in modern supermarkets and is mostly associated with wild foraging on hillsides during the summer months. The taste is sweet and unique, but the fruit contains many small seeds that are typically swallowed whole.
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When I was small, I often went to the hillside to pick and eat rose myrtle.
Do you know where there are still rose myrtle to pick?
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- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
