Loquat fruits are a delicious sweet fruit native to east Asia. They are high in both pectin sugar and in acidity. Loquat fruits are great to eat alone, to cook into jellies or chutneys, or to include in fruit salads or smoothies. Less ripe loquat fruits are tart and are good for baking. They have a taste similar to mango or peach, but with a citrus-like acidity to them. Some people say they also taste a little like honey. The leaves can be brewed into a tea, which is sometimes used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The seeds, however, are not edible, they are toxic if ingested.