Basar Fruit

A basar fruit is the small edible purple fruit of the many trees and plants of the genus basar, known more commonly as the basar tree. Basar trees are known for their distinctive purple leaves and appearance, and produce a small harvestable fruit (the basar fruit) through the months of Tullena and Saturna each year.
Basar fruits are harvested from a number of wild forests across the world of Aeon and are also obtained from cultivars of the several species of basar tree that grow mainly in warm, dry climates. The fruit of the basar tree is a fleshy drupe, with a single small shell, or stone, in its centre. It has a dark purple appearance and a fleshy exterior similar to that of a large cherry or a pomegranate. Fresh basar fruit has a soft, chewy texture and a sweet taste with a bitter, but sugary, aftertaste.
In many places, such as Erenna, basar fruits are considered a delicacy. A common dish made with basar fruit includes the drying and dehydration of the fruit over a period of many days or hours, before adding it to a meat-based stew, or as an evening snack. In Duscador, where basar trees grow in vast forests across the country, a popular beverage is morn, which is a syrupy wine mixed with fermented basar fruits, occasionally served with honey or added spices, like cinnamon and cardamom.
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