I used to eat it when I was a child. It is sweet and astringent.
Generally, the edible parts of plants are nothing more than the seeds of roots, leaves, flowers and fruits, while the edible parts of Hovenia dulcis Thunb are the stalks of fruits, but the fruits are inedible. The fruit stalk (inflorescence axis) is yellow-brown or brown when mature, purple-red, fleshy, twisted irregularly, branched and shaped like chicken feet. So it is famous for chicken feet, dates, swastikas, chicken feet, chicken feet pears, orange buttons and chicken feet. Trees, golden hooks, sweet midnight, etc. Its taste is sweet and slightly astringent. After frosting, the astringency disappeared and the taste was particularly sweet. Hovenia dulcis It is sweet, born on a tall tree and not easy to pick. ? -