Jamun Season Arrives—A Sweet, Tart Taste of Delhi’s Monsoon

With the arrival of monsoon rains, Delhi’s streets are filling up with baskets of deep purple jamuns, a sure sign that summer is shifting gears. Vendors set up shop at traffic signals and markets, selling handfuls of the tart fruit to passersby looking for a seasonal treat.

 

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For many, jamuns bring back childhood memories—plucking them off trees, staining fingers with their deep juice, and savoring their mix of sweet and tart. Whether you buy them from a cart or have them delivered to your doorstep, they remain an unmistakable marker of Delhi’s summers.

 

Source: The New Indian Express, The Morning Standard