Asia Album: Happy harvest of phalsa fruit in Multan, Pakistan-Xinhua
Asia Album: Happy harvest of phalsa fruit in Multan, Pakistan
Source: Xinhua
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2025-06-09 09:37:15
A farmer shows harvested phalsa (Grewia asiatica) fruit in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mansoor Abbas/Xinhua)
MULTAN, Pakistan, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Every summer, farmers welcome the harvest season of grewia asiatica fruit, locally known as phalsa or falsa fruit, in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province.
Demand for the sweet and sour fruit reaches a fever pitch in summer when restaurants and bakeries serve phalsa-based desserts, juices and smoothies.
A farmer harvests phalsa (Grewia asiatica) fruit in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mansoor Abbas/Xinhua)A farmer carries a bucket of harvested phalsa (Grewia asiatica) fruit in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mansoor Abbas/Xinhua)A farmer harvests phalsa (Grewia asiatica) fruit in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mansoor Abbas/Xinhua)Photo taken on June 8, 2025 shows phalsa (Grewia asiatica) fruit in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province. (Photo by Mansoor Abbas/Xinhua)A farmer harvests phalsa (Grewia asiatica) fruit in Multan in eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Mansoor Abbas/Xinhua)■