carambola, (Averrhoa carambola), also called star fruit, woody plant of the wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae) and its edible fruit, native to tropical Asia and extensively cultivated in tropical areas. Barely ripe carambola has a verjuicelike sharpness. As it ripens, it acquires notes of pear, melon, and gooseberry, with a balance of flavours that is lightly sweet and sour. The fruit is often consumed raw or as a juice or candied in sugar syrup. Pastry chefs use the fruit for the decorative five-pointed stars that it can be sliced into. In the United States, some winemakers produce crisp white wines from its juice.

🚨 FRESHNESS SHIPPING REQUIREMENT

The following items are highly perishable and sensitive to heat and extended transit times:

• Sugar Apple
• Soursop
• Canep/Guinep/Spanish Lime
• Sugar Cane
• Breadfruit
• Starfruit
• Mixed Tropical Fruit Boxes

To help your order arrive fresh and in the condition intended, Overnight Shipping is required for these products when being delivered outside Florida.

Florida customers may use Regular Shipping because delivery within the state generally takes approximately one business day.

Please note that Overnight Shipping describes the delivery speed once your package leaves our farm—it does not mean your order will be dispatched immediately after purchase. We pick, source and prepare fresh fruit based on availability and its readiness for shipping. You will receive tracking information as soon as your order is on its way.

We fulfill orders according to product availability and the order in which they were received. This shipping requirement was implemented after seeing how quickly delicate tropical fruit can ripen during extended transit in extreme heat.

Our goal is simple: to give your fruit the shortest possible journey and the best opportunity to arrive fresh.

Thank you for shopping with Glamorous Acres Farm!