The fruits are edible , but don't have a nice taste or smell. In
fact , some people consider the ripe fruits to smell like vomit.
Nevertheless , the fruits were eaten as a famine food in a region,
and in some Pacific Islands , are even a staple food of choise (Rara
tonga, Samoa , Fijii ) where they eaten raw or cooked. Elswhere
the fruit is eaten raw with salt (Indocina, Australian Aborigines) ;
or cooked as a curry(Masak Lemak Cili Api) in Malaysia. The
fruits may also be fed to pig livestock. The young leaves can also
be eaten as a vegetable and contain protein (4 - 6 %). Seeds may
be roasted and eaten.
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