mysterious green middle eastern plums

I believe these are also known as Greengages in English speaking countries (well, in the UK, at least)

I recently sampled these at a Babylon Market in Tucson, Arizona. The owner called them "green plums" but also the name you mentioned, "janarek." He said they're not easy to find -- he gets them from a company in California that imports them. You might look around for a Middle Eastern market = )

you can also find them in Columbia, MD 21045

did some research, they are actually Sour Green plums OR Sour Cherry Plums… but not regular plums

http://parsmarketcolumbia.blogspot.com/2013/04/greengages-or-green-plum-now-is.html The sour cherry plum...Goje sabz, literally translated as green tomato or sour green plums, is said to grow mainly in the mountain areas of Iran. Karaj, in the western part of Tehran is also considered as one of the main growing and producing areas. This self fertile round green plums is often picked before it is fully ripe and eaten fresh or cooked by itself or with sour cherries. The local usually eat them sprinkled and spiced with salt and hence are made into 'goje sabz,' a popular pastime indulgence especially among the ladies.

I’m in Calgary, Canada, and I’m originally from Syria. We always wait for the month of May to eat "Janarik"

They are the yummiest thing you can ever eat in your life.

So I found them yesterday at our local Arabic store here in Calgary.

I've seen them in Chicago suburbs middle eastern markets but they were brought in from California.