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Eating a very yummy caramel tasting fruit – called Chikoo, Chico, Sapodilla,...
Today, EarthlyChow.com tried a new exotic fruit with various names, among others: Chikoo, Chico, Sapodilla, Zapote Nasberry or Chicozapote We have tried quite a few exotic fruits over the last few...
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Picking, Ripening and Eating Guava or Guayaba
Guavas (Psidium guajava) is a common tropical fruit from a small growing myrtle related tree originally found in Mexico, Central America and northern South America. Guavas are grown in many tropical...
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Devouring a sugar apple (custard apple, cherimoya, anon and zimtapfel)
After doing some additional research, it turns out that sugar apples (sweetsop, anon) and cherimoya (custard apples) are actually two different (but very closely related species). The sugar apple...
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How to eat a fuzzy furry Rambutan
I picked up some Rambutan at the local Asian grocery store for a sweet treat. Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), the name of both the tree and the fruit, tastes similar to lychee, mamoncillos, or grapes...
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The day I bought a $5 cucumber aka Horned Melon, Kiwano, Jelly Melon,...
I’ve seen these Horned Melons around in the local ethnic markets a few times, but the price of $8-10 per pound was a turnoff. I finally broke down and bought one. With a quick visual inspection, I...
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Tasting the world’s largest tree borne fruit – the ginormous Jackfruit
Every time I walk by the huge Jackfruits at the local Asian market, I can’t help but reminisce about my visit to Vietnam. In the south of Vietnam, the sight of Jackfruits was a common occurrence....
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Kumquats – The no-need-to-peel citrus fruit plus bonus how to grow Kumquats...
Kumquats (meaning golden tangerine from Cantonese) is one of the hardiest citrus fruits know. The unique aspect of kumquats is that you can eat the entire fruit, skin and all – no peeling required....
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Eureka – Tasting a chocolate pudding fruit (Black Sapote) – all the taste of...
I had been looking for a chocolate pudding fruit for some time. When I did find it, I picked a firm green one in hopes that it would ripen; it was not meant to be. The fruit stayed hard and inedible....
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Gummy Bear Fruit – Eating a Starfruit or Carambola
Although the starfruit is originally from Southeast Asia, it is now grown in many temperate regions of the world including Latin America, Australia and the southern USA. The plant is readily...
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Going Bananas – Try Seven Different Types of Bananas – Baby, Manzano (Apple),...
It is generally an accepted fact that the banana brought down the Berlin wall (seriously, google it). While some out there would let you believe that the Soviet Union was brought down by the...
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