This past year, I started getting a weekly produce subscription. Each Saturday morning I drive to a local spot and pick up a box full of locally grown and organic fruits and vegetables. There are so many things I love about this and one of them is the opportunity to try new things. This has inspired me to add ‘Try 500 new fruit and vegetables” to my my life list.
While picking up dinner supplies the other night, I happened upon what looked what I imagine dinosaur eggs to look like. A pile of them was nestled in between lemons and artichokes making me wonder – is this a fruit? is this a vegetable? _is_ it a dinosaur egg? how do i eat it? is there prep involved? Unfortunately, the produce guy was not so sure himself….. Oh well, I was intrigued and decided this seemed like the perfect…..ummm…thing?….to start crossing off #15!
This isn’t the best picture and I completely forgot to take a picture of it whole but here is what the skin looks like. See the scale like pattern. So cool! And here is what it looks like on the outside:
My first thought upon seeing the cherimoya was that it was some sort of catcus fruit. My 11 year old son googled it for me and we learned it actually grows on trees.
The Verdict? I want one of these trees to grow in my yard! It is amazing. Delicious – sweet, fresh, bright, soft, creamy. It tastes like mango, banana, pineapple, papaya, lemon….all rolled into one. The flesh is soft with a texture similar to a cross between banana and a mango. If one of these ever pop up in your market – grocery or farmers’ – definitely pick one up. You won’t be sorry you did.
1 down 499 to go!
