Well, the unparalleled mango still holds the place of highest honor in my heart/mouth. That said, about five minutes ago I was introduced to a new tropical fruit competitor. The guanábana, or soursop in English (doesn't THAT just sound tasty...), is a fruit about the size of a grapefruit with a lightly sweet flesh that has a soft, creamy texture. While the leathery green skin sports spiky protrusions, the delicate flesh inside is studded with black seeds the size and shape of almonds. To be eaten, the fruit is cut in half and eaten with a spoon, scraping the guts lovingly away from the skin, much as with an avocado.
The guanábana, along with the following tropical fruits, have made my stay here in Mexico especially sweeeeet and should definitely be eaten if you have the chance:
mango
guayaba (a.k.a. guava)
zapote negro
oranges (classic, never boring)
tamarind
maracuya
tuna (tropical in the cancer sense)
pineapple
kiwi
2 years ago
That sounds so delicious!!!! Too bad you can't take fruit back with you, lol... my mouth is watering from afar. I am googling pictures of the different fruits...
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ReplyDeletethis fruit is what i was told is called 'chirimoya'. apparently there is some minute difference between chirimoya and guanabana, but i have yet to figure out what it is!
but it's sooo tasty :)
The Cherimoya and the Guanabana are two different fruits, the former is not spiky, the latter is. I have yet to try the cherimoya, but that's next on my list!!
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