Comments on: Lick the Produce: Strange fruit

By: christian

christian — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00:42 +0000

Hello! I bought a Kiwano the other day to try – I just couldn’t resist something that looked so strange! Although I must admit it’s not the most delicious fruit I’ve ever eaten, it was quite OK. I understand what you mean about the “cucumber seed” texture, but mine had a different flavour. It was a little like a banana, but fresher…very interesting, and something that I think would go well in a cocktail (which, I might add, dragon fruit does very well too) :-)

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jedvwzk dfugsw — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:41:32 +0000

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By: Will

Will — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:03:01 +0000

I’m with you Sandra… I’m always going back to NZ at the wrong time of year too! And we had feijoa trees when i was a kid… They are the BEST FRUIT EVER and by god i miss them!

By: Jenny K

Jenny K — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:56:36 +0000

Ha! “The fruit equivalent of a supermodel” made me laugh out loud! I love it.

Thanks for sharing your produce journey with us. :)

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:54:10 +0000

Oh my god! You got to eat feijoas! I really really miss feijoas and get really depressed when I go to NZ out of season. Next year I am definitely going int eh season again. It’s the one foodie thing that makes me really want to move home now!

In Auckland the trees are everywhere and we had one in our garden when I was growing up. So I ate them all the time. Yum!

By: rochelle

rochelle — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:37:34 +0000

In Australia we call the cherimoya custard apple-Id never had one til i went to india and i loved them. messy to eat but when properly ripe they taste great-very much a dessert fruit. and feijoa-again i hadnt had them til a few years ago-they are huge in NZ and my kiwi flatmate ate some and the smell-i think its more like a cross between a passionfruit and pear. just make sure its ripe otherwise they are horrid!!!

By: Manic Mommy

Manic Mommy — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:45:28 +0000

You had me at “I’m out of the fruit loop.” bwahahahahh.

And what did that last fruit look like inside. Cool that you put it next to a quarter. Would have never guessed it was so small.

By: America

America — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:02:49 +0000

Have you ever heard of Daniel Cook, PQ? He's this little red-headed kid tht does miniature shows on tv in between cartoons (I think on the Disney Channel). He is sooo funny!! Anywho, he had a show where he visited a market and tried several unusual fruits. One was a dragonfruit and he LOVED it. There were some other really bizarre looking fruits too. I work at a Family Video here in Ohio and we carry a ton of Daniel Cook DVDs in the free kids section of the store. If you have a membership at an FV over your way, you should rent you some DC and get some ideas on new fruits to try! PQ - You can evidently download episodes at his web site - but only if you live in Canada!

By: Sally Parrott Ashbrook

Sally Parrott Ashbrook — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:56:14 +0000

Mmm, I’m going to have to find a cherimoya to try!

As far as the dragonfruit goes, I’m so glad you did this post! Because apparently, when I thought I was trying dragonfruit several years ago, I was really trying a kiwano. And like you, I ended up throwing it away without finishing it, which was especially sad since it was pricey.

By: coraspartan

coraspartan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:42:18 +0000

PQ, thanks for the info on the kiwano. My grocery store’s produce section has these all the time and I have been wanting to try them, but at $2.99 a piece, I couldn’t bring myself to fork out the money. Now I won’t bother!