I tried a red-fleshed Dragon Fruit in Hawaii and loved it! Not only was it beautiful to look at, but it was the perfect blend of sweetness and tartness. I've been craving them ever since and look forward to either seeing them in some of the better Atlanta markets or using it as yet another reason to re-visit Hawaii and/or Asia.
The Juice Bar on Nantucket serves up some of the creamiest homemade ice cream ever! The flavors are fantastic and it's always so difficult to make a choice!
I totally agree with the call for adding Brewster's in Atlanta to the list. Even though it's a chain, they are fantastic!
My mouth is watering....perhaps tonight will be an ice-cream night!
@gringuitica -- Thank you so much but I don't think it is a nance from the picture I saw when googling. The fruit was more green and came from a tree (having branches still attached) and it had a peel-covering like a lychee and the same type of pit.
But, you inspired me and I googled "lychee-like fruit Guyana" and came up with a site that called something similar a "Fat Poke" which googling that then led me to a Jamaican fruit page. Slogging through the links there (because "fat poke" wasn't actually on the page... ??) gave me a pic matched to the name "guinep" which did get me a wikipedia page for Mamoncillo that looks like it must be it. The fruit goes by dozens of names so it's no wonder I had a hard time refinding it.
The mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), also known as the mamón (although the word is considered obscene in some Spanish speaking countries), chenet, guaya, gnep, ginep, skinnip (in Jamaica, St. Kitts) genip, guinep, ginnip, kenèp (in Haiti), quenepa (in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic), ackee (in Barbados), Spanish lime, or limoncillo, is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalised over a wide area of the American tropics including Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Suriname and the Caribbean. It is a large tree growing up to 30 m high. The leaves are alternate, 8–5 cm long, pinnate with 4 or 6 opposite leaflets (no terminal leaflet), each leaflet 5–10 cm long.It is grown and cultivated for its ovoid, green fruit, which grow in bunches. The fruit ripen during the summer. The fruit, similar to that of the related lychee, is classified as a drupe. A mamoncillo fruit has a tight and thin but rigid layer of skin, traditionally cracked by the teeth. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, cream pulp of the fruit, which is sucked by putting the whole fruit inside the mouth (the seed takes most of the volume of what is inside the skin). Despite the light color of the fruit's flesh, the juice stains a dark brown color, and was often used by indigenous Arawak natives to dye cloth.
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Each mamoncillo fruit has a large seed inside, the same ovoid shape as the fruit itself. Mamoncillo seeds can be roasted and eaten just like sunflower seeds or chestnuts.
Thank you though for the ideas and I'm sorry you had such a bad experience with the nance. I've had similar times with bananas (samples of pancakes that turned out to have the fruit as an ingredient -- bleh). Is it possible you just had a bad batch? I did with my second mango and it was a couple years before I tried another.
Sorry too that I didn't see this until just now (but glad I did see it -- it was a nice surprise). =]
@Sieseye: I believe the S. American longan fruit is the nance. Here in Costa rica, we drink them as a juice. And by we, I mean they, because this is the first fruit I have ever met that made me want to vomit... absolutely horrible.
I'm so excited to see this post! I always spy the pitaya at the local farmer's market (I live in Costa Rica), but have never purchased it. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it costs about $4/kilo here, which is far more expensive than other amazing fruits that we have ($1/pineapple, $1.50/kilo passion fruit, etc.). Now that I know, I'll double-check that it's the red-fleshed variety, and "invest" in a kilo or so - looks delicious!
I'll have to try Teo's sometime soon, according to their website they also have the best Espresso in Austin. We'll see!
Unassuming, simple, home-made, organic and heavenly delicious Moorenko's in Silver Spring, MD is a hidden gem. Try the white chocolate pistachio and you will discover why. YUM!!
Sieseye: Home is in Singapore -- where I'm back for the summer! Starfruit juice (with a touch of salt) is my family's remedy for whenever any of us are feeling poorly. We sip it all day instead of eating solid food, and usually feel all better by the next day! Of course, it's perfectly refreshing in hot weather too =)
hungrychristel: I'm used to paying only 70 cents a pop for them in Asia, and I've seen them sold for upwards of $7 each in the States, so I'm not sure I'd pay that much for them (then again, I can't bring myself to shell out for blueberries in supermarkets). I definitely would seek out the red-fleshed variety (Costa Rica Pitaya) rather than the more common white-fleshed one if you do decide to splurge though!
Sieseye: Wow, you did your homework! I took a look at the "California Rare Fruit Growers" site and it seems Cherimoya is the common name used in the States for Custard Apples -- which is what it's called in the UK. I remember the Custard Apples I ate in Australia were sweeter and smaller than the Soursops I get in Asia. I love sweet-tart flavors, so my preference is for the Soursop =)
I will be keeping my eyes peeled for the kiwi berries!
capogiro is truly bananas. best gelato in the US.
but ciao bella? just okay. and no chintatown ice cream or labratorio di gelato in NYC?
I have never been there, but Penn State University has an ice cream shop that is legendairy (ha!).
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