Fruit Guides

From citrus and apples to persimmons and marionberries, our fruit guides take a deep dive into produce big and small, offering some tips along the way.

Three magazine covers depicting avocados done in a pulp sci-fi fashion

Avocado: The Origin Story

Overhead view of a cut avocado

How to Ripen and Store Avocados

Knife-cut and peeler-shredded green papaya on a cutting board

How to Shred Green Papaya for Som Tam Thai

Illustration of a hand holding a bitten-into peach

A Peach by Any Other Name Is Just as Gross: My Terrible Fear of Fruit

20190812-soursop-fruit

Get to Know Soursop (a.k.a. Guanábana or Graviola)

20200615-marionberries-Bernadine-Strik-1

Marionberries: What They Are, How They’re Grown, and Why They’re So Prized

Explore Fruit Guides

20160223-lemon-syrup-vicky-wasik-9-625x469

Save These Fruit Scraps to Make Fresh Syrups for Cocktails and More

An overhead view of colorful citrus wheels of different sizes an shades of orange, yellow, green, red, and pink.

Know Your Citrus: A Field Guide to Oranges, Lemons, Limes, and Beyond

Red loganberries on a weathered tree stump

15 Lesser-Known Berries You Should Try

The Best Way to Prevent Cut Apples From Browning

The Science of the Best Sorbet

Pawpaws: America's Best Secret Fruit

How to Macerate Fruit

An array of apples in various types and colors

A Guide to the Best Apples for Apple Pie | The Food Lab

Jam Making 101: The Secrets to Getting Jam to Set Like a Pro

Opal apple close up

Have You Ever Tried an Opal Apple?

20180813-blueberry-swirl-vicky-wasik-10

How to Make a Fresh-Fruit Swirl for Ice Cream

A variety of persimmons, some cut and some whole, arranged in a grid on a stone surface

All About Persimmons and Persimmon Varieties

How to Cut Citrus Fruit Into Wedges, Slices, and Suprèmes | Knife Skills

four different styles of citrus juicers on a white surface

We Juiced Hundreds of Lemons and Limes to Find the Best Manual Citrus Juicers

How to Bake a Pie With Frozen Fruit

20180622-cut-pineapple-vicky-wasik-1--2

How to Cut a Pineapple Like a Badass | Knife Skills Video

Quick-Ripen Bananas for Baking Using the Power of Enzymes

Vú Sữa: Vietnam's Milky Fruit

Cocktail 101: Selecting and Caring for Citrus

Mature Fruit

How Does Your Dragon Fruit Grow?

Spice Hunting: Chipotle

20200811-yogurt-fruit-popsicles-group-vicky-wasik-1-3

How to Make Yogurt Popsicles With Your Fruit of Choice

Hundreds of persimmons suspended on round drying racks, drying in the sun

Grocery Ninja: Dried Persimmons Are a Taste of Honeyed Sunshine

A bowl of tong sui

Snapshots from Asia: Tropical Fruit Feast; Tong Sui, Sea Coconut, and Toddy Palm Fruit

Perfect Apple Pie

The Food Lab's Top 9 Tips For Perfect Apple Pie

Cocktail Science: 8 Tips and Tricks For Getting the Most Out of Citrus

A Guide to Tropical Fruit in South America

Cider Apple Guide: Sharps, Sweets, and Sharp-Sweets

Cranberries

Hey Chef, What Can I Do With Cranberries?

In Season: Meyer Lemons

Are Heirloom Tomatoes Always Worth The Price?

20180129-winter-fruit-dessert-recipes-roundup-04

10 Frozen-Fruit Recipes for a Taste of Summer Right Now

Grapes of the Amazon: Like the Mangosteen, But Way Better

Baking Guides: How to Select, Freeze, and Bake with Strawberries

Scott's Pizza Chronicles: San Marzano Fact vs Fiction

Can You Name These Fruit?

Preserved: What's the Deal With Fruit Butters?

Trifle on a white counter

Mixed Berry Trifle

A wide, shallow cream-colored ceramic bowl with brown speckles of glaze on it, holding chunky tamarind chutney and a metal spoon. The bowl is placed on a copper tray and in the top left corner of the image is another similar bowl holding a different sauce.

Spiced Tamarind Chutney Recipe

20200630-strawberry-popsicles-vicky-wasik

Ultimate Strawberry Popsicles Recipe

20200728-mango-shandy-vicky-wasik-3

Mango Shandy With Chile, Ginger, and Lime Recipe

citrus salad with XO sauce

Citrus Salad With XO Sauce and Meyer Lemon Dressing Recipe

20190523-no-churn-blueberry-ice-cream-vicky-wasik-12

Fruity No-Churn Ice Cream Recipe

Overhead of a serving bowl of som tam Thai.

Som Tam Thai (Central Thai-Style Green Papaya Salad)

Quince Paste (Membrillo) Recipe

20190523-no-churn-blueberry-ice-cream-vicky-wasik-14

Use Freeze-Dried Fruit for the Most Vibrant, Flavorful No-Churn Ice Cream

pie dough tart

Make an Easy Tart With Fresh Summer Fruit and a Creamy Spread

summer fruit panzanella

Summer Fruit Panzanella Recipe

Late-Summer Mixed-Fruit Pie Recipe

20180813-blueberry-swirl-vicky-wasik-14

Fruit Syrup for Swirled Ice Cream Recipe

Winter Fruit Salad with Pomegranates Recipe

Perfect Passion Fruit Parfait Recipe

Pluma Moos (Fresh Fruit Mousse) Recipe

Goi Buoi (Vietnamese Pomelo Salad) Recipe

berry pudding parfait

Summer Pudding Parfaits Recipe

Persimmon Sour Recipe