Atis is sweet and taste like custard hence the name custard apple. The white flesh is segmented and each segment has black seed inside. It is related to soursop and the anonas. They have developed a hybrid of these fruits and call it Atemoya or Cherimoya.
The flesh can be made into ice cream or smoothie.
Atis is a good source of Vitamin C and B complex and has minerals like calcium and iron.
Kamansi also known as breadnut (bot. name- Artocarpus camansi – blanco) is a relative of breadfruit and jack fruit. The breadfruit has more pulp and small seeds while the kamansi has bigger seeds and less pulp and just like the jack fruit, the seeds are edible and can be boiled or roasted and a…
Camachile – (Pithecellobium dulce) – is a fruit that we eat in the Philippines. It’s plentiful during the summer season. The camachile taste sweet but dry. It has black seeds and we used to play with it. The fruit is unusual because of its coiling. It looks like a bean and it actually belongs to…
Tamarind -Sampalok – (Tamarindus indica) is a type of fruit that looks like a bean which is rightly so because it is in the family of Fabaceae or legumes. It is sour when it is still green and when it is ripe it turns brown in color and the brown flesh inside is sweet and…
Lime is one of my favorite citrus fruit. I use it especially in making Mexican salsa. I like the fresh flavor of the juice combine with tomatoes, onion, jalapeno pepper and the fresh herb cilantro. After making the salsa I can make my favorite dip the guacamole. Avocados are in season now so it is…
I don’t know much about Surinam Cherries. I just happen to see these beautifully colored fruits in my neighbor’s yard and I took a picture of it. It also inspired me to do a painting of it. I believe I blogged that painting last February. Since I only knew little about this fruit I did…