Macopa or Mountain Apples are in season now in Hawaii and they look delicious. Their red color make them almost look like red delicious apples. They are crunchy and succulent and although not too sweet, they are refreshing to eat. Each fruit have a seed inside which you can discard because they are not edible.
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…
Soursop or guyabano as we call it in the Philippines is gaining popularity as a health fruit and a natural medicine against cancer. Whether it is true or not, soursop or guyabano is an interesting fruit to eat. The skin looks like it would hurt you when you touch it but the spikes you see…
Guava (Psidium Guajava) is a tropical fruit native to Mexico, Central America and the northern part of South America and is called guayaba, a Spanish word which the Filipinos used and became “bayabas” in the native dialect. The tree can be grown from seeds, and will start fruiting within 2-4 years. It will produce fruits…
Green “saba” banana or commonly called plantain is very common in the Philippines as a snack food. I grew up practically eating this type of banana. It has more starch than sugar compared to other bananas like apple bananas for example. That’s why when you eat this raw, even if its ripe, it’s not as…
Surinam Cherry – Eugenia uniflora – also called Pitanga is native to South America and made its way to Hawaii and is also considered an invasive plant. It grows easily and is also pest resistant. The birds like to eat them and spread the seeds by their droppings. Surinam Cherry is a small tree that…
Chico/Sapodilla Chico – (Manilkara Zapota-bot. name) is a very popular fruit in the Philippines. Although it is not native to the Islands, the fruit has been widely cultivated. It is in season during the months of January till February. In Hawaii they can be seen in the farmers market up to the month of May….
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Thank you for featuring this … AND … distinguishing this from tambis that is also sometimes erroneously called makopa (you probably know this already – if you google makopa, you get pictures of tambis). It’s annoying. We call this magkopa in Aklanon. http://carinderia.net/i-cant-believe-what-i-found-in-the-store-today/