Help with Excotic Fruit Identification

[larry_stewart]

I love trying new fruits and vegetables, and today was no exception.
Problem is, the fruit I bought wasnt labeled, and no one in the store knew what it was. I dont have a pic of it yet , so ill try and describe it the best I can, and hopefully someone out there has an idea of what it may be.

First of all, the store caters to a Spanish community.
The fruit is about mango sized, some were a little bigger.
It was Brown in color, with a light sandpaper-like feel to the outside skin
Firm ( although it could have been unripe and maybe become softer in time)
The inside was orange in colore
consistancy was like an uncooked butternut squash
Smell (only when cut open) was like almond extract
Taste, like almond extract with a little bit of sweetness
Had that dry mouth after taste thing going on, like after a persimon

good luck
Ill try and get a picture up ( when i can find my cam, since i lost it somewhere)

 

[GB]

I have no idea, but it sounds delicious so I anxiously await an answer from someone who knows.

What did they charge you for at the checkout since they did not know what it was?

 

[larry_stewart]

$2.49 a pound. I only got one, and it was about 1/2 pound.

Whats so unique about it ( at least for me) is how closely it resembles the smell of almond extract. I didnt get to the seed yet, as I dont want to disect the whole thing until i have some idea what im going to do with it. My friend lives in Brazil, and she has so many fruits and vegetables ive never heard of. Im envious of her in that respect. She is awa on vacation, so im unable to ask her for a week.

 

[GB]

It constantly amazes me how many more fruits are out there that I have never heard of. If there was one food category I would want to taste everything from it would be fruits. Rarely have I run across a fruit I just did not love.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Seed(s) ????

First guess Sapodilla

 

[Adillo303]

This ? Sapodilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[2belucile]

Larry: in this site there are small photos of different tropical fruits, and as sugested by Uncle Bob and Ardillo, check the SAPODILLA, also see Mamey and Nispero. I love those fruits, but do not remember the smell (my nose is good only for keeping my glasses on place). Good luck un your search!
Tropical Fruit Trees Catalog

 

[Hoot]

It is, most likely, the Mamey Sapote.

Mamey sapote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[quicksilver]

That Tropical Fruit Tree Catalog is awesome.
I never knew coffee was classified as a fruit.
Thanks, 2belucile.


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[larry_stewart]

I think i will go with the Mamey Sapote
Althought, i think i should have let it ripen to become softer.
Oh well, Ill buy another one next week and let it ripen.
Thanks guys/ gals. Great teamwork. It was nice that we were able to come to this conclusion through my description. NOw im going outside to pick a " Maxixe" from my garden. A seed my friend from Brazil gave me. Looks like a spiky cucumber. Ill be tasting for the first time now.

 

[MexicoKaren]

Yep, it sounds like you have a mamey. The guy in the produce market here persuaded us to buy some a few weeks ago. Very sweet and pungent. He said the best way to use the fruit pulp was in a milkshake. So we did. Yummy.

 

[Cooper'sMom]

If that is chico, then it is nicer if it is ripen. It has to be ripen before you eat it. Most people from the Philippines will make that into wine.

 

[larry_stewart]

For all you who have not been able to sleep until i confirmed the ID of this fruit, I was at the store today, and it was finally labeled as "Mamey".

Good job guys, now ill be able to sleep at night.

larry