Fruit Maven » Sapote http://fruitmaven.com Your guide through the wild world of fruit. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 White Sapote http://fruitmaven.com/2009/10/white-sapote/ http://fruitmaven.com/2009/10/white-sapote/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:21:06 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=403 If you think the most important work Bill Cosby has ever done included Jello Pudding Pops, then this is the fruit for you!

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Photo is courtesy of Specialty Produce. My old photo was terrible and when I bought more of these to take a better picture, I accidentally ate them all. Will try again next week.

APPEARANCE 2.5 out of 5 stars

Goofy roundish green shape, with various brown markings, white flesh

AROMA 4.5 out of 5 stars

Very bright, perfumy vanilla fragrance

TEXTURE 3.5 out of 5 stars

Soft and creamy, with lots of watery juice

TASTE 5 out of 5 stars

Spicy vanilla cream

OVERALL 3.88 out of 5 stars

This is a grown up pudding cup inside lovely fruit shaped packaging. Messy, spicy, vanilla goodness. Delicious! Please excuse me while I go eat three more of these.

FRUIT

White Sapote

VARIETY

Unknown

PEAK

Sept-Oct

ORIGIN

Mexico

GROWN

Koral’s Tropical Fruit Farm
Vista, California

PURCHASED

Farmer’s Market

NOTES

The seeds are said to be fatally toxic if eaten raw by humans or animals. To eat, cut in half and scoop with a spoon. Don’t eat the skin. They are also known as custard apples.
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