If you think the most important work Bill Cosby has ever done included Jello Pudding Pops, then this is the fruit for you!


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 Rating: ★★½☆☆

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

AROMA Rating: ★★★★½

Very bright, perfumy vanilla fragrance

TEXTURE Rating: ★★★½☆

Soft and creamy, with lots of watery juice

TASTE Rating: ★★★★★

Spicy vanilla cream

OVERALL Overall Rating: ★★★★☆

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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