BABY BANANA (Manzano)
This is small banana, 3-5 inches long. Usually shipped yellow,
it ripes to a complete black and is best then.
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BREADFRUIT
Breadfruit can be used at various stages of ripeness depending upon what flavor you wish. Green (unripe) breadfruit is hard and rather dry, also quite starchy.
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GUAVA
The skin is inedible, but the pink to deep salmon color flesh holds a distinct tropical aroma and flavor, with lemon to strawberry flavors being detected.
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KUMQUAT
The kumquat is an entirely edible citrus fruit. The skin is often sweet and the meat is tangy and tart.
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LICHY NUTS
(Litchi)
The lychee comes with either a brownor red outer skin. The skin is not edibleand must be removed to reveal the milky white flesh underneath.
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LIMES
This small, seed laden lime is a very astringent with an intense
lime lavor. Its juice is used in sauces, marinades, pies and
other fruit desserts.
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MAMEY
(Sapote,
Mammee)
This fruit, prized by many, is difficult to find in distribution. The flesh may be light pink to a deep salmon color when fully ripe.
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MANGO
Mangos are available in many varieties, and depending upon the time of the year, you may receive large oval mangos or smaller, elongated mangos.
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PAPAYA
(Papaw,
Pawpaw Tree Melon)
Papayas come in different sizes. The most commonly seen papaya
is the large pear-shaped variety, or Solo type.
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PASSION FRUIT
(Purple
Granadilla )
This round, dark purple fruit is best when wrinkled and soft.
The outer shell must be cut carefully to extract the runny
juice and seedy pulp inside.
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PERSIMMOM
Two types of persimmons are most commonly found. The Fuyu
is round with a rather flat top and bottom and should be eaten
when hard, like an apple.
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