Anyone mess with exotic fruits? Post some that people aren't up on.

[beerdrum108]

Originally Posted by bittergibberish

Does anyone know the name of this fruit? We used to have a tree in our backyard but never knew what it was called

 

[beerdrum108]

Originally Posted by bittergibberish

Does anyone know the name of this fruit? We used to have a tree in our backyard but never knew what it was called

 

[prymone]

Originally Posted by Weekz

Originally Posted by GrimlocK

Summer is near and I remember seeing a thread like this made a while ago.  While some sliced mango or coconut is cool for the summer I feel that theirs alot more that people aren't up on that are region/ethnicity specific.  Time to "diversify your bonds"



West-Indies people should recognize this one

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[h3]Local names[/h3]
It is known as mamoncillo, mamón, and ackee (in St. Lucia, Barbados). However, in the rest of the Caribbean, the latter name is used to refer to the related Blighia sapida), and the fruit is called chenette (in Trinidad and Tobago), guaya, gnep, guinep (in Jamaica), skinnip (in St. Kitts), genip, guinep, ginnip, kenèp (in Dominica,Guyana, Haiti, Belize, Bahamas) an in some parts of Central America, talpa jocote, canepa, quenepa (in Puerto Rico), genepa, xenepa, kenepa (in Curaçao), knippa (in Suriname) and Spanish lime and limoncillo(in the Dominican Republic).[sup][citation needed][/sup]

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daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. was literally gone post the ginnips... damn


my homie brought me a bag of these from pr

 

[prymone]

Originally Posted by Weekz

Originally Posted by GrimlocK

Summer is near and I remember seeing a thread like this made a while ago.  While some sliced mango or coconut is cool for the summer I feel that theirs alot more that people aren't up on that are region/ethnicity specific.  Time to "diversify your bonds"



West-Indies people should recognize this one

[h3]

[h3]Local names[/h3]
It is known as mamoncillo, mamón, and ackee (in St. Lucia, Barbados). However, in the rest of the Caribbean, the latter name is used to refer to the related Blighia sapida), and the fruit is called chenette (in Trinidad and Tobago), guaya, gnep, guinep (in Jamaica), skinnip (in St. Kitts), genip, guinep, ginnip, kenèp (in Dominica,Guyana, Haiti, Belize, Bahamas) an in some parts of Central America, talpa jocote, canepa, quenepa (in Puerto Rico), genepa, xenepa, kenepa (in Curaçao), knippa (in Suriname) and Spanish lime and limoncillo(in the Dominican Republic).[sup][citation needed][/sup]

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daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. was literally gone post the ginnips... damn


my homie brought me a bag of these from pr

 

[imnacho]

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Originally Posted by blacktopking319

Originally Posted by demkix

Can't mess with rambutan, lansones though

Rambutan. 

I would devour these in the Philippines. 

Mamon Chino in Costa Rica, loved them!

Jocotes:

Guanabana:

 

[imnacho]

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Originally Posted by blacktopking319

Originally Posted by demkix

Can't mess with rambutan, lansones though

Rambutan. 

I would devour these in the Philippines. 

Mamon Chino in Costa Rica, loved them!

Jocotes:

Guanabana:

 

[alchemist iq]

Love this stuff, its more road side food and be found in self-independent fruit stand/stores.

 

[alchemist iq]

Love this stuff, its more road side food and be found in self-independent fruit stand/stores.

 

[elcubanodel510]

Mamey.

 

[elcubanodel510]

Mamey.

 

[tupac jordan]

Originally Posted by beerdrum108

Originally Posted by bittergibberish

Does anyone know the name of this fruit? We used to have a tree in our backyard but never knew what it was called

Cherimoya . In Vietnamese it's called mang cau.

 

[tupac jordan]

Originally Posted by beerdrum108

Originally Posted by bittergibberish

Does anyone know the name of this fruit? We used to have a tree in our backyard but never knew what it was called

Cherimoya . In Vietnamese it's called mang cau.

 

[select127]

Pomegranate

Sea Grapes

Sour Sop 

PawPaw(Papaya) 

Sapodilla 

 

[select127]

Pomegranate

Sea Grapes

Sour Sop 

PawPaw(Papaya) 

Sapodilla 

 

[viiheaven]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm

I wanna try a lychee now.

How have you never had lychee Frank?

Hit Jackson Heights or Main St. next time  you're out (definitely Main St.)

Originally Posted by GrimlocK

i'm heading to flushing, union square, chinatown, corona, jackson heights the next time I head out....or I can go to whole foods.

Corona has nothing

 

[viiheaven]

Originally Posted by JohnnyRedStorm

I wanna try a lychee now.

How have you never had lychee Frank?

Hit Jackson Heights or Main St. next time  you're out (definitely Main St.)

Originally Posted by GrimlocK

i'm heading to flushing, union square, chinatown, corona, jackson heights the next time I head out....or I can go to whole foods.

Corona has nothing

 

[wr]

passion fruit

 

[wr]

passion fruit

 

[pusha tim]

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Originally Posted by blacktopking319

Originally Posted by demkix

Can't mess with rambutan, lansones though

Rambutan. 

I would devour these in the Philippines. 

i bought a kilo of these on the streets. gotta eat later when i go home from work

 

[pusha tim]

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Originally Posted by blacktopking319

Originally Posted by demkix

Can't mess with rambutan, lansones though

Rambutan. 

I would devour these in the Philippines. 

i bought a kilo of these on the streets. gotta eat later when i go home from work

 

[pusha tim]

Originally Posted by beerdrum108

Originally Posted by bittergibberish

Does anyone know the name of this fruit? We used to have a tree in our backyard but never knew what it was called

atemoya. we called this in the philippines "atis".

 

[pusha tim]

Originally Posted by beerdrum108

Originally Posted by bittergibberish

Does anyone know the name of this fruit? We used to have a tree in our backyard but never knew what it was called

atemoya. we called this in the philippines "atis".

 

[c hanna]

i have a persimmon tree at my house not really exotic though. Ive never seen any of these

 

[c hanna]

i have a persimmon tree at my house not really exotic though. Ive never seen any of these

 

[youngtriz]

cold fruit >>>>>