Aruba, September 2, 2012
Dear On Delay Blog Readers,
We are requesting your help in identifying this fruit.
When we left Trinidad, our friend Harripaul gave us some beautiful pomelos straight from his tree. He also gave us a fruit which he had bought from a friend who is growing exotic fruit from Asia Pacific where the climate is similar to Trinidad’s. (For example, rambutan native to Malaysia and Indonesia has recently been introduced and is doing well; local rambutan was for sale in the supermarket and Harripaul has recently bought a little rambutan tree for his garden.)
Rambutan we know; but the fruit is new to us. We are offering a prize to the first reader who correctly identifies this fruit.
Grenadians call it Pena Peace
Hi Dean,
Thanks for your quick reply. Unfortunately, we can’t find any web references to pena peace to verify.
Cheers, Jane
Penny piece?
Not a mamey sapote? Sounds delicious, nevertheless: “Also known as the “chocolate cherimoya,” this tropical fruit has scruffy brown skin with a salmon pink pulp and a sweet almond-like flavor. The flavors are reminiscent of honey, persimmon and sweet potato.”
Visual guide: http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/visualguidelatinamericanproduce
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your reply. The shape of the unidentified fruit is completely round and had four seeds, not one. Skin color and flesh color sounds right but shape, seeds and origin rule it out. Keep searching 🙂
Jane
One of my favorite games!!
But I don’t know this one….
Try sapodilla, per my Trinidad friend
No, the inside wasn’t like sapodilla. The wrinkle is that this is not a fruit that is known in Trinidad. Our friend who had lived all his life in Trinidad and is interested in food had only just discovered it. It’s just being introduced to Trinidad from the other side of the world — Malaysia? Indonesia? someplace like that.
My friend Ludy, who grew up in the Phillipines said
We think it is ATIENZA (or from the family of ATIENZA). When I could not find that by web search she said “try Try atiensa with an s”. Since no one has won yet and maybe you have more time to search, am giving this a shot.
Ir’s called a penny piece
Well, it’s 2 years later and I just ate one of these here in Trinidad! I’m guessing the name is penny piece but this seems larger and browner than pics I’ve found online
It’s called Matisia or South American sapote!
Its called american sepote
I’m 100% certain its called Mammy Apple. ( Mamisiporte.)
I’m from Trinidad. The texture inside looks like a penny piece but the skin is thicker and the fruit is larger..it’s a South American Sapote.
https://www.google.com/search?q=south+american+sapote&client=safari&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=rOBQVYfQM5DLsATqz4DADQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=460
We were given it in Trinidad!
I am certain that your friend bought it from the La Vega Estate in Trinidad. They introduced rambutan, longan and the like. And as you can see the S.A. Sapote is listed as one of the many fruit trees on their estate.
http://www.lavegaestate.com/Content.aspx?ContentId=15
Definitely penny piece.I have one in my backyard.The Agoutis love it.Grande Rivière Trinidad.
Me again. Was wrong first time. definitely Mammy sapote.
Mamee apple
This is a Colombian Zapote.