I am still overwhelmed by the amazing community that we have here.
Time and time again, I am incredibly impressed by the knowledgeable and helpful community that we have here. Recently, I found some interesting fruit for sale at a Mexican grocery store. Since I am always enjoying new fruits and vegetables and considering what I could potentially grow on our land, I bought a few to try.
I had no idea what these were, where they came from, or where they grow, so I thought that I'd ask you guys. Here is the video that I made.
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS?
THAT WAS QUICK!
Not too long after uploading the video to YouTube, I got a comment from @weetreebonsai stating that she believed the fruit is Araza (Eugenia stipitata) . What do you guys think? Did she get it right?
At first I thought that the fruit was some sort of little apple, because that is about what they looked like. However, when I bit into the first one, it tasted more like a guava. Then, I noticed that the seeds were very different. If @weetreebonsai is correct, this fruit is native to Western Amazonia in countries like Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.
If that is the case, I have no idea if I'll be able to grow it here, but perhaps in the greenhouse. I still have to research the years to maturity and pollination requirements, but even if I cannot grow my own, I was certainly blessed to encounter another amazing food from the wild. Since the Araza plant grows as a shrub or small tree, this could be a "good fit."
Does anyone else think that this is an Araza fruit? Have any of you ever eaten these before? If so, please let me know. My research on this has just begun.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-strange-fruit
Until next time…
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Yeah that's Araza. i learnt it helps fight cancer. You can even process is into juices....even incorporate it into ice-creams. it is acidic also...
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Cool, thanks for the second opinion!
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You're welcome @papa-pepper
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The fruits inside kinda look like peanut
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Looks yummy thanks for sharing!
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Looks like crabapples to me...LOL
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Way to explore your local Mexican grocery. Ethnic food stores are awesome for finding new and exciting foods... that will be something if you can actually grow it!
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lovely. I perceive those fruits taste good. ☺.
Thanks for sharing @papa-pepper
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Im not too familiar with it, but since you said it taste like guava, might be that it came from that same family, must taste good, hope it can grow in a tropical place like my country... Enjoy it buddy..
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Looks very similar to an Araza fruit! What climate zone are you located in? You may be able to keep it year round with a passive greenhouse? I'm down in Florida getting our farm back up and running, our growing season is 9-10 months a year.
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I assume you’re using tour new camera? Because I can tell the difference. Especially with the last one.
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Yup, new camera!
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pretty much looks like some little apple like you said but i guess if @weetreebonsai said its Araza, then she must know it is
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That's super interesting! I always see interesting fruits when I am travelling, Steemit looks like the place to get a good answer, and quickly too!
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excellent find dear friend @ papa-pepper, this is a wild fruit, my grandparents prepared Aramel mermeldas is very easy to prepare, you have to try it, there are many videos on youtube with the way of preparation, it is also very common to consume juice.
I wish you a great day
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Awesome never heard of it!
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my grandparents prepared many juices and jams among them this wonderful fruit
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Cool where are they from?
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I’m from Brazil and we call this fruit Araça. We use in ice creams, juices and creams. It’s very benefitial due to high vitamin C and has a calming effect as well. I’m not sure if you’ll be able to grow here in the US. I hope so :) please keep me posted... Dani Denes
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Looks like a quince but the seeds are different.
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Yeah, we were just enjoying some of those too!
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Follow the age old gardener's mantra - stick it in the ground and see what comes up :)
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Good advice!
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Of course, make sure to keep some seeds back for when it goes wrong and you try something else (time of year, temperature, acidity of soil, shade, number of letters in the day lol)
Really looking forward to hearing how it works out though!
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It looks like Cashew
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that fruit is called tejocote and it must be boiled to be used in a tea called ponche and it has more fruit.
It is also made in sweet with a honey that is made with sugar cane or molasses
It is not eaten raw and many times it is boiled first the seeds and the skin are removed.
It is traditional in this winter time
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I think thay may have been what the sign said, "tejocote." Thanks!
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LOL I am thinking you need to take more pictures of any new to you fruit labels!
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I don't think i have seen any of those fruits before,but sire don't finish them without sending mine oooo..lols
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cool, I learned something!
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Wow i have seen this for the first time and it looks so awesome thanks for giving such a nice information. Keep sharing so that we can also learn new things Thanks alot
Regards: @hamzaatiq
Thumbs Up :)
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Interesting!!
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Maybe it is some sort of Quince? Is it sour?
Looks kind of similar: https://kitchencounterculture121.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/japonica-quince-chaenomeles/
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Cool fruits, they really look like small apples on the outside. Pictures of Araza looks similar but I have no idea, never seen a fruit like that before ;)
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You have the necessary requirements "to have a go"
find and use your "green thumb" the first need when experimenting.
find the warmest, frost/snow resistant site where you will want these trees to grow,
note season, warmth, soil conditions, etc and plant a few seeds.
depending on the quantity of the seeds you have/ can acquire, repeat fortnightly/monthly and see what happens.
B
Don't wait, I know you are itching to do something, NOW.
Get some good soil in a plant pot, plant a few seeds, water, and place in the sun.
At nightfall, pick up the pot and put it in a shed where the frost/snow won't get at it.
Tomorrow, put the pot back out into the sun. water as required.
Repeat until the tree has outgrown the pot
Re-pot or plant into the ever-growing farm.
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@papapepper, are you messin' with us? Are you sure you didn't just slice an apple and stick a walnut in the middle? Haha
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It looks like a hybrid of cashew and apple.
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I have never seen anything like that!!! Like you though, I love trying to grow different fruits or berries than what is found locally...but then again maybe theres a reason Its not found locally...I'll never learn!
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actually i have no idea about it.it looks like apple.but it is not apple
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At first glance I thought it looked like a Persimmons. I hope you are successful at planting them. I am still trying to figure out if I can somehow grow Pomegranates in Zone 5b. Good luck brother. Thank you for sharing.
Kenny
Pfeiler Family Farm
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Never seen one of those before
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Just because a plant starts somewhere does not mean it stays there, I have plants/seeds from pretty much all over the world.
Some can adapt to places where the experts will say they can not grow, the key is meeting the needs of that plant.
Whether it is a Araza or Araça or a Tejocote or a hybrid combination of several of them, fruit has a tendency to travel many miles from where they originated because they taste good. Just meet the needs of any plant/seed and give it a go and be sure to share the success or the failure with us all.
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@papa-pepper happy new year!
I am from the Colombian Amazon, and yes here in my land the arazá abounds! In fact, it grows in the wild, it is an exotic fruit. Now it is grown in other places in Colombia as well.
Our climate is tropical, (hot and humid)
The shrub is small and very generous in its fruit. Its fruit production is from the second year of life, can bear fruit twice a year, but in humid climate like ours produces much more.
With the fruit, juices, yoghurts, sweets, jams, preserves, sweet and sour sauce for meats are prepared. Its pulp is very delicate, which is why it is difficult to transport the whole fruit. Here a kilo is worth about a dollar!
I can not imagine how much you pay for it.
I see that you have some pressure to split the fruit maybe it is still green! because the mature araza is too tender.
Here you can find more nutritional information and about the crop. It is in Spanish but can be translated easily. It is reliable source.
http://xn--caribea-9za.eumed.net/fruta-araza/
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