{"id":5706,"date":"2005-05-01T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2005-05-01T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/blog\/2005\/05\/01\/5706\/"},"modified":"2005-05-01T11:27:23","modified_gmt":"2005-05-01T19:27:23","slug":"mamey-sapote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ikillspies.com\/?p=5706","title":{"rendered":"Mamey Sapote"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I mentioned earlier<\/a>, I’ve been following a certain exotic fruit tree nursery for a while, and made a list of fruits from there I had never previously heard of. The fruits were listed in an issue of “Spirit of Aloha<\/a>,” which I read exactly one year ago, on our honeymoon. (Yay, we made it to one year…)<\/p>\n

\nOne of the fruits is the “mamey sapote.”<\/p>\n

\nYesterday we were at Berkeley Bowl, grabbing some supplies, and I ran into a friend with his baby in tow… after we spoke I was sort of meandering around, in that post-conversation state where I think about what was just said, and ended up in the little exotic fruits nook they keep there.<\/p>\n

\nA man was there, looking at the fruits, and we had a brief conversation- he remarked how there was some pretty random stuff there, and wondered aloud what these brown football things were. I said, I know, wow, I have no idea- oh wait!!! This is a mamey sapote!!!<\/p>\n

\nThis poor guy must have thought he was on Candid Camera… I excitedly explained how I had been looking for one of these for years, and I had expected I would have to buy an entire tree just to taste it… he was appropriately afraid.<\/p>\n

\nSo, we ate part of it this morning. It wasn’t cheap: over $3 a pound. We bought a 3 pound one… the flesh is indeed pumpkinlike. I’m not sure I’d call it chocolatey though. It has the mild flavor of a pumpkin, with a cool firmness that is softer than an uncooked pumpkin. The flesh is fairly dry, so we found it was best with a little coconut milk. Its flavor would probably be overpowered by lime juice.<\/p>\n

\nLater today we will attempt to make a custard or even a tart out of the rest.
\n The big list, summarized from the Spirit of Aloha article by Ray<\/a>:<\/p>\n