Cherimoya

[binley100]

Hey VC I seem to remember you wanted to know when they would be in the shops..well today I found one in our local greengrocers. And I am now about to give it a whirl. Seeds will be saved of course.............

[veggiechicken]

Well remembered Bins I'll be out tomorrow snuffling around the shops like a truffle hound I'm salivating at the thought!!
Found this about growing them http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eeds_4382.html
and this http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ple_41501.html
And finally - here is the original thread when we were talking about strange fruits http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...uit_62496.html

[binley100]

well if you can't find one I now have plenty of seeds ...........

[veggiechicken]

Did you enjoy it?

[binley100]

Yup ..........lot of seeds tho'. We had custard apple jam in Madeira , must've taken lot of fruit to make a decent amount of jam. Next on my to try list is dragon fruit..

[veggiechicken]

Do you have a dragon fruit to try or is it on your "Must get one" list? I'm sure I've seen those in Tosco in the past.

[binley100]

Not got one yet but they have them on the market . ....lots of things on the market to try . You ever had a pomelo?

[veggiechicken]

That's those big grapefruit thingys? Don't think so. Have you?
I'm feeling a need to track down these fruits now - a trip to the ethnic shop quarter beckons!

[binley100]

no keep looking at them. They had some in Lidls today but I couldn't carry anything else..

[veggiechicken]

That pomelo looks familiar!

[Vince G]

Brilliant! Cat's expression is priceless, it just says, "come any closer with that camera and I really will rip your throat out!!"

First had dragon fruit in Singapore - was in a basket of fruit in our room. They look amazing, and are pleasant enough but have no distinctive taste - the flesh is white with lots if tiny unobtrusive seeds a bit like poppy or fig seeds. They are slightly sharp and slightly sweet - quite refreshing and very nice, but for something that looks like that, you're expecting a spectacular taste.

Can I suggest the next fruit for you to try if you can get it - durian. Had that in Singapore too - now that is an experience. They are banned from public transport over there as they smell so bad, but they taste amazing and unique, creamy, soft, a bit of a hint of banana, but you've got to get past that smell. I heard it said once that if you can't get durian somewhere, the next best thing to immitate the experience is to take a bowl of custard and go and eat it in a public toilet!

[Feral007]

vince G - never got to try Durian.........was told it tastes great but smells like vomit, so I refrained!

[Vince G]

Must be able to find it in Oz Feral....big Asian population there, so would have thought it'll be in some Asian grocer somewhere. Sniff one out

[Ranger Smith]

I bought a cherimoya fruit about two years ago, and I planted all the seeds. The germination rate was very high, so I learned that this is an easy to grow species. My tree is now about a meter tall. It does well at my combination of altitude and latitude (3,000 feet @ 19 degrees N), but anyone in Britain will need to use a coldframe or greenhouse to keep their trees going. Although I've never grown one, there is a variety of this Annona family plant that is native to the eastern U.S.A., called a, "pawpaw". It probably would do well in Britain.

[Feral007]

Oh vinceG, I could find a durian I'm sure....but I'm just not into fruit that smell like vomit

I like pawpaw (or papaya as the brits usually call it) it's nice chopped up with a salad.