Sunday, January 31, 2010
Custard apples (a.k.a. Budda-head fruit) 釋迦
This is a custard apple, also known as the Budda-head fruit (釋迦 shì jiā). It's a soft fruit (much like custard) that is grown a lot on the east coast (near Taitung in the southeast). They typically cost 50NT per fruit or less and there's a couple of varieties, including "original" and the pineapple custard apple, which is a sturdier version of the fruit. Look for them in the wintertime at the markets (and perhaps other times of the year, too, if you're closer to the east coast). To eat it, I cut it in half and dig out the white fruit with a spoon, spitting out the seeds. Try it!
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I love the set-up here!! Good stuff... tasty stuff ^^
ReplyDeleteThis is also known as "soursop" in English. Strange fruit, but I love it!!!
Some varieties are very soft, so you need to be careful transporting them. Then, to eat, just break off chunks with your hand and spoon out mouthfuls of juicy soursopness!