Comments on: 15 Latin American Fruits to Surprise your Palate

By: eatinguy7

eatinguy7 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:26:50 +0000

the lulo looks kike an orange on the out side, but a weird kind of tamato on the inside. Cool.

By: bearshapedsphere

bearshapedsphere — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:11:55 +0000

@kathleen, yeah, when I lived in Cuenca, the cherimoya was really beat up when we got it. I went to the lowlands and brought some back, cradled carefully in my jacket, and the family I was staying with was thrilled. That colada (breakfast drink with oatmeal and naranjilla) is thoroughly delicious. In fact, it’s raining right now in Santiago. I wonder what I could substitute for naranjilla. That’s the problem, there is no substitute!

By: KathleenO

KathleenO — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:35:45 +0000

mmmm, this reminds me of brazil. i miss caju, jackfruit and all of the other fruits i used to eat there. but i can’t complain too much since i get to enjoy several of these fruits in ecuador! i had no idea there were tomate de arbol in guatemala. i never saw them there. i saw them for the first time here in Ecuador. and naranjilla is delicious when you make a drink with it using avena (oatmeal). i live in the highlands in ecuador and all the guayaba that gets here is practically rotten. yuck.

By: bearshapedsphere

bearshapedsphere — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:38:23 +0000

Yes, I had to skip a bunch, even from Chile, where I live, where I actually skipped what’s probably one of my favorites, lúcuma, and from the Carribean, quenepas (these would be your mamoncillo, I believe). Guanábana got left off the list because it was too similar to the cherimoya and graviola, which also, sadly got left off. There’s just so much good fruit out there. Guess someone should write another story then!

By: Adalberto Vega

Adalberto Vega — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:12:56 +0000

You may have included these common in Honduras: Rambutan (Lichee) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambutan , Guanábana (Soursop) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soursop , Capulin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capulin , Mamón http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoncillo

By: Jennifer Lund

Jennifer Lund — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:53:00 +0000

Fun article. It’s great to see all of these fruits with photos and translations. I just wish I’d tried a few of these in Ecuador.

By: bearshapedsphere

bearshapedsphere — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:38:21 +0000

I was surprised by how many foreigners here in Chile had never seen a quince before! I know I never saw one as a child (in NY). Do you eat yours raw, cook them or let the birds get to them?

By: Cristina Dima-772

Cristina Dima-772 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:27:17 +0000

Quinces are very common in temperate Europe. I actually have a tree in the garden