I envy you. :D I've never seen it here in America, although in recent years, more exotic fruits have appeared. I'm very fond of Buddha's hand and have several recipes for it.
Heh. Funny how it's all a matter of perspective. I think of strawberries, peaches and pears as "exotic". And padoo is like regular "back-yard" fruit. :b
One of the things I love most about life in general, and travel in particular, is that everything is exotic and nothing is exotic. These two things are equally true, and they apply to everything. No matter how ordinary something is, there's always some quirk about it that's weird and wonderful, and there are always people who haven't encountered it. No matter how strange a new thing seems, it probably has something in common with things you already know, and there are people to whom it is familiar and ordinary.
So once you've been to some far-flung places, and developed a habit of exploring new things even at home, you develop a knack for flipping the mindset back and forth to see the exotic in the familiar and the familiar in the exotic.
One of our current projects is learning to use a wok. I can see parallels to familiar things, but it's still pretty weird right now. And that's cool.
Another fun fruit you probably haven't encountered, because they almost never show up in stores even in their native territory: pawpaw. It's basically a tropical fruit that learned how to grow in the north -- all its relatives are tropical. :D I keep trying to grow it here, but the trees are fussy as hell and hate being transplanted. But I haven't given up yet.
We call it "soursop" and I am very familiar with this fruit, as it grows here in abundance. We make smoothies and ice cream with it, and looks to be in the same family as what you mention above. (Huh. I just Googled it and apparently "soursop" is also known as "Brazilian paw paw". Interesting.) In fact, I have some freshly made soursop ice cream in the freezer right now... ^__^
And speaking of fruits named "paw paw", in my country to make things fun and extra confusing, we actually call PAPAYA fruit "paw paw". LOL.
>>We call it "soursop" and I am very familiar with this fruit, as it grows here in abundance. We make smoothies and ice cream with it, and looks to be in the same family as what you mention above. <<
That sounds awesome.
>>And speaking of fruits named "paw paw", in my country to make things fun and extra confusing, we actually call PAPAYA fruit "paw paw". LOL.<<
*laugh* That is funny.
I like papaya and mango. I've had mamey ice cream, too -- that comes up from Mexico sometimes.
I'm fascinated by fruit in general. I love exploring new things. Not just tropical fruits, I like trying out new apple varieties too. Some of them are pink inside and will make pink applesauce or jelly!
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Date: 2021-01-26 11:51 pm (UTC)Wow!
Date: 2021-01-26 11:58 pm (UTC)Re: Wow!
Date: 2021-01-27 12:23 am (UTC)Re: Wow!
Date: 2021-01-27 02:34 am (UTC)One of the things I love most about life in general, and travel in particular, is that everything is exotic and nothing is exotic. These two things are equally true, and they apply to everything. No matter how ordinary something is, there's always some quirk about it that's weird and wonderful, and there are always people who haven't encountered it. No matter how strange a new thing seems, it probably has something in common with things you already know, and there are people to whom it is familiar and ordinary.
So once you've been to some far-flung places, and developed a habit of exploring new things even at home, you develop a knack for flipping the mindset back and forth to see the exotic in the familiar and the familiar in the exotic.
One of our current projects is learning to use a wok. I can see parallels to familiar things, but it's still pretty weird right now. And that's cool.
Another fun fruit you probably haven't encountered, because they almost never show up in stores even in their native territory: pawpaw. It's basically a tropical fruit that learned how to grow in the north -- all its relatives are tropical. :D I keep trying to grow it here, but the trees are fussy as hell and hate being transplanted. But I haven't given up yet.
Re: Wow!
Date: 2021-01-27 03:25 am (UTC)We call it "soursop" and I am very familiar with this fruit, as it grows here in abundance. We make smoothies and ice cream with it, and looks to be in the same family as what you mention above. (Huh. I just Googled it and apparently "soursop" is also known as "Brazilian paw paw". Interesting.) In fact, I have some freshly made soursop ice cream in the freezer right now... ^__^
And speaking of fruits named "paw paw", in my country to make things fun and extra confusing, we actually call PAPAYA fruit "paw paw". LOL.
Re: Wow!
Date: 2021-01-27 03:35 am (UTC)Yes, they are related.
>>We call it "soursop" and I am very familiar with this fruit, as it grows here in abundance. We make smoothies and ice cream with it, and looks to be in the same family as what you mention above. <<
That sounds awesome.
>>And speaking of fruits named "paw paw", in my country to make things fun and extra confusing, we actually call PAPAYA fruit "paw paw". LOL.<<
*laugh* That is funny.
I like papaya and mango. I've had mamey ice cream, too -- that comes up from Mexico sometimes.
I'm fascinated by fruit in general. I love exploring new things. Not just tropical fruits, I like trying out new apple varieties too. Some of them are pink inside and will make pink applesauce or jelly!