The Un – Common Avocado

An avocado is as common as the banana in our fruit bowl. Name five tropical fruits and avocado is sure to be on that list. Or, has it become so common that we don’t even consider it tropical therefore exotic? Lately, I have been obsessed with avocados. I can’t seem to get them out of […]

Chico Sapote Cake with Berry Glaze Recipe

Chico Sapotes are just coming into their season in March for Hawaii. If you’ve never experienced this fruit, it’s like a pear with a brown sugar/cinnamon flavor added in. The consistency is like a pear and it has a thin skin which is edible. My favorite thing to do, is to grab a branch and […]

Mamey Sapote: The Mother of all Fruits

Kumu Aina Farm deems that the Mamey Sapote should be called the mother of all fruits. Some fruits have a distinction above others. Two that come to mind are the Durian, known as the king of all fruits and the Mangosteen called the queen of all fruits. Hefty titles, indeed. On our farm, we have […]

Black Sapote; The Chocolate Pudding Fruit

Once you open a ripe black sapote (Diospyris dignia) you can see why it is called “chocolate pudding fruit.” The deep rich brown smooth pulp with its spoon-like consistency looks exactly like chocolate pudding. I am often asked, “What does it taste like?” I want to reply that it tastes exactly what it tastes like […]

Mamey Apple, The Fruit of Astronauts

When you take your first bite out of a Mamey Apple (Mammea americana) you’ll be surprised by the taste of something vaguely familiar something that makes you think of the fruit and astronauts. Astronauts? Do you remember the taste of the instant breakfast drink TANG? Though still on the market, the original TANG was formulated […]