Pomegranate
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is an ancient fruit native to the Middle East, somewhere between northeast Turkey and Afghanistan. The word pomegranate means “apple with many seeds”. Pomegranates grow on deciduous …
Category: Fruit
Sapodilla
Sapodilla fruits are technically berries, and they grow on evergreen trees in the Sapotaceae family, which originated from southern Mexico. Purportedly, there were over 100,000,000 sapodilla trees in this zone, …
Longan
Longan (Dimocarpus longan) is a tropical fruit, originating from southern China. In Chinese, the name means ‘dragon’s eye’, a reference to the fruit’s white flesh and dark, perfectly round …
Soursop
Soursop is a tropical fruit, originating from the tropical regions of the Americas, mainly the Caribbean and Central America. Also known by the names graviola, guanábana, Brazilian paw paw, …
Tamarillo – Tree tomato
Tamarillo is the long-lost relative of the tomato, indigenous to the Andes in South America. Nowadays, it is grown worldwide in subtropical climates, especially in New Zealand where, since …
Shikuwasa (Citrus depressa) – Facts, photos and ways to use it
Shikuwasa (Citrus depressa) is a citrus fruit, native to Taiwan and the Okinawa island of Japan. Okinawa has been a part of Japan for around 150 years, but shikuwasa …
Buddha’s Hand: Facts, Photos and Ways to use the fruit
Buddha’s hand is a citrus fruit, originating from Asia, either India or China. Its scientific name is Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, also referred to as Fo Shou in some …
Jackfruit – What it is and how to eat the fruit
Jackfruit is a tropical fruit, originating from southern India and the Malaysian rainforests. It is the largest of all tree fruits, as it can weigh over 100 pounds (over …
