fruit of the week

[Chirimoya]

Is mamón the same as limoncillo? If so, no. Chirimoya pulp is whitish and gelatinous.

[M.A.R.]

Mamon has brown skin when ripe and white creamy flesh and its the size of a medium apple, but Norma might be right about the pulp being sandy, i haven't had this fruit since I was a little girl so I can't remember exactly, even though it hasn't been that long since, hehehehe

Limoncillo or kenepas are small and green skin with a large pit and the meat like that of a grape, the size of a limonsillo is like a large grape and they are not related to citrus or limes or taste nothing like it.

[montreal]

Originally Posted by M.A.R.

Mamon has brown skin when ripe and white creamy flesh and its the size of a medium apple, but Norma might be right about the pulp being sandy, i haven't had this fruit since I was a little girl so I can't remember exactly, even though it hasn't been that long since, hehehehe

Limoncillo or kenepas are small and green skin with a large pit and the meat like that of a grape, the size of a limonsillo is like a large grape and they are not related to citrus or limes or taste nothing like it.

I find limoncillo is closest to litchi fruit. I believe only here they are called limoncillo. Other countries call it kenepa or quenepa.

[Chirimoya]

Originally Posted by M.A.R.

Mamon has brown skin when ripe and white creamy flesh and its the size of a medium apple, but Norma might be right about the pulp being sandy, i haven't had this fruit since I was a little girl so I can't remember exactly, even though it hasn't been that long since, hehehehe

That doesn't sound anything like chirimoya, which has a pale green skin with darker grooves.

[reese_in_va]

Limoncillo or kenepas are small and green skin with a large pit and the meat like that of a grape, the size of a limonsillo is like a large grape and they are not related to citrus or limes or taste nothing like it.

Here in the campo we have two types of what is called limoncillo.
The first is excatly what M.A.R. describes as a large seeded fruit, small and green. The dominican kids love them. They are sweet, mostly pit.
The other limoncillo, as it is called, does not bear any fruit. Has huge thorns, much larger than a key lime tree (almost look like one) and the wood is very difficult to cut (with snips). For me this type is invasive along one of our property fence borders.

[Chirimoya]

Not to keep on hijacking the plant thread with fruit, here's a pitahaya we grew at Mr C's finca a couple of years ago:

[montreal]

Originally Posted by Chirimoya

Not to keep on hijacking the plant thread with fruit, here's a pitahaya we grew at Mr C's finca a couple of years ago:

Cool Chiri! They are such a beautiful fruit when you slice them in half. Especiallt the white centered ones

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by montreal

I find limoncillo is closest to litchi fruit. I believe only here they are called limoncillo. Other countries call it kenepa or quenepa.

Maybe in size, but they are very different in taste and pulp quality. I had litchi for the first time while traveling in France. I found them at a supermarket in California, very expensive! ($4 lb.)

Limoncillo: Dominican parents are very afraid of giving limoncillo to small kids. This slippery fruit can easily lodge in your throat and cause death by asphyxiation. A limoncillo has been the cause of many deaths in the DR.

[reese_in_va]

Wow Norma Rosa, good point. We see lots of children stealing our limoncillo and never even thought of that possiblity. Will have to talk to the parents.....that could easily end up being a completely different thread

I would love to get some of that pitahaya and grow it here. Know where I could find some around PoP?

[Chirimoya]

Mr C got the pitahaya plant from a place near Maimon, the town between Cotuí and Piedra Blanca. No idea if it still exists, but it is a Swiss or German-owned vivero a couple of kilometres outside Maimon, on the Maimon-Piedra Blanca stretch.