I'm partial to the mango. But I also love grapefruits and watermelons.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Ah, I've tried mango several times, I've drunk mango juice, and there's something that makes it not quite enjoyable... Oh well, plenty of other fruit to enjoy.
As for my favorites: nectarines, strawberries, raspberries, pineapples. But I actually like most fruit anyway.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Yesterday I bought a mamey, which I've never tried before. I was afraid to cut it up and eat it yesterday, because I couldn't tell if it was ripe. But I asked around at work, and I am assured that it is ripe and ready to eat, so I'll eat it tomorrow.
They tell me that they are delicious.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
Peaches, raspberries, and grapefruit. Those are definitely my favorites. I like mango too, but only if I dice it and put lime juice, salt and chili powder on it.
Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
I like the forbidden kind.
Or failing that strawberries.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I haven't hear of a mamey before. So I looked it up on Wikipedia, and it turns out there's a mamey sapote and a mammey apple. I'm going with [url]mamey sapote[/url] for now.
quote:The melon's flavor is variously described as a combination of pumpkin, sweet potato, candied yams, maraschino cherries with the texture of an avocado.
...and that sounds a bit bizarre. Of course, I would try it anyway because I'm just like that.
The mammey apple, on the other hand, is a relative of the mangosteen, which happens to be one of my favourite fruits, although I've only had it once (on a drive with the whole fam damily down to Galle).
Tante, please let me know what you think of it after you've tasted it.
I also love mango, papaya, bananas (specifically the sweet short stubby finger bananas that grow here), peaches, and, really, a whole bunch more. And speaking of which, I've got a ripe papaya downstairs that needs to be eaten. Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
It'd be impossible to pick a single one. Golden delicious apples, strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, nectarines, oranges and the purple grapes.
Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :
I was all about mangoes a few years ago, but lately they haven't done much for me. Maybe I just haven't had a good one for a while. They always seem to be overripe.
I guess my favorite now would be a nice, crisp fuji apple, though I also love blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, monkberry moon delight, etc.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
The only peaches I like are the canned ones and the UFO ones. Though I tend to take the peels off of the UFO ones, because they're a little bitter.
Cherimoyas are one of the best fruits ever. If you haven't tried one, you're missing out.
Persimmons are amazing. I had my first one last year, and completely fell in love.
I'm a big fan of bananas, and I like tangelos and clementines. I like pineapple and cantaloupe, but too much of them makes my mouth sting.
Back in Israel, we had melons that were just called "melons". They look like cantaloupe on the outside, and they taste like cantaloupe (only better), but they're green on the inside, rather than orange. Like a cantaloupe pretending to be a honeydew. And they're much smaller than cantaloupes. Maybe half the size. I wish we could get them here...
And cherries. Yum! The red kind, the yellow kind... I don't care. I love them.
And avocados... I know they aren't usually thought of as fruit, even though they are, but they're amazing.
I hate mangos and other similar tropical fruits. They always taste like something's spoiled to me. I'm not sure why.
My favorite apples are Braeburns, but I got put off from apples a little after I almost gave myself cyanide poisoning with them last year.
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Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
In a perfect world where they are always in the perfect state of ripeness, there is nothing like a peach. And strawberries. Or the two together with skin milk on top. Oh my heavens.
In the real world, I like Pink Lady apples - consistent quality, and definitely yummy.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Raspberries are my favorite, I think (with cream drizzled on top). Followed by blackberries (my absolute favorite for any kind of pie or tart), peaches, red grapes, pomegranates, Clementine oranges...I'm kinda on the fence about strawberries, they have to be perfect before I'll bite into them (but at that point, there's nothing like a beautiful little dark red strawberry), followed up by a good apple--fugis are good, but I once helped partake of a crate of Golden delicious apples that were actually golden and delicious, and they were devine. Very sweet.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
My favorite fruit, bar none, is a Macintosh apple. However, I'm very allergic to them. So, leaving out all the many yummy fruits that trigger my allergies, I think I'd have to say watermelon.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Originally posted by anti_maven: I like the forbidden kind.
Is that the kind that comes from a loom?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by quidscribis: I haven't hear of a mamey before. So I looked it up on Wikipedia, and it turns out there's a mamey sapote and a mammey apple. I'm going with [url]mamey sapote[/url] for now.
quote:The melon's flavor is variously described as a combination of pumpkin, sweet potato, candied yams, maraschino cherries with the texture of an avocado.
...and that sounds a bit bizarre. Of course, I would try it anyway because I'm just like that.
Yup, that's the one. We'll eat it tomorrow, with lunch.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Cantaloupe. Yum.
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
I like most fruits, but would rather eat an orange than an apple, red grapes over green. Since I've moved to Hawaii, the only bananas I'll eat are apple bananas.
I despise persimmons and figs - including any baked goods incorporating them.
I'm especially partial to the "summer fruits" as my mother called them - peaches, nectarines, melons of any description (although I would never eat anything that was described as pumpkin/sweet potato/candied yams).
I've always preferred fruits over most candies and used to spend my allowance in the produce section while my siblings were off on the candy aisle. I usually select a dessert with fruit in it at nice restaurant, and usually use fruit and/or fruit syrup on pancakes and waffles.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
Honeycrisp apples. They are the greatest man-made fruit ever.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
I've never had anything that beats a perfectly ripe nectarine, of the variety that easily separates from the pit. (I have a low tolerance for frustration when eating my fruit. )
But fresh ripe strawberries are right up there. Never had any from a store that rate. Homegrown seems to be the only way to go.
I like nearly all fruit though. Figs are an exception...and I can't stand to bite through the fuzz on a peach, so I don't usually eat them (peeling them tips my frustration scale).
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
"Ogen melon" is supposed to be from Israel. Maybe you can find it under that name.
"Galia melon" also looks like a likely candidate.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by maui babe: I despise persimmons and figs - including any baked goods incorporating them.
Oh, I forgot figs and dates. Yum!!! I particularly like fresh dates. The dried ones are okay, but nothing special.
Posted by Starsnuffer (Member # 8116) on :
While far from complete, here's an awesome graph inspired by an XKCD comic about grapefruit. You can vote, and your votes are averaged with other voters to create a graph showing the relative tastiness and ease of consumption of the fruits on the graph. mmmm. fruits.
On topic, I love whatever fruit is in season, basically, with the slight exception of things I haven't had much, like persimmons, but I'm willing to bet I'd at least someone like them if someone said here, this persimmon is perfect. (I doubt the quality of persimmons I have had)
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
"Ogen melon" is supposed to be from Israel. Maybe you can find it under that name.
"Galia melon" also looks like a likely candidate.
I'm guessing that the Ogen is it. I doubt I can get them in Chicago, though, and they'd hardly be in the best shape if I could. But thanks.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Ripe persimmons are the most luscious things ever. They are softer than you can believe an edible fruit can be, and sweeter than any fruit I know.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Mangoes -- but the little yellow ones are far superior to the big green/red ones.
Persimmons -- definitely the fuyu, not hachiya. Although those are good for baking. But I dislike eating them out of hand -- they're either not ripe enough (and your mouth tries to turn itself inside out) or they're overripe and squishy. Fuyus have a much wider window of edible deliciousness.
Cherries!!! And raspberries! And blueberries.
Strawberries are lovely, as is fresh pineapple.
Fresh figs are wonderful. Dried are good, but not nearly as good as fresh. Fresh dates are also quite good.
Jon is right about honeycrisps.
But my absolutely favorite fruit is the lychee. And I'm fresh out!
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I love the lychee -- so juicy and perfumed.
Although it is easier to get a consistently edible fuyu persimmon, a perfectly ripe (what you call overripe and squishy) hachiya surpasses the best of the fuyus.
My Filipino friends tell me that English lacks the word for the taste of an unripe persimmon. There is a word for it in Tagalog -- something like "mapaclat".
I love what happens when you combine grapefruit with a fruit that plays an opposite role. I think grapefruit and pineapple are perfect together, especially as juice. The pineapple provides the sweetness, and the grapefruit the complexity. I also adore a salad or soup of grapefruit and avocado. The creamy richness of the avocado plays against the juicy tang of the grapefruit. Cold avocado grapefruit soup is a summertime pleasure.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Blueberries: Fresh or frozen, no matter. I've eaten pounds of them at a time.
Lemons: Love the taste. Sourness doesn't bother me, I quite enjoy it.
Limes: Same thing, but slightly harder to eat then lemons.
Fresh strawberries, especially if I pick them myself.
Grapefruit: I'll eat them compulsively if they're in the house.
Clementines/Satsumas: Same thing.
Peaches/Nectarines: I prefer the nectarines though.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I like all persimmons. I adore a cherimoya (not overripe cherimoya though, that's nasty!) I love cherries, especially the Mt. Reineer variety (yellow with blush coloration when ripe, rather than red or black.) Avocados. Pears (especially D'Anjou.) Apples. Setsuma tangerines. Plums. Nectarines. Peaches (if peeled.) Canteloupe. Dried fruit of many kinds. Really, it's hard for me to think of many I've tried but don't like-- figs (except in baked goods), raspberries (though in some forms they are tolerable), and papaya are the only three that come to mind immediately (though I am not trying that stinky fruit, the one that starts with d, what is that called? And I have to be in the right mood for a banana.)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, thought of another-- blueberries. I like them cooked but not raw, not at all.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
The mango is far and away my favorite fruit, but I can't actually think of any variety of fruit that I've ever actually disliked. If I could meet my nutritional needs eating nothing but fruit, and could afford to do so, I'd probably be willing to give it a go.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
KQ, you're thinking of the durian.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
The banana has always been my favorite but lately I've learned how to choose avocados and how to tell when they're ripe, and now they're a huge favorite! Mmmmm, avocados with salt are so great!
I tried a slice of a Fuji apple recently and it was heavenly. One more fruit I've tasted recently for the first time is fresh pineapple and it's also glorious. I had only ever had canned before.
I do love pears and apples and cantaloupe, but mostly I can't eat fruit because it's too sweet for me. One banana a day pretty much maxes out my carb allowance.
Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
I like cantaloupe the most. Especially with salt.
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
STAR fruit they are perfect, but they are never ripe here in chicago. Only in Hawaii.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Sometimes you can get them ripe in L.A., too. I wouldn't know about Chicago.
Posted by The Genuine (Member # 11446) on :
My taste in fruit tracks my taste in women.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Although it is easier to get a consistently edible fuyu persimmon, a perfectly ripe (what you call overripe and squishy) hachiya surpasses the best of the fuyus.
I have had perfectly ripe hachiyas. Trouble is, is is an ephemeral state -- each fruit reaches it for about 15 minutes. Tops.
quote:Originally posted by The Genuine: My taste in fruit tracks my taste in women.
So many possible responses! *head asplode*
Posted by The Genuine (Member # 11446) on :
I tasted my first Peruvian fruit last night.
Most fruit tastes the same to me, so I pick what looks good instead.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
We ate the mamey today. The flesh is deeply red-orange -- about like a red papaya -- fine-textured, and firm. It is not a juicy fruit, but it is very sweet. It does have a bit of a sweet potato taste, and a cherry flavor, but the most prominent flavor for me was almonds. My friends say that it is OK to eat plain, but best in milkshakes. I bet it would make an awesome milkshake.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Very cool. Thanks for reporting back. If I ever get the opportunity, I'll make sure to give it a try. Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Pomelo. Hands down. Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
Cloudberries, Blackberries, Watermelon (in roughly that order).
Posted by sylvrdragon (Member # 3332) on :
This goes in this thread. Small bit of profanity, but the humor makes up for it!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Cloudberries? I've never heard of them!
:: off to google ::
Posted by Threads (Member # 10863) on :
My favorite fruit to eat is a cherry (not the pure red kind but the ones that look like a mix between light yellow and red).
My favorite fruit juice is mango juice by far.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Raspberries. They are growing wild in my neighbour hood. I keep picking them. Sometimes out of people's front yards and off the side of the railroad tracks. I think more are growing in other places. I've been here for 6 years and didn't know this. There are also blueberries and blackberries growing behind stop and shop. They are not ripe yet. I love florida navel oranges, apples, with a soft texture, especially galas, I adore cherries, avocadoes, seedless grapes, greeny-yellow bananas. Plums and pluots are nicce too.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Plums, blackberries, apricots.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Mangoes are good. Made some mango with coconut sticky rice a little while back, and that's ambrosial.
Coconut: also very good, and versatile, though obviously fattening.
Raspberries and strawberries in season. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory put me off blueberries as a kid, and I'm still recovering.
Bananas are good, especially in bread or smoothies.
Nectarines and peaches are probably the best for eating on their own, after the berries.
I always enjoy apples and oranges, but I never really crave them, or think, "yes! An apple would be the perfect thing right now!" That said, I really love satsuma mandarins, especially the easy-peel kind.
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
Coconut, fattening? I've heard eating a lot of coconut is a great way to lose weight.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Perhaps if you have to crack it first...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:"yes! An apple would be the perfect thing right now!" That said, I really love satsuma mandarins, especially the easy-peel kind.
I have thought that about apples, though at the time I was pregnant and it was one of the few fruits I had NOT just gotten at the store. Of course.
As for Satsumas... Satsumas are a very specific kind of tangerine (mandarin.) The peel is the same on all Satsumas. (Yes, it is pretty easy to peel.)
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I tried a UFO nectarine the other day. Given the expense of it, I'd assumed that the flavor would be something special--all the flavor of a regular nectarine concentrated into the UFO nectarine's tiny form, or something. Nope. Tasted like a fairly average nectarine. Did I just get a bad one, or are they just basically the same old fruit in a novel shape?
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
I'd have to go with Honey Crisp apples or this super weird fruit I had once six years ago in Costa Rica. It has like.. a puffy skin and goo in the middle with the puffy brown skins and you like.. suck out the goo and then eat the seeds. I have a sneaking suspicion it's a maracuja.. Or.. is that passion fruit in English?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
The description sounds like passion fruit. It is filled with a tasty, tangy, slime? Looks like something you'd get with a bad infection? Except it's got seeds in it.
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
Passion fruit (we call them lilikoi here) are very tasty indeed. I make jelly every year to send to my family on the mainland. The ones I've seen here are yellow on the outside and deep orange in the middle (the gooey stuff) with dark brown seeds. A friend visiting from South Africa was surprised when he saw them, because the ones in SA are purple on the outside.
I'm told that the purple ones are sweeter - better for general eating. But the yellow ones have a stronger flavor and are better for juicing and jellies.
I substitute lilikoi juice in all recipes that call for lemon juice - lemon bars, cakes, pies etc... So much better!!!
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
Tangy, tasty slime. Like pus. Right on. That must be it.
Do I want to ask why something that looks like that is called a "passion" fruit..?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Also, I just discovered that what we always called "clock flowers" (the Israeli name for them) are passionfruit flowers -- my parents used to have those growing in the backyard. We could have eaten those weird green fruit?!?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
UFO nectarines-- are those like donut peaches, without fuzz?
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