ChrisB Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 A few years ago we went to Cancun Mexico for a vacation, and included in the buffet was this wonderful tasting fruit I'd never had before. I thought it was going to be a mango because of the color, but it didn't taste like it. IIRC, it had more of a peach flavor, but I'm fairly sure it wasn't a peach. It was pre-cut and ready to each so I was unable to see the skin. Anyone know what it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Granadilla. You'll have to google for photos. My kid fell in love with them while in South America. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Are you sure it wasn't a mango? Maybe it was an ataulfo mango, which taste a little different from the usual ones in the grocery store. Or maybe it was papaya. Though I wouldn't say papaya tastes much like a peach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 The more I look at the granadilla, the more I think Cosmos has a better guess with papaya. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I was going to guess papaya or mango (there are so many varieties.). DS just had papaya at a wedding, and he gave me this look like "why have you been keeping this from me for so long???" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ooh, papaya! I haven't had a good papaya in years. I haven't had a good mango in years either. :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 DS just had papaya at a wedding, and he gave me this look like "why have you been keeping this from me for so long???" Exactly how I felt! Looking at pictures, I'd say it most resembles a mango, but it had a taste I've never had before, so I thought it wasn't one. It was cut in quarter inch slices, not chunks, so the fleshy part would have to be more substantial than a fruit with plenty of seeds in the middle, I would think. I had asked someone at the time what it was and they rattled off something I didn't understand, as if it was something quite common to the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Well, papaya does have lots of seeds in the middle but also plenty of "meat." The kind we ate as kids had a more yellow flesh, similar to mango. But it was not as chewy as mango. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 I think I've had papaya before. This fruit was something I've never had before. It certainly could be another variety of mango or papaya. When I chose it off of the buffet, it looked like mango to me, and then I was surprised that it didn't taste like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hawaiian Papaya. They are lots sweeter than the more common papaya.. Photos in the link http://www.hawaiipapaya.com/info.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Hawaiian Papaya. They are lots sweeter than the more common papaya.. Photos in the link http://www.hawaiipapaya.com/info.htm It seems like it may have been the Kapoho Solo papaya. The flesh was mango looking and had a peach-like flavor like the link explains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen3kids Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Maybe a persimmon - they are mostly grown in Asia, but Mexico does grow them as well. They look like a yellow tomato. The flavour of the Fuyu variety reminds me a lot of mango, but different. They are often served in wedges with the skin removed and they have few seeds/no core to deal with. There are many other varieties - be careful, some are very astringent - yuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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