I don't want to be that guy but "indigenous" is not the word you're looking for. It was introduced here by Spain (I think), since Emy said it's origin is central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. It does grow in the Philippines though and it's one of my favorite fruits that sadly, I haven't eaten in a long time, like decades.
Here in Venezuela we call it NÍSPERO. It can grow in a bigger size, very very sweet. When it is too ripe it tastes a little bit like alcohol, almost fermented...delicious!
As an autistic person, I can't begin to say how helpful it is when you describe food. You make it so understandable. Thank you For taking your time using as many descriptions as possible.
I love this fruit for It's granulated sugar crystal texture. I just love when i chew it. Also i feel like it has a refreshing flavour as if Watermelon meets Brown Sugar.
we call it "chico" in the philippines. spaniards brought that to the philippines. the bark of the tree is used to make gums by the japanese soldiers. it tastes malty and sugary, that’s why if you have a drink of alcohol, they always say you smell like “chico” because of the malt flavor in chico...
We call it a ‘Ciku’ here in Malaysia. We used to own one of the tree in my backyard, until my dad decided to cut the tree to give more room. My family and I personally don’t eat them, so my neighbour always come by to get some. Huhu. Interesting to see your take on this :D
I love how I’m watching Emmy because she tries the most intriguing of things to me, and at the same time I’m learning many interesting facts, history, or cultural origins about all these foods! ❤️
@@adamburdt8794 Otahiti apples are very subtle in flavour and the texture is nothing like regular apples. It's more like a pear, I would say. The ideal ones have very deep red skins...like port wine.
My first experience with Sapodilla was when I was in Northern Bali. I was on a bus traveling with a local guide who spoke English and at one of the stops someone was selling fruit and Komong purchased one and brought it to me all excited and gave me a spoonful. It was so amazing.. exactly as you describe, like eating a fruit that was emulating brown sugar. I finally was able to find it again at a fruit stand that has been in South Florida for many years called Robert Is Here. I recommend you checking them out as well. Right now, their shipping has slowed down but I expect that they'll do more again in the future.
We call them chico in the Philippines🇵🇭. We have a couple of trees that bears fruit all year long.the fruit bats around us loves them! And it does have a beer like smell. That's why we often describe drunks as "amoy chico" Or in english, Smells like chico.
This is from indonesian i think Called "Sawo" the taste is sweet In indonesian you can found this fruit everywhere and every time because this fruit is so many, you can found it in supermarket/grocery store/anywhere
Not from Indonesia. Just because it's grown there it doesn't mean it's endemic. It's like if I said that mangos are from the united states because we grow them here. They are endemic to Mexico, central America and the Caribbean.
Hello Emmy, in Colombia, specially in the northern region (Caribbean) is called Níspero. We colombians love it! When ripe it is very, very sweet, almost like raw cane sugar. It is mainly used in juices and shakes. I personaly love it to eat it straight with a spoon with a drizzle of condensed milk. It's so popular in the caribbean region, that even mainstream icecream shops have the flavor. There are other typical fruits down here, like sapote, mamei and guanábana (sourpop), among other less known tropical fruits, that does need an aquired taste...
We call it 'Chico' in the Philippines and we often refer a drunk person as someone who smells like that fruit, you are absolutely right, it kinda taste like alcohol!
I'm from the Bahamas and the trees grow here. I love them. Although the name has evolved to sapodilly(dilly for short) vs sapodilla I guess over time. We even had a restaurant named Sapodillys on my island. You can eat the skin as well.
Wow Here is called chico zapote (Oaxaca, México). And nispero is a whole different fruit/tree. Nispero is in season around October to December and Chico zapote (zapodilla) something like April through July.
🌸 whenever I visited my grandmother I used to be able to pick this fresh from the tree Well worth that nearly 14hr flight It was delicious, also balata was even better. Smaller and red skinned in colour Much sweeter but similar texture to the sapodilla fruit That’s brown one, there is a purple one also The black one is close to eating chocolate.....yum 😋
I grew up on an island off Miami called Key Biscayne and we had a sapodilla tree in our front yard! One of my favorite fruits growing up :) When I visited Costa Rica, I tried its cousin fruit, sapote! Also yummy but nothing beats sapodilla~
Emmy, I so admire your passion for life! The way you appreciate even the smallest details in things is a beautiful quality and something I definitely aspire to. You truly make the world seem lovely and worthwhile. Also, sapo-what?
@@cronopio11221122 lol 😂 yea the skin is sorta hard but that's only when it's not fully ripe, it also doesn't taste like tree bark to me, it tastes like the fruit. As long as u eat the skin with the fruit it won't taste different.
In the Bahamas/Turks and Caicos, we also pronounce it that way. We call it 'dilly' for short. Great video! The skin doesn't have to be wrinkly. We gauge its ripeness on softness of the fruit. Also, I can't think of anyone who eats sapodilla with a spoon. That was funny to watch! LOL.
Hi, thank you for your video. In Venezuela we also consume sapodilla but it is called "Nispero" and supposedly it comes from Japan. Very sweet and used in a variety of deserts.
I work in retail and in a less than desirable area. Yesterday near my job they found 2 bodies buried at a home and one of them was a girl who had been missing since Dec. She was a customer of mine with a young daughter and her mother was beside herself wondering where her daughter was. She was 27 years old. In a 9 month time span I've had 5 customers arrested for murder and 2 murdered. With that said I just wanna tell you Emmy that it's nice to see a warm smile and hear your kind words when so much of the world is dark and ugly. I can come home after a trying day and watch your videos and for at least 10 mins everything seems ok. If only everyone could be so pleasant. Thank you for being a welcoming open person bringing a little light to the darkness.
I just bought 4 of these Sapodillas today December 8, 2022 and yeah it reminds me of the Mamey aka: red sapote skin and by the sounds of it the fruit flesh texture resembles it too being pumpkin and squash. Also just like the Mamey it needs to have wrinkled mushy skin. Just like you said unripe is astringent in taste and persimmon do the exact same thing and the black sapote is also part of the persimmon family. Trying to find a reasonable place for the black sapote.
This is called a Cheekoo in the subcontinent where I'm from. My house has a huge tree of it, but it's super susceptible to birds and other critters because of just how sweet it is. Try it in a shake with some banana, it's so, so good!
Behold! The Hemingway of TH-cam. I always enjoy the ernest way Emmy describes and smoothly explains allll of the sensations of trying something new/unfamiliar. This channel could be equally enjoyable for the blind, sighted, deaf, hearing, non-English speakers, young, old...on and on. I'm originally here for the positivity, and have learned so many interesting bits. I love this channel! Sap-O-What?
In The Bahamas it grows abundantly and we call it "Dilly"/ "Sapodilly". It's my favorite fruit next to native soursop (soursop ice cream is delicious), juju plums, hog plums and scarlett plums. We don't eat them with a spoon however. We wash it and eat it, skin on, like an apple.
Just call them Chikoo. Try them when they are ripe and don’t squish it like she was doing here. Rather scoop it out the way we scoop the ice cream and let your mouth do the rest. They are so delicious or mAy I have the acquired taste 😀
This is my favorite fruit!!! I clicked immediately. Though those look like a different variety than what im used to in the Caribbean. The one I am used to is more golden brown and sometimes has that same red tint. Also when we eat it it is firm enough to cut into a slice but when you put it in your mouth it dissolves into also a grainy texture. I always used to think it tasted like a smoky fruit. Its just so different from anything i ever ate.
CHICO 💗🇵🇭! Yes you are right it's quite sweet. About the alcoholic part, here in the Philippines, people who ate a lot of chico are mistakenly thought of as having a little too much to drink 🍻🥃
Please try the milkshake! I think you’ll love it! Recipe: 1 cup whole milk 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 3 tablespoons sugar (to taste) 1/2 cup crushed ice 1 cup fresh ripe mamey (sapote) cubed or use frozen pulp Goya sells mamey/sapote pulp in the frozen section of your grocery stores.
I’ve had this fruit before, it’s a bit difficult to find in Puerto Rico since most trees are in the thick forest. But my family loves their sweet, almost like caramel taste, we also call them Nísperos.
I found these mystery box episode really informative. To the point that I will give some of these fruits I have seen but never tasted a whirl. I found the description of 'what ripe' smell/looks like really helpful.
I love reading the comments from all over the world! Food really can bring people together. I can sometimes find chicos/sapotas here in Hawaii and when I do, I'm so happy! It was love at first taste. So the red color inside is normal? I don't think other ones I've eaten looked like that... It's been awhile, sadly.
When I was a kid I remember having a fruit like that at my step dads family during Christmas down in Fresno California with seeds just like that but they were not as big as the one Em has. the ones were about the size of a tangerine and when ripe so very delicious. His mom made minced pie with them and was great. His Mom called them Cheva fruit but the seeds had that hook thing and the skin was leather like and brown so must be a relative or sub species.
We had a tree of these in our front yard when I used to live on Key Biscayne, an island in Florida. Although we called it mame or something. They were AMAZING and my favorite thing growing up aside from lychees :)
It's called sofeda in Bengali. And I LOVE it when it's ripe. The best part is when it's ripe enough you don't even need a knife to cut it open. It's already kinda segment in wedges inside I just use a spoon to scoop it and eat it.
We call it chico here in the Philippines. Back when I was a kid we always trespass our neighbors compound (it was alright to them since where kids and we just play around) to get some "chico" during it's season. It's ok to owner since it saves them the time and effort in cleaning the fruits that just fell from the tree and rot and attrack flies. We also go their to catch spiders and dragon flies. They have mansanitas too and blambing (a very sour fruit) and tamarind tree.
Growing up in south Florida, I lived on the corner of banana st and sapodilla st. All the surrounding streets were named like your fruity fruits emmy😊 brings back memories whenever I hear some Of these
Looks similar to African Star fruit also called Agbalumo locally in Nigeria. The seeds look exactly the same but agbalumo usually has 5 seeds, they form a Star shape which is where the name comes from. It’s orange in color and has that white milky latex liquid when it’s not ripe, when ripe the liquid looks more pink but is still sticking, it has a sweet and sour taste to it. I think you should try it. It’s seasonal tho, in season at the moment. Have to check if it’s allowed into the US to be able to send some
Hi Emmy! We call that Chico here in the Philippines. It has a gritty kind of texture but with a succulent meat. Usually eaten with the peel (like with the apple). Best when it's chilled. Someone who just ate this is often mistaken having just came from a drinking session.
For ripeness the skin doesn't need to be wrinkly, simply not taut. It's ready when the fruit be safely squeezed and gives just a little. The skin can be eaten once the fruit is ripe. As mentioned already it's called a naseberry in Jamaica.
It is known as Chikoo in India and we can have this with the skin also, it is a most common fruit in India like Banana, apple and watermelon. No need to wait for the fruit to get over ripe it can catch worms inside. So you can have it once it is firm when you gently press it. You can keep the raw sapote in warm or room temperature place and give 1 or 2 days rest period so that you have a riped fruit.
the best fruit ever! had it for first time in chiangmai thailand, buy all available every morning in the supermarket !!!!!!! tastes like a mix of kola and caramel flavour
This fruit is also indigenous to the tropics and is abundant here in the Philippines. Over here it is called Chico
Same in Guatemala. Same name too.
Omg that's what they're called in Pakistan too😄😄😄
same in India as well! :D
Yep! I absolutely love chico~ It is almost like sugar :)
I don't want to be that guy but "indigenous" is not the word you're looking for. It was introduced here by Spain (I think), since Emy said it's origin is central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. It does grow in the Philippines though and it's one of my favorite fruits that sadly, I haven't eaten in a long time, like decades.
Here in Jamaica we call that fruit a naseberry!! pronounced "neez-berry" 😁 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Yes! I have a tree
Thanks for the pronunciation. 🤗
Oh hi Viv!😄
Here in Venezuela we call it NÍSPERO. It can grow in a bigger size, very very sweet. When it is too ripe it tastes a little bit like alcohol, almost fermented...delicious!
Yess my favourite fruit😍 my family has a tree in Jamaica and I miss them so much. Nothing else tastes like it.
This taste amazing in a milkshake.
·milk
·sapodilla
·a few walnuts
·ice
Blend and enjoy
That's a power shake. Nice!
Huh?
Very interesting
Noemi Martin also goes great as an icecream flavor😋
rwolff01 yes!!
As an autistic person, I can't begin to say how helpful it is when you describe food. You make it so understandable. Thank you For taking your time using as many descriptions as possible.
Do you by any chance frequently browse 4chan? Just asking 😉
agreed!
I love this fruit for It's granulated sugar crystal texture. I just love when i chew it. Also i feel like it has a refreshing flavour as if Watermelon meets Brown Sugar.
Watermelon meets brown sugar. Omg perfect Description
Yeah. Absolutely love that texture.
Great description
@RavenPoe you're gonna love it
I always described it as having a sandy texture but yours is much better!
we call it "chico" in the philippines. spaniards brought that to the philippines. the bark of the tree is used to make gums by the japanese soldiers. it tastes malty and sugary, that’s why if you have a drink of alcohol, they always say you smell like “chico” because of the malt flavor in chico...
The chicle from the tree was used by both the Mayans and the Aztecs as gum. It is also were chiclets get there name.
Was going to post the same.
Wow thanks for the info I love learning about food and stuff 😁
I love to learn about food and stuff 😁
emccoy cool fact!
Exactly!!!!
We call it a ‘Ciku’ here in Malaysia. We used to own one of the tree in my backyard, until my dad decided to cut the tree to give more room.
My family and I personally don’t eat them, so my neighbour always come by to get some. Huhu. Interesting to see your take on this :D
Emmy’s videos are always so refreshing. Honest, open-minded, and simple. Much love ♥️♥️♥️
❤❤❤ Thanks for the sweetness.
I love how I’m watching Emmy because she tries the most intriguing of things to me, and at the same time I’m learning many interesting facts, history, or cultural origins about all these foods! ❤️
We call it a naseberry here in Jamaica. I even have a tree in my backyard. It's one of my favourite fruits. 🇯🇲
How long does it take to grow
Same in the Cayman Islands
Y'all don't call it Dilly. I've never heard no one call it naseberry in the Bahamas.
My dad used to get me so much when I was a child 😪😪
They are called “nispero” on my country, my favorite fruit! 🇻🇪
Yes! I was looking for a comment that mentioned this. We call them nispero too! 🇨🇺
They are call naseberry in Jamaica I absolutely loved it
Cool!
Did you make earrings with the seeds?🤣😂 If you didn't, then you are way too young.😉
Are Jamaican apples any good?
@@adamburdt8794 yes they are amazing I still miss them even though I live in the UK
@@adamburdt8794 Otahiti apples are very subtle in flavour and the texture is nothing like regular apples. It's more like a pear, I would say. The ideal ones have very deep red skins...like port wine.
My first experience with Sapodilla was when I was in Northern Bali. I was on a bus traveling with a local guide who spoke English and at one of the stops someone was selling fruit and Komong purchased one and brought it to me all excited and gave me a spoonful. It was so amazing.. exactly as you describe, like eating a fruit that was emulating brown sugar. I finally was able to find it again at a fruit stand that has been in South Florida for many years called Robert Is Here. I recommend you checking them out as well. Right now, their shipping has slowed down but I expect that they'll do more again in the future.
Yes! The theme song is my favorite.
Sap-o-what?
Yeah!
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Not mine
@@matthewwilson9749 You sir are a legend!
I hate it
In Senegal, it’s called Sapoti. It is soooo sweeettttttt. Omg it’s been a long time. 20 years now😢. I miss 🇸🇳😭😭😭
We call them chico in the Philippines🇵🇭. We have a couple of trees that bears fruit all year long.the fruit bats around us loves them! And it does have a beer like smell. That's why we often describe drunks as "amoy chico" Or in english, Smells like chico.
katheja Mariano there also called naseberry in Jamaica
It's called chiku in India 😊
Chikoo, as called in India, is literally my favvv! I just had 3 of it for dinner Hahaaa! ❤️😂😅
They are so delicious!! But so expensive here in Canada. I just bought 3 Chikoos for 2.30 CAD ☹️ we are waiting for them to get ripe now !
@@honeyboo901 oh no!! We get them during the peak of summer for very cheap. They are a bliss during that weather haha!
@@Jesuschrist12658 send some over haha
I call it sapota
This is from indonesian i think
Called "Sawo" the taste is sweet
In indonesian you can found this fruit everywhere and every time because this fruit is so many, you can found it in supermarket/grocery store/anywhere
Yes...in Indonesia it's called "sawo". You can find it a lot in Indonesia.
Yeah it's sawo. But I don't like the taste of it 😁
I really like them. They have unique texture, it's like eating mushy granulated sugar.
Sawo asalnya dari Meksiko selatan. Paling enak dimakan dingin, hihi 😍
Not from Indonesia. Just because it's grown there it doesn't mean it's endemic. It's like if I said that mangos are from the united states because we grow them here. They are endemic to Mexico, central America and the Caribbean.
Hello Emmy, in Colombia, specially in the northern region (Caribbean) is called Níspero. We colombians love it! When ripe it is very, very sweet, almost like raw cane sugar. It is mainly used in juices and shakes. I personaly love it to eat it straight with a spoon with a drizzle of condensed milk. It's so popular in the caribbean region, that even mainstream icecream shops have the flavor. There are other typical fruits down here, like sapote, mamei and guanábana (sourpop), among other less known tropical fruits, that does need an aquired taste...
We call it 'Chico' in the Philippines and we often refer a drunk person as someone who smells like that fruit, you are absolutely right, it kinda taste like alcohol!
I'm from the Bahamas and the trees grow here. I love them. Although the name has evolved to sapodilly(dilly for short) vs sapodilla I guess over time. We even had a restaurant named Sapodillys on my island. You can eat the skin as well.
Have you tried saskatoon berries? They grow here in Canada and it is my favourite berry 🤤❤️ it makes amazing pie and jam
In my country is called nispero.. And its extremlly sweet.. If. You add milk and ice its amazing just like zapote oh yeaaah
Wow
Here is called chico zapote (Oaxaca, México). And nispero is a whole different fruit/tree.
Nispero is in season around October to December and Chico zapote (zapodilla) something like April through July.
Sapodilla one my favorite fruits from my childhood. Very meaty and sweet.
Same here, it's one of my chilhood fruit I never thought US also have that kind of fruit 😁
Meaty... not exactly how I would like my fruit to be described
@@sophiasoto5737 I understand lol. Let me put it this way. A caramelized pear.
🌸 whenever I visited my grandmother I used to be able to pick this fresh from the tree
Well worth that nearly 14hr flight
It was delicious, also balata was even better. Smaller and red skinned in colour
Much sweeter but similar texture to the sapodilla fruit
That’s brown one, there is a purple one also
The black one is close to eating chocolate.....yum 😋
i don't know this fruit!!
thank you for sharing 👍👍
from korea 🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷
Lol yummyboy
@@iamdylannn oh my friend!!!!! nice to meet you
@Yuhu oh thank you friend ❤❤🙆♂️🙆♂️
I love how bright with natural light it gets in your house
I have been watching your vids for 2 weeks straight. You are addicting
YASSS. 😊
Agreed!
I love emmy she has a wide vocabulary and terrminologies about foods 💙💚💛💜💖
I've seen some posters in the gynecologist's office that resemble this anatomical little fruit...
I'm not going to say what the inside of the fruit looks like 👀🐈
Kara C lol I said the same thing 😆
The same thing pops to my mind 😂 hahaha
you nasty. 😂😂
I have 7 of these trees in my yard, they are amazing!
I grew up on an island off Miami called Key Biscayne and we had a sapodilla tree in our front yard! One of my favorite fruits growing up :) When I visited Costa Rica, I tried its cousin fruit, sapote! Also yummy but nothing beats sapodilla~
In México we call them: "chicozapote" it's delicious I personally eat them every time I can
Mmm...
Chico zapote. I didn't know sapodilla was another name for it, sounds like a quesadilla of sapos (toads)
I’ve heard of chicozapote but I had never seen one
wow. in the philippines, we call it chico
Emmy, I so admire your passion for life! The way you appreciate even the smallest details in things is a beautiful quality and something I definitely aspire to. You truly make the world seem lovely and worthwhile.
Also, sapo-what?
In Jamaica this is called a naseberry, the skin of the fruit can be eaten as well.
Girl I got a few the other day, sweet essi
That skin is hard and tastes like tree bark. How do you eat it?
@@cronopio11221122 lol 😂 yea the skin is sorta hard but that's only when it's not fully ripe, it also doesn't taste like tree bark to me, it tastes like the fruit. As long as u eat the skin with the fruit it won't taste different.
@@shannonbrown9438 Same gurl same
In Jamaica 🇯🇲 it’s called naseberry omgggg it’s in season now and it’s awesome 👏🏽
Love these🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
In Guyana we pronounce it as sap-ah-dill-ah
yes exactly. lol
Correct 😊
In the Bahamas/Turks and Caicos, we also pronounce it that way. We call it 'dilly' for short. Great video! The skin doesn't have to be wrinkly. We gauge its ripeness on softness of the fruit. Also, I can't think of anyone who eats sapodilla with a spoon. That was funny to watch! LOL.
Stephanie Samaroo same in Trinidad 🇹🇹
That’s how my family pronounces it in south Florida as well
Hi, thank you for your video. In Venezuela we also consume sapodilla but it is called "Nispero" and supposedly it comes from Japan. Very sweet and used in a variety of deserts.
Omg they're called naseberry in Jamaica I love em so much...one of my favourite fruits😍😍😍😍
WOW! Emmy you are really brave. I love the way you describe the foods you are tasting. :)
I work in retail and in a less than desirable area. Yesterday near my job they found 2 bodies buried at a home and one of them was a girl who had been missing since Dec. She was a customer of mine with a young daughter and her mother was beside herself wondering where her daughter was. She was 27 years old. In a 9 month time span I've had 5 customers arrested for murder and 2 murdered. With that said I just wanna tell you Emmy that it's nice to see a warm smile and hear your kind words when so much of the world is dark and ugly. I can come home after a trying day and watch your videos and for at least 10 mins everything seems ok. If only everyone could be so pleasant. Thank you for being a welcoming open person bringing a little light to the darkness.
That's some shit right there. I hope you get out of there away from those kinds of people for your own safety.
I just bought 4 of these Sapodillas today December 8, 2022 and yeah it reminds me of the Mamey aka: red sapote skin and by the sounds of it the fruit flesh texture resembles it too being pumpkin and squash. Also just like the Mamey it needs to have wrinkled mushy skin.
Just like you said unripe is astringent in taste and persimmon do the exact same thing and the black sapote is also part of the persimmon family.
Trying to find a reasonable place for the black sapote.
I’ve never heard of this fruit before! So interesting to learn about new things! Thank you so much for sharing 🤠👍
This is called a Cheekoo in the subcontinent where I'm from. My house has a huge tree of it, but it's super susceptible to birds and other critters because of just how sweet it is.
Try it in a shake with some banana, it's so, so good!
It's 1am in the UK and i can't believe i've gotten here so early, i'm usually in bed at this time lol
Why is it so compelling to watch this (admittedly adorable) human tasting things.
We call it ‘mispel’ in Aruba. It is a great icecream flavor too! 😋😋😋
I LOVE sapodilla. I'm Guyanese so we have that in Guyana. It's my favorite
Man, this would probably make a delicious ice cream or sorbet!
Already is ice cream of it in India :) called chikoo ice cream
Behold! The Hemingway of TH-cam. I always enjoy the ernest way Emmy describes and smoothly explains allll of the sensations of trying something new/unfamiliar.
This channel could be equally enjoyable for the blind, sighted, deaf, hearing, non-English speakers, young, old...on and on. I'm originally here for the positivity, and have learned so many interesting bits. I love this channel! Sap-O-What?
We called it "sawo" In Indonesia. Very sweet and one of my favourite fruits
Frooooooty frooooooty frooooots!! This sounds so yummy!! I bet this would be bomb with some vanilla ice cream, or in a cobbler!! 😋
That's my favourite fruit. In Venezuela we call them nispero
In The Bahamas it grows abundantly and we call it "Dilly"/ "Sapodilly". It's my favorite fruit next to native soursop (soursop ice cream is delicious), juju plums, hog plums and scarlett plums. We don't eat them with a spoon however. We wash it and eat it, skin on, like an apple.
It kind of looked like an old potato at first. It’s so crazy what Mother Nature can grow!
Sap-o-what?
Just call them Chikoo. Try them when they are ripe and don’t squish it like she was doing here. Rather scoop it out the way we scoop the ice cream and let your mouth do the rest. They are so delicious or mAy I have the acquired taste 😀
This is my favorite fruit!!! I clicked immediately. Though those look like a different variety than what im used to in the Caribbean. The one I am used to is more golden brown and sometimes has that same red tint. Also when we eat it it is firm enough to cut into a slice but when you put it in your mouth it dissolves into also a grainy texture. I always used to think it tasted like a smoky fruit. Its just so different from anything i ever ate.
Its also called naseberry in Jamaica
CHICO 💗🇵🇭! Yes you are right it's quite sweet. About the alcoholic part, here in the Philippines, people who ate a lot of chico are mistakenly thought of as having a little too much to drink 🍻🥃
Yay i love cheekoos here in India
I love it!!! I grew up eating it! It’s a little gritty and tastes like candy! Amazing in shakes!!!
Sometimes I watch these just to hear the Fruity Fruit song.
galanie Yes! The “Fruity Fruits” song! ❤️
Please try the milkshake! I think you’ll love it!
Recipe:
1 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons sugar (to taste)
1/2 cup crushed ice
1 cup fresh ripe mamey (sapote) cubed or use frozen pulp
Goya sells mamey/sapote pulp in the frozen section of your grocery stores.
I miss this fruit !!!
We used to steal some from our neighbours trees. 😂😅
yu might find them in the frozen fruits section in an indian grocery store..
We have this in El Salvador and they are in season right now! I hated them as a child, but now love them in milkshakes!! Super sweet and yummy
Looks like chiku/chikoo from India😍😍😍
I’ve had this fruit before, it’s a bit difficult to find in Puerto Rico since most trees are in the thick forest. But my family loves their sweet, almost like caramel taste, we also call them Nísperos.
in jamaica we call this naesberry (pronounced kneesberry)
Fruity fruits and the candy kits are my favs, but you are always a joy to see.
Sap-o-what? I've never heard of it, but it sounds good 👌
One way to pronounce it is Sap-o-dil-la
I love this fruit! It's one of my favorites. In Brazil we call sapoti (sounds like sapotee).
It's my birthday today. I turned twenty. Your video is a nice treat. Thanks Emmy!
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I love the epic music as you cut into the fruit!! 🍑🍋🍊🍓🍐🎶🎵
We call this fruit a naseberry in Jamaica. Didnt even know it had such a fancy name
The most amazing fruit ,just pure goodness , was fortunate to enjoy this fruit throughout my entire childhood years.
I’m in Mexico and saw those at the grocery store today! I’ll definitely have to try it tomorrow!
I think I have a dirty mind. That cross section of the fruit looked like a certain part of the female anatomy lol
I found these mystery box episode really informative. To the point that I will give some of these fruits I have seen but never tasted a whirl. I found the description of 'what ripe' smell/looks like really helpful.
Should be called the Adam and Eve fruit... Adam on the outside, Eve on the inside.
By Adam do you mean a shriveled ball sack
Eve the one who ate the apple though 🤷🏻♂️
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My grandma would actually make gum from the chicle from the under ripped fruits!! It was my favorite as a kid when I would visit her in Veracruz!
Sap-oh-dill-ah not sapoday 😂😂😂 love youuu emi 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
Love you Emmy! Your videos put a smile on my face
Sap-o-what? ;)
I love reading the comments from all over the world! Food really can bring people together. I can sometimes find chicos/sapotas here in Hawaii and when I do, I'm so happy! It was love at first taste. So the red color inside is normal? I don't think other ones I've eaten looked like that... It's been awhile, sadly.
When I was a kid I remember having a fruit like that at my step dads family during Christmas down in Fresno California with seeds just like that but they were not as big as the one Em has. the ones were about the size of a tangerine and when ripe so very delicious. His mom made minced pie with them and was great. His Mom called them Cheva fruit but the seeds had that hook thing and the skin was leather like and brown so must be a relative or sub species.
We had a tree of these in our front yard when I used to live on Key Biscayne, an island in Florida. Although we called it mame or something. They were AMAZING and my favorite thing growing up aside from lychees :)
It's called sofeda in Bengali. And I LOVE it when it's ripe. The best part is when it's ripe enough you don't even need a knife to cut it open. It's already kinda segment in wedges inside I just use a spoon to scoop it and eat it.
Love this! Known as ciku (chiku) in Malaysia and they are much smaller in size than what you had
One of my favorites. I have a tree just beside my room. it is super sweet. glad you enjoyed it as well
We call it chico here in the Philippines. Back when I was a kid we always trespass our neighbors compound (it was alright to them since where kids and we just play around) to get some "chico" during it's season. It's ok to owner since it saves them the time and effort in cleaning the fruits that just fell from the tree and rot and attrack flies. We also go their to catch spiders and dragon flies. They have mansanitas too and blambing (a very sour fruit) and tamarind tree.
Chill it in chiller, wedges it. Taste heavenly, refreshing. Had few trees here.
Growing up in south Florida, I lived on the corner of banana st and sapodilla st. All the surrounding streets were named like your fruity fruits emmy😊 brings back memories whenever I hear some
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I love this series, I learn so much
Looks similar to African Star fruit also called Agbalumo locally in Nigeria. The seeds look exactly the same but agbalumo usually has 5 seeds, they form a Star shape which is where the name comes from. It’s orange in color and has that white milky latex liquid when it’s not ripe, when ripe the liquid looks more pink but is still sticking, it has a sweet and sour taste to it. I think you should try it. It’s seasonal tho, in season at the moment. Have to check if it’s allowed into the US to be able to send some
Hi Emmy! We call that Chico here in the Philippines. It has a gritty kind of texture but with a succulent meat. Usually eaten with the peel (like with the apple). Best when it's chilled. Someone who just ate this is often mistaken having just came from a drinking session.
There is also a 'wild' smaller version of this which typically grows near the coast. We chew the latex from this fruit like gum.
For ripeness the skin doesn't need to be wrinkly, simply not taut. It's ready when the fruit be safely squeezed and gives just a little. The skin can be eaten once the fruit is ripe. As mentioned already it's called a naseberry in Jamaica.
It is known as Chikoo in India and we can have this with the skin also, it is a most common fruit in India like Banana, apple and watermelon. No need to wait for the fruit to get over ripe it can catch worms inside. So you can have it once it is firm when you gently press it. You can keep the raw sapote in warm or room temperature place and give 1 or 2 days rest period so that you have a riped fruit.
the best fruit ever! had it for first time in chiangmai thailand, buy all available every morning in the supermarket !!!!!!! tastes like a mix of kola and caramel flavour