Thursday, March 19, 2015

Abiu

One day, my mother asked me to eat an unknown fruit she bought from the market. The fruit seller at the wet market told her that this fruit is from the Amazon area, South America and is good for I-forgot-what-it-is-good-for-sorry.

It has slimy flesh around the seeds


Quite sweet and I could not detect any special taste though some of my siblings say that it has a weird taste.

This is how it looks like. The name is Abiu (Pouteria caimito). You can google for more information if you are interested. Not sure how much it costs too here.

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  1. RealGunnersMarch 19, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    It looks just like another variant of peach to me..

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 12:05 AM

      If you see the actual fruit, I don't think you will say that it looks like a peach.

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  2. suituapuiMarch 19, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Looks like ciku a bit. Ohhhhhhh!!!! This fruit. Someone in Kuching shared on Facebook, will live a very long life, he said...eating these. He has a plant, it seems. Sweet eh? That should be fine by me then... ;)

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 12:06 AM

      It is a tropical fruit so should be able to grow well here.

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  3. Princess RibbonMarch 19, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    Looks like persimmon plus peach texture.. If sweet ok wor, looks juicy..

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 12:07 AM

      Not like peach at all, more like a very ripe persimmon.

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  4. [SK]March 19, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    this is really something new to me, haha!!! all the way from the Amazon huh?? i do find it look like ciku, round version and with thick skin.. interesting fruit this is~~ :)

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 12:09 AM

      The flesh is more like a ripe ciku. Its origin is Amazon but I think this one is grown commercially somewhere else.

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  5. PHMarch 19, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    The seed reminds me of ciku.

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  6. Rose worldMarch 19, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    Look like unripe persimmon. Interesting.

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 12:10 AM

      More like a ripe persimmon than an unripe one.

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  7. The Yum ListMarch 20, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Oh yes, I've seen this before in Venezuela. I think it was called temare - something like that.

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 11:50 PM

      You are absolutely right! Have you eaten it?

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  8. Small KucingMarch 20, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    had it once. very sweet

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  9. StacyMarch 20, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    Wow looks special all right.

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  10. Nancy ChanMarch 20, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    I have tasted this before. A friend bought from the market and gave one to me. More like very ripe persimmon.

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  11. kcantaresMarch 20, 2015 at 4:16 PM

    Never seen that fruit before. It looks like a mandarins orange on the outside. Would love to try if I can find one here!

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    1. munMarch 20, 2015 at 11:58 PM

      The skin is smooth unlike a mandarin orange.

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  12. BlackswanMarch 20, 2015 at 9:14 PM

    This looks like Ciku to me too, Mun! Love to try it too :D

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  13. Twilight ManMarch 25, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    I have eaten it before when someone presented me a fruit basket. I had no idea where it was from until I read this post. Wow!

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