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Mamey fruit – or in Spanish, sapote fruit, is native to Mexico and Central America. And in Belize, like many fruits, it is only available seasonally. Every year – the late spring and early summer is the time for FRUIT. When our year-round steady supply of oranges, bananas, papaya, limes, pineapple, and watermelon is supplementedKeep reading »
I’ve tried, I can’t, I hate papaya. I feel childish just saying it. Guilty. The word hate is so ugly. And when applied to something so bountiful…so beautiful? I’m not proud of it. At least once a year, I see a lovely golden pile at the fruit stand – all smiling at me with theirKeep reading »
I don’t remember a better year for mangos on Ambergris Caye. I’m not sure if it is a blowout year on the mainland for mangos. Or that there are fewer consumers (no tourists!) of fresh fruit in Belize right now. OR if mango-tree-owners are extra-incentivized to distribute more fruit (and maybe make a bit moreKeep reading »
Walk down the street of San Pedro and you are bound to see someone selling fruit. The year-round standards are banana, beautiful pineapples, watermelon, oranges, limes, and papaya. All grown in Belize (check out my post about the banana industry in the south – super interesting to me.) And then we get seasonal fruits –Keep reading »
I can’t believe that it took me 8 years in Belize to visit Miss Emma’s Garden and Restaurant. This tiny lady and her farm are a national treasure. It may seem a bit off the beaten path but it’s easy to find. At about Mile 16 on the Southern Highway, just about 15 minutesKeep reading »
I’ve lived in San Pedro, Belize for 8 years now and really, there shouldn’t be any more “mystery fruit”. I have a whole section devoted to them on my blog – from custard apple to “soursop – my brush with fame and fortune”. All strange to this expat arriving from New York but not at allKeep reading »
When Martha Stewart, American maven of all things crafty and beautiful, was released from white-collar prison, she was asked about her harrowing experience and how she felt. “I feel great”, the felon answered on her first day of freedom. Next question: what did you miss most while you were locked-up? Martha’s answer (and this IKeep reading »
I definitely love bread and I certainly love fruit. But when I read the description of the Caribbean favorite, the breadfruit: “its name is derived from the texture of the cooked fruit, which has a potato like flavor, similar to freshly baked bread (Wikipedia)” and a friend described them as “spongy”, I don’t know…I feltKeep reading »
Winter is a bit of dry spell for fruit variety here in Belize. Sure you can always access oranges, bananas, grapefruit and watermelon. During the holiday season, apples seem to be shipped in from the USA in large quantity. And it’s fine. But they say “variety is the spice of life” and, I’ll beKeep reading »
‘Tis the season for fruit in Belize and two new ones arrived at my local fruit stand yesterday morning. One tasty and one downright horrible.Let’s start on a positive note: the wax apple or the rose apple or the water apple. Aptly named since it has a waxy skin and tastes like a juicy, crisp,Keep reading »
I posed the question last week to my faithful readers: what the heck is this fruit? The Spanish-only speaking gentleman at the fruit stand seemed to be indicating that it is delicious (smiling and the Mmmmm sound needs no translation.) Once IDed as soursop, I popped it in the refrigerator and got ready forKeep reading »
The fruit season in Belize is starting up. Mamey is here. Green mangos are just arriving, ripe ones should be here in a month or two and yesterday I found a strange fruit that I’ve never tried. The custard apple. Also called cherimoya or even the ice cream fruit. Hmmmm…those names sound promising. Hey, MarkKeep reading »
I had heard of passion fruit before (juice, jelly, etc) but yesterday some friends of mine handed me two fruits I had never actually seen before. Yellow Belizean Passion Fruit. They grew them right in their backyard. So…I continue my series about the more mysterious fruits in Belize. If you missed the last few, youKeep reading »
I stumbled upon this seriously rare fruit in Island Supermarket just yesterday and had to buy two even though I think they were $4 or $5bzd each. (I couldn’t bear to look). California Peaches. You hardly ever see these in Belize. And when you do, they are pretty much rotten or totally mealy…I guess peachesKeep reading »
Ok…mystery is the wrong term. I have seen this fruit before. In Vietnam and Thailand but most people that see it here in Belize are seeing it for the first time. In Asia, it was always very white in the center and was sold everywhere. Here in Belize, it’s more seasonal (a summertime fruit) and almostKeep reading »
Summer is the season for new and mysterious fruits at the local fruit stands in San Pedro. I stopped by this one yesterday (across from Ramon’s Village) to test two that are new to me. Only $2bzd a bag…so why not. Craboo (or nance) is a small yellow fruit with a very pungent smell. The wordKeep reading »
Since I will be starting TOTAL FITNESS diet today, I needed to eat out as much as possible over the weekend. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right? Lunch at Caliente’s is a great start. Caliente’s is a Mexican/Caribbean place right in the center of town on the water. Things to love about this place: Keep reading »
