Fruit of the Week: Abiu

Fruit of the Week

Abiu

The abiu is an interesting fruit. It enticed me at the Locavore store in downtown Hilo--it's round, yellow exterior seemed promising to me as a fruit full of adventure. As it turns out, I was not the biggest fan (Rachel really liked it though.) It is very, very sweet. Too sweet for my taste, but that is just me. It has a sort of caramel-y flavor, and to me tastes somewhat milky. The skin, for whatever reason, makes our mouths go all tingly. The fruit itself is somewhat like a slimy peach, with less texture. Rachel and Tamarah think they taste a little bit like a rambutan (a notion I don't agree with.) They both also think they're very sweet. Tamarah thinks that it is a little interesting; kind of like pudding, really mushy. She says it looks like it could be cut like a lemon. Rachel enjoys how the peel make your lips numb, she thinks it's a fun feeling. It's not something she would want to eat all the time, but she would like it as a treat for every once in a while, for a little variety in the ole fruit repertoire. She likes that the texture is a little slimy and weird.