I just had my first one yesterday, and I am in love.
Any chance there's a good recipe for them? If not, I'm perfectly happy eating them as is.
btw, If you haven't had them, you're wasting precious time reading this.
What is a cherimoya?
Ja, ja, I am googling, but still. Fill in some blanks as I do so.
It is a fruit of delightfulness itself.
Tastes kind of like ice cream, but not cold.
Looks pretty cool.
Here is what I found when Googling--there's supposed to be recipes under the eating part: http://cherimoya.orcon.net.nz/600x800.html
CARAMELIZED CHERIMOYAS
FUCK
Cherimoyas are so good! I wish they weren't so expensive.
I'm growing paw paw trees, the fruits of which are supposed to be similar, but are so delicate you can't buy them anywhere.
I was under the (possibly mistaken) impression that paw paw is just an asian spelling of papaya?
I must be wrong, because papaya would never grow in Orygun.
Yeah, papayas are tropical. Pawpaws do well in temperate zones.
are they similar though?
I seem to remember some of my asian cookbooks using them interchangeably.
Hmmm I don't know... I am not fond of papaya, and pawpaw is supposed to be more like cherimoya... I've never actually tasted one, I have to wait until my baby trees grow up!
Ah, OK, I did a little googling and it looks like in other parts of the world they often call papayas "paw paw" but they are not related to the American Paw Paw.
Hahahaha this cracked me up:
"The flowers are self-incompatible, requiring cross pollination; at least two different varieties of the plant are needed as pollenizers. The flowers produce an odor similar to that of rotting meat to attract blowflies or carrion beetles for cross pollination. Lack of pollination is the most common cause of poor fruiting, and growers resort to hand pollination or to hanging chicken necks or other meat to attract pollinators."
Amazing. I wonder how hard it would be to engineer flower that smelt like other stuff.
I just now realized what a cherimoya is.
In the West Indies, they're "soursop", and they're basically the best thing ever.
I don't know about cooking with them, but I know that they make excellent daiquiris and/or coladas.
also, soursop cheesecake is fucking AWESOME.
Quote from: Nigel on January 15, 2008, 10:48:36 PM
Cherimoyas are so good! I wish they weren't so expensive.
I'm growing paw paw trees, the fruits of which are supposed to be similar, but are so delicate you can't buy them anywhere.
I've had both and pawpaws are very very strongly flavored. I personally hate them, but my kids will eat them. However, they taste NOTHING like a cherimoya.
Quote from: East Coast Hustle on January 24, 2008, 07:42:50 PM
I just now realized what a cherimoya is.
In the West Indies, they're "soursop", and they're basically the best thing ever.
I don't know about cooking with them, but I know that they make excellent daiquiris and/or coladas.
also, soursop cheesecake is fucking AWESOME.
tr00f!!
Replace applesauce in a layer cake, very tasty. Makes amazing sorbet! I've had it in cream puffs replacing the cream.
My daughter just eats it straight from the half like a pudding.
I'm thinking that most of these Cherimoya recipes I'm hearing are just gilding the lily. But I do want to try them caramelized.
I tasted a cherimoya once. The guy who offered it to me mentioned that Mark Twain called it the most delicious fruit known to man.
Never before had I been convinced of Twain's literary genius.
Twain was a good friend of N. Tesla, you know. It is only suitable that he was a superlative wit.
Quote from: Khara on January 24, 2008, 08:24:16 PM
Quote from: Nigel on January 15, 2008, 10:48:36 PM
Cherimoyas are so good! I wish they weren't so expensive.
I'm growing paw paw trees, the fruits of which are supposed to be similar, but are so delicate you can't buy them anywhere.
I've had both and pawpaws are very very strongly flavored. I personally hate them, but my kids will eat them. However, they taste NOTHING like a cherimoya.
There are several different varieties of pawpaw, and two major separations of type, so I hear. Mine are still saplings. Are you more northern or more southern? I have heard that makes a difference.