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Tropical Fruit Discussion / My First Taste of Lisa Atemoya
« on: December 27, 2017, 11:58:01 AM »
I had my first try of Lisa Atemoya and it was good! Just have to say it was not my fruit but it was backyard grown here in San Diego. From previous discussions on the forum, I was expecting a less than mediocre fruit. The tree doesn't produce a lot of fruit and maybe this one fruit was small but it weighed in at 13 ounces. It may have been picked a little early but the skin between the areoles started to turn pink/light yellow, so I picked it and let it ripen on the counter for five days. The areoles and skin of the fruit just start to slightly soften and it felt like plastic. I cut it open and ate half if it right away and put the other half in the fridge to eat later chilled. The first sensation I had when eating the fruit was it was sweet, then came the rather berry like-taste. I though the chilled half tasted even better and had the taste of strawberry yogurt with chunks of fruit in it. I agree with other reviewers that it is not as creamy as a Cherimoya and the carpels are somewhat chewy,but not overly so. I would probably rate it a 3.5 out of 5 on taste, low seed count of 13 seeds was good. Overall, it was an enjoyable fruit, creamy in between the areoles, and definately worthwhile eating!