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Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« on: May 25, 2015, 02:48:00 PM »
Im on the Hunt for Lychee, Mangos, Durian, Mangosteen, sugar apple, whatevers in season...I want it!!!
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2015, 04:56:50 PM »
Im on the Hunt for Lychee, Mangos, Durian, Mangosteen, sugar apple, whatevers in season...I want it!!!

Where are you? There are tons of lychees and mangoes on the Big Island this year. I'm sure they're making their way to Oahu. Ofcoruse you will have to pay inflacted city prices there. Durian you can probably forget it, wrong time. There are a few mangosteen flolating around, high priced as they're off season. Sugar apple not popular in Hawaii. Tons of rollinias though. Others in season: starapple, canistel, white sapote, brazilian cherry,mamey sapote, black sapote, green sapote.
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 02:47:37 PM »
You gotta go to the local farmer's markets. Many fruits don't ship well.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2015, 02:51:51 PM »
Oscar what about Jaboticaba?

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2015, 02:39:05 AM »
Oscar what about Jaboticaba?

Haven't seen any yet.
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2015, 02:52:01 AM »
Ken Love has Jaboticaba at his family farmers market stand now (got some this past weekend) -- at the Keauhou Farmers Market on Saturday.  Also get his Shattauer avocados -- they're really excellent.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2015, 06:35:40 AM »
Im on the Hunt for Lychee, Mangos, Durian, Mangosteen, sugar apple, whatevers in season...I want it!!!

Where are you? There are tons of lychees and mangoes on the Big Island this year. I'm sure they're making their way to Oahu. Ofcoruse you will have to pay inflacted city prices there. Durian you can probably forget it, wrong time. There are a few mangosteen flolating around, high priced as they're off season. Sugar apple not popular in Hawaii. Tons of rollinias though. Others in season: starapple, canistel, white sapote, brazilian cherry,mamey sapote, black sapote, green sapote.

Oahu lychee prices are dropping!  The best year in a while!

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2015, 06:47:51 AM »
im kinda pissed I'm missing lychee season this year  :-[

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2015, 11:30:48 AM »
im kinda pissed I'm missing lychee season this year  :-[

I would be, where you at Ben?

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2015, 12:21:08 PM »
Oscar what about Jaboticaba?

The season here on the east side of the BI was about a month ago. I haven't seen any at the market the last few times I went.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2015, 01:02:10 PM »
I have eaten so much lychees. I am going into lychee OD. Last night prepared lychee ice cream.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2015, 01:12:29 PM »
Jackpot boys!!! Not sure what variety i got...thought i was buying Kaimana but this seed is much rounder and larger with noticeable acidity. 5.50 a pound!!! Worth it for me though.


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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2015, 01:14:07 PM »




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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2015, 01:17:06 PM »
Sure looks like Kaimana...price is much higher than what Oscar eluded to.
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2015, 01:28:32 PM »
ya I guess the price depends on where you are at. I cringe at paying more than 3.00 a # for anything. Mangosteins run about 3-4 a # here.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2015, 01:51:56 PM »





Those mangos on the left and bottom are likely imports.

Bush2beach, I'm working in Colorado

Sure looks like Kaimana...price is much higher than what Oscar eluded to.


No surprise there.


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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2015, 01:56:55 PM »





Those mangos on the left and bottom are likely imports.

Bush2beach, I'm working in Colorado

Sure looks like Kaimana...price is much higher than what Oscar eluded to.


No surprise there.

While I have never been to Hawaii the writing on the box holding the bags of lychees sure looks like it is from an oriental market (which might explain the highter price...).
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2015, 02:15:36 PM »
Nice pick up, I also agree it looks a lot like Kaimana.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2015, 02:18:34 PM »
I browsed mulple street and marjet vendors in china town....the lychee price was firm...cheapest was 5.00 a lbs...you had some discolored marutis going for much cheaper....

I passed on Mango this time...i saw some Pirie Mangos for 4.50 A lbs but decide On pure lychees...50.00 dollars worth purchased...should last a little while...next stop Fiji!!!
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2015, 03:09:46 PM »
Jackpot boys!!! Not sure what variety i got...thought i was buying Kaimana but this seed is much rounder and larger with noticeable acidity. 5.50 a pound!!! Worth it for me though.



These definitely look like Kaimana......but if you are tasting acidity, that would not be consistant with Kaimana.



 Perhaps these are the ones that had acidity.  They do not look like Kaimana.
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2015, 05:44:24 PM »
Sure looks like Kaimana...price is much higher than what Oscar eluded to.

He's in a tourist area. Most of the island of Oahu is tourist area. And most of those lychees come from another island: Big Island, so you're paying for inter island transportation as well as a lot of extra middle men. Lychees are selling for around $3 a pound retail here, and should drop lower as we're not at peak of season yet.
That's not Kaimana, but not sure what type it is. Kaimanas have bigger shoulders. If what you're eating has acidity it probably was picked too early. Lots of vendors pick them too early.
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #21 on: May 27, 2015, 05:51:07 PM »
If what you're eating has acidity it probably was picked too early. Lots of vendors pick them too early.

I agree. They seem to be a fruit that go off pretty quickly from what I have experienced.

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #22 on: May 27, 2015, 07:48:17 PM »
If what you're eating has acidity it probably was picked too early. Lots of vendors pick them too early.

I agree. They seem to be a fruit that go off pretty quickly from what I have experienced.

They keep pretty well if refrigerated. At farmer's markets no refrigeration. And many stores keep them in an area without refrigeration also. Vendors also pick them green because early fruits fetch a higher price (from the unweary or the desperate).
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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #23 on: May 27, 2015, 08:21:28 PM »
Oscar, what would be best place to get fresh and cheaper fruits like lychee and mangoes in Big Island? Hilo side or else? I will be there next week and can't wait to pigout on tropical fruits

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Re: Fruit hunting in Hawaii!!!
« Reply #24 on: May 28, 2015, 12:26:04 AM »
I browsed mulple street and marjet vendors in china town....the lychee price was firm...cheapest was 5.00 a lbs...you had some discolored marutis going for much cheaper....

I passed on Mango this time...i saw some Pirie Mangos for 4.50 A lbs but decide On pure lychees...50.00 dollars worth purchased...should last a little while...next stop Fiji!!!

Clay,
What?....How could you pass on the Pirie's!
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