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U got a dud!some trees taste about as good as the pulp looks...caca!I will try to send you some fruit from a tree that's known to make excellent fruits.they have a floral flavor...reminds me of eating mousse that is flavored with the essence of delicious smelling flowers....it doesn't taste like chocolate...but if you whip it up with a little cocoa powder...it's God's gift to those who want a truly vegan chocolate mousse.I hope you revisit this fruit again...after a decade of tasting rare fruit, I've come to realize, in some instances...although you may have tasted a fruit...you have not truly tasted a fruit, until you've tasted a sample of the spectrum of flavors that a species can offer...the diversity in flavor/texture/quality can be astounding!
No doubt we're beating a dead horse with this conversation but here goes anyway...I've had 2 black sapotes. The first one seemed to me to have a slightly sweet aspect and maybe a tiny hint of chocolate flavor. I got a kick out of the experience.The second one tasted like absolutely nothing. Big disappointment.The texture and color is really cool. I won't give up on this fruit quite yet but I am skeptical that any specimens would eclipse the experiences mentioned above.
Not even cacao tastes like chocolate, so why should black sapote?
There is a lot of variation in taste from tree to tree, especially since most trees planted are seedlings. There are improved cultivars and some grafted trees out there.
yeah Jared, u got fruits from a garbage tree.I've bumped into at least 3 or 4 trees that make big beautiful fruits...that taste like nothing...your reaction was exactly the same as mine.once I got to taste a good variety, it was night and day...they have a very sweet, and floral flavor, with texture of pudding, or mousse.it's an excellent fruit...with lots of potential.