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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: tru on January 09, 2023, 12:37:34 PM
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Feel free to discuss and disagree in the comments! Everything was randomized from seed, I spent a while combing the past year of posts and really tried to get the most popular of the fruits.
Are there any in particular that I'm missing? Have fun w this!
READY!
SET!!!
VOTE!!!!!
https://www.polltab.com/bracket-poll/embed/v_hEPiFDax3 (https://www.polltab.com/bracket-poll/embed/v_hEPiFDax3)
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ROUND 1 RESULTS ARE IN! THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN!
Mangosteen vs. Mango (22:73) Mango +51
Lychee vs. Avocado (52:39) Lychee +13
Durian vs. Pineapple (27:62) Pineapple +35
White Sapote vs. Surinam Cherry (61:25) White Sapote +36
Guava vs. Cherimoya (20:71) Cherimoya +51
Sapodilla vs. Dragonfruit (49:36) Sapodilla +13
Jaboticaba vs. Soursop (54:31) Jaboticaba +23
Banana vs. Coconut (56:31) Banana +25
Starfruit vs. Sugar Apple (29:54) Sugar Apple +25
Cacao vs. Prickly Pear (53:26) Cacao +27
Star Apple vs. Feijoa (49:32) Star Apple +17
Jackfruit vs. Loquat (47:34) Jackfruit +13
Ice Cream Bean vs. Rambutan (20:62) Rambutan +42
Passionfruit vs. Granadilla (63:22) Passionfruit +41
Pitangatuba vs. Abiu (19:56) Abiu +37
Persimmon vs. Wax Jambu (64:17) Persimmon +47
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I got tired of typing out the scores but LETS GO
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Cool idea!
votes cast
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Love how we are able to vote for free!
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Very fun! Thanks for setting this up
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Damn, those are some tough first round match-ups! Mangosteen vs mango??? Lychee vs Avocado? Depends on the day for each of these.
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Of course yall! Thanks for enjoying it
Damn, those are some tough first round match-ups! Mangosteen vs mango??? Lychee vs Avocado? Depends on the day for each of these.
Group A is so stacked; I'm really curious whether durian or pineapple will win lmao, or banana and coconut is a really hard one too. So many good ones!
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I had to vote for the one I've tasted (and really like) over the one I've never tasted. Sorry, durian- and mangosteen-lovers.
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Very unfair. You can not mix some fruits. But very funy
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Damn, those are some tough first round match-ups! Mangosteen vs mango??? Lychee vs Avocado? Depends on the day for each of these.
Yeah those first 2?
Mango and avocado for the win.
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Of course yall! Thanks for enjoying it
Damn, those are some tough first round match-ups! Mangosteen vs mango??? Lychee vs Avocado? Depends on the day for each of these.
Group A is so stacked; I'm really curious whether durian or pineapple will win lmao, or banana and coconut is a really hard one too. So many good ones!
Pineapple and banana for the win.
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There might be some heavy bias towards sub tropical fruits based on the majority of users location on this forum results would be different if SE asia was included, however pretty cool idea.
No way on earth does a mango beat a mangosteen, nor does an avacado beat a lychee. And If durian doesnt win this could be the most corrupt olympics on record
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FEIJOA GANG WHERE WE AT
If durian doesnt win this could be the most corrupt olympics on record
This one got me by surprise lmfao 🤣
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There might be some heavy bias towards sub tropical fruits based on the majority of users location on this forum results would be different if SE asia was included, however pretty cool idea.
No way on earth does a mango beat a mangosteen, nor does an avacado beat a lychee. And If durian doesnt win this could be the most corrupt olympics on record
Durian is very good. After trying good ones I'm happy. Just not many people here in US that like it.
Mangosteen is good, but you haven't had a good FL mango. Lychee is so much better than avocado, but the avocado gang here is very large...
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Lychee is so much better than avocado
I am a lychee fan and I approve of this message.
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Lychee is so much better than avocado
I am a lychee fan and I approve of this message.
I am an avocado fan, but I approve of this message!
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Lychee are better than avocados as a sweet treat but if you have to actually eat them as a staple in your diet I rather have an avocado everyday.
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Mangosteen is more unusual than mango.
Durian is more interesting than pineapple.
Avocado is healthier than lychee.
Dragonfruit is more diverse than sapodilla.
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Mangosteen is more unusual than mango.
Durian is more interesting than pineapple.
Avocado is healthier than lychee.
Dragonfruit is more diverse than sapodilla.
Mangosteen vs a single variety of mango, I'd go mangosteen. So mango different types of mango though so I gave the edge to mango.
Durian is better than pineapple, not even a competition. Never heard of someone flying to another country to try the pineapple (I imagine commercial growers or researchers have though) but durian addicts will travel the tropics in their hunt for different durians.
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Mangosteen is more unusual than mango.
Durian is more interesting than pineapple.
Avocado is healthier than lychee.
Dragonfruit is more diverse than sapodilla.
Mangosteen vs a single variety of mango, I'd go mangosteen. So mango different types of mango though so I gave the edge to mango.
Durian is better than pineapple, not even a competition. Never heard of someone flying to another country to try the pineapple (I imagine commercial growers or researchers have though) but durian addicts will travel the tropics in their hunt for different durians.
Everything is relative! For me and some other folks who grow and have tasted pineapples it is the best. Durian on the other hand is just a word it is abstract to me because I'll probably never have a chance to taste one. So to me the pineapple is better. I would think even if you flew the globe looking for the perfect Durian timing would be Paramount. Now if the Pineapple was compared to the Goldenapple. I could cast a vote.
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Look I know to the people in florida it sounds crazy but I swear... I'd have a mangosteen over a mango any day.
Only issue is mangosteens make that yellow sap when they're overripe and you never really know if you have a 11/10 perfect one or not until you open it,
but if we are gonna assume 2 perfectly ripened fruit I'd go mangosteen 100%. they should be like 3x as big to feel 'satisfied' from just one
not tryna start a war lmao
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Love fruits and want to grow them all, but if I could only have one, no doubt it would be avocados! Same for my husband Scott, can I vote for him, too? ;D
Janet
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Love fruits and want to grow them all, but if I could only have one, no doubt it would be avocados! Same for my husband Scott, can I vote for him, too? ;D
Janet
Lychee are better than avocados as a sweet treat but if you have to actually eat them as a staple in your diet I rather have an avocado everyday.
Brad Spaugh
I'd have to agree with the avocado growers. I wish I had room for two more trees.
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I know granadilla and passionfruit are the most common, but whats yalls favorite passiflora?
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Durian is better than pineapple, not even a competition. Never heard of someone flying to another country to try the pineapple (I imagine commercial growers or researchers have though) but durian addicts will travel the tropics in their hunt for different durians.
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Durian addicts have been known to swim across oceans and take SMS loans to get hold of the heavenly durian! ;)
Seriously, Jackfruit against Loquat, you didn't even let Loquat get into the Stadium with underwear on!
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Look I know to the people in florida it sounds crazy but I swear... I'd have a mangosteen over a mango any day.
Only issue is mangosteens make that yellow sap when they're overripe and you never really know if you have a 11/10 perfect one or not until you open it,
but if we are gonna assume 2 perfectly ripened fruit I'd go mangosteen 100%. they should be like 3x as big to feel 'satisfied' from just one
not tryna start a war lmao
Same for me mangosteen over mango, even though I love mango!
When I am training for hill running in Thailand a bulk bag of 10kg mangosteen will be good enough for 2 days of lunch. It's amazing food, IMO shouldn't be seen as a desert of some petite snack.
If Durian doesn't win Lychee must be on MKP and Pineapple on Russian Potash!
We should form a testing committee to keep it clean.
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I've never had durian but to be honest I'm scared given the all the smell reports;
I taste with my nose quite a bit, how 'powerful' is it? What would yall describe the taste as, obviously it must be worth the smell lmao
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I've never had durian but to be honest I'm scared given the all the smell reports;
I taste with my nose quite a bit, how 'powerful' is it? What would yall describe the taste as, obviously it must be worth the smell lmao
The smell is completely exaggerated in my opinion maybe if you walked into a small room full of durian with no airflow it would be overpowering, a single fruit eaten by itself in the open not a problem. I always tell people Durian tastes like nothing else on this planet and in my opinion cannot be accurately described. Durian Lindsay has in depth descriptions on different varieties i cant say I can detect things i see others describe other than it has "durian taste" which is completely unique to any other food I have ever tasted.
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Fun, I just hurdled my through the questions. I only voted for fruits i have eatten. Mango wins for me since mangosteen has almost no range to grow and I'll never get to try one here for that reason. Not sure but ive never read about mangosteen having different cultivars with differentflavor profiles like a mango. Pineapple over jackfruit cause I eat more pineapple and I'm the only 1/4 in my family that will eat jackfruit. Plus I could only eat a couple bites of jackfruit and I could use a pineapple on pizza, pina colada, on yogurt etc. Etc.......I just can't get the jackfruit taste to go good in a pina colada lol. I voted for the tomato over durian. I can eat a good tomatoes anywhere without buying my own jet to hunt a durian. Plus way more ways to enjoy tomato........hope to try a durian one day so I could really chose which I like more. Toughest one for me was the sapodilla or dragonfruit.....I have lots of both growing here. Sapodilla is easier to grow though. Thanks for the fun morning coffee read! Have a good day fellow fruit fanatics!
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I like the smell of durian, it does have a strong smell....but so does marang, chempedek, cupuassu and noni fruit (I'm sure there are many more). I've tasted sweet durians, durians with garlic flavour and others with alcohol flavour, dry durian, creamy durians, white fleshed durian, yellow fleshed durian.....so much variety.
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This was fun. Thank you.
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Nice idea ! I havent tried alot of those fruits, i also voted for the pairs that i have tried. Waiting for round 2 😃
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I've never had durian but to be honest I'm scared given the all the smell reports;
I taste with my nose quite a bit, how 'powerful' is it? What would yall describe the taste as, obviously it must be worth the smell lmao
The smell is completely exaggerated in my opinion maybe if you walked into a small room full of durian with no airflow it would be overpowering, a single fruit eaten by itself in the open not a problem. I always tell people Durian tastes like nothing else on this planet and in my opinion cannot be accurately described. Durian Lindsay has in depth descriptions on different varieties i cant say I can detect things i see others describe other than it has "durian taste" which is completely unique to any other food I have ever tasted.
Very interesting, it kind of sounds like me trying to describe lychee, there's something that is unmistakable about how they taste
I'm sure the frozen ones at the market here aren't a good representation but perhaps I'll get to try it one day fingers crossed,
if it weren't for the smell propaganda, the cut open picture does make it look enticing...
I like the smell of durian, it does have a strong smell....but so does marang, chempedek, cupuassu and noni fruit (I'm sure there are many more). I've tasted sweet durians, durians with garlic flavour and others with alcohol flavour, dry durian, creamy durians, white fleshed durian, yellow fleshed durian.....so much variety.
You describe it like the bubblegum from willy wonka ;D How do you judge whether it's a good one or not?
Thanks to everyone for enjoying, much love!!
I myself haven't tried about 1/2 the things on the list but taste, versatility, how the tree looks, the story behind them, .. there's so much more to judge! As satisfying as eating the 'reward' for your work is, I don't think it's wrong to be partial to one or another even if you've never tasted them : )
and I agree lmao pina colada all the way, but where are you seeing tomatoes 🤣
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I made the tomatoes up..🤪
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That's hard!!! I didn't vote for the couple that I have never tasted...
Carolyn
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fun little poll thanks for posting 8)
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Fun, I just hurdled my through the questions. I only voted for fruits i have eatten. Mango wins for me since mangosteen has almost no range to grow and I'll never get to try one here for that reason. Not sure but ive never read about mangosteen having different cultivars with differentflavor profiles like a mango. Pineapple over jackfruit cause I eat more pineapple and I'm the only 1/4 in my family that will eat jackfruit. Plus I could only eat a couple bites of jackfruit and I could use a pineapple on pizza, pina colada, on yogurt etc. Etc.......I just can't get the jackfruit taste to go good in a pina colada lol. I voted for the tomato over durian. I can eat a good tomatoes anywhere without buying my own jet to hunt a durian. Plus way more ways to enjoy tomato........hope to try a durian one day so I could really chose which I like more. Toughest one for me was the sapodilla or dragonfruit.....I have lots of both growing here. Sapodilla is easier to grow though. Thanks for the fun morning coffee read! Have a good day fellow fruit fanatics!
Dehydrate the jackfruit and add it to your yoghurt etc. amazing!
Or freeze it an make icicles out of it :D
When you get to taste durian you will get why Gone tropo have gone tropo! And why cassowaries are they way they are... :D
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1st round of polling ends in 5 hours! Get in your vote for the first round while you can!
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Pineapple over Durian...
I am out.
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I feel your pain 😭 RIP Coconut
I'm sure there are quite a few disappointed at the avocado vs. lychee match too
man... if yall thought we had some tough matchups before...
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Totally surprised at the pineapple vs durian match up, though I guess the majority of members are in more subtropical locations. Must tropical fruit growers I know love durian. PS. Voted white sapote for payback.
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Go to original link to vote in second round.
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Only real surprise from Round 1 is Pineapple over Durian. Not only is it a surprise, it’s crying shame. Pineapple isn’t even a top 10 fruit regardless where it’s grown. I’ve had a few Musang Kings in my travels to Singapore and Thailand. It is one of the most delectable fruits I’ve ever tasted. If only 30% of us think Durian is favorable to Pineapple, more of us need to travel to tropical climates during our winter season. Pineapple? With all its fiber and mouth dissolving bromelain? No thanks ;)
I thought maybe Loquat might pull an upset with all the love it gets on this forum, but glad to see it put in its rightful place by the mighty Jackfruit!
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I would rank a homegrown Florida pineapple as a top 10 fruit.
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Pineapple over Durian...
I am out.
Agreed
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It would be wise to restart the Poll and add one rule "Only vote if you have tasted both fruits".
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It would be wise to restart the Poll and add one rule "Only vote if you have tasted both fruits".
I was thinking much the same thing, but vote only if you have tasted at least one of a pair.
Doing so might offer up a more realistic result, overall.
JM2¢W . . .
Paul M.
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What I remember from a past thread on Duran that one of the Forum members from Hawaii stated 70% of the people in Hawaii do not like it it's an acquired taste. Probably over 70% of the world's population will never taste one. Another form member stated it tasted like bacon custard I've had bacon mayonnaise didn't like it .So I say pineapple pineapple pineapple pineapple. Yes Rob I know this is not a blog🙂
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mango is gonna destroy lychee probably right?
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mango is gonna destroy lychee probably right?
But of course yes!
The only thing more popular with the masses than the mango is the tomato I hear they even put it in little packages and hand out at the drive-thru
Mike T from Australia called lychee the hard shelled grape 😅
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ROUND3!
Yall better stack on pineapple, DETHRONE THE MANGO
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Mango is life-
All hail Mango
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There are mangos that taste like pineapple, but there are no pineapples that taste like mango.
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There are mangos that taste like pineapple, but there are no pineapples that taste like mango.
+1
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SEMI FINALS!!! For all you durian lovers jackfruit is still in the race! I think overall, these are some great final contestants
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Are you kidding? Jackfruit in the race does not appease the durian lovers. ;D
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I figure they'd rather have jackfruit win than mango 🤣 I know they're not the same thing but they commonly get lumped together, kinda how if you like lychee you probably voted rambutan
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SEMI FINALS!!! For all you durian lovers jackfruit is still in the race! I think overall, these are some great final contestants
Jackfruit should never be used in the same sentence as durian, jackfruit is pigs food compared to durian.
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I didnt mean to step on toes ;) DETHRONE THE MANGO however u choose to go about it
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SEMI FINALS!!! For all you durian lovers jackfruit is still in the race! I think overall, these are some great final contestants
Jackfruit should never be used in the same sentence as durian, jackfruit is pigs food compared to durian.
I told you. Jackfruit is also pigs food, compared to mango.
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SEMI FINALS!!! For all you durian lovers jackfruit is still in the race! I think overall, these are some great final contestants
Jackfruit should never be used in the same sentence as durian, jackfruit is pigs food compared to durian.
I told you. Jackfruit is also pigs food, compared to mango.
I agree...you and other people made me think of mango season today and I realized how much I am craving a good sweet tart or lemon zest. Only got another 5-6 months left to wait!
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Jackfruit is still in the game with a 1 vote lead over rambutan! Something tells me I already know the answer to the finals ;D
Thanks for playing everyone!
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I voted mango! Ive ate jackfruit only 1 time and wasnt pleased with the flavour, the smell was heaven unleashed though.
I would have voted for cherimoya all the way( the best fruit for me), but mango is still top notch!