Comments on: Strange fruit, indeed!

By: Lévana

Lévana — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:29:01 +0000

Roz no this doesnt sound like lichee. Still I know what you mean, we see them in Chinatown all the time. OK: Those are the fruits NOT to make Shehechyanu on…..

By: Roz Zeitchik

Roz Zeitchik — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:26:12 +0000

Yes Levana this reminds me of a new fruit I put on the table. Inside it was like a grape with the pit looking like a roach. The outside was scary – brown with many hairs protruding like a porcupine. I don’t remember the name either. It tasted good though almost like perfume. Maybe it was a lichee nut – not sure.

By: Lévana

Lévana — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:02:51 +0000

Hi Yvette, I’m not going there ever again. Bli Neder!

By: Yvette

Yvette — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:18:42 +0000

At least you get the merit of saying you did try EVERY new fruit that came your way, huh? :) I’ve seen horned melon at my local whole foods but was a bit frightened to try it… Guess my instinct was correct!
Next time try dragon fruit–sweet and odd, very crazy looking (hot pink outside with like these green shoots sticking out, pale white with tiny black spots inside, looks like cookies and cream ice cream) but really tasty.

By: Lévana

Lévana — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:10:18 +0000

Thanks so much for the clarification! Same here!

By: Meryl

Meryl — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:55:53 +0000

Levana, you had a horned melon. We tried it a few years ago, and I have since decided to stick with tried and true new fruits!

By: Lévana

Lévana — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:17:27 +0000

No kidding! I would be most grateful if you found out the name for me, for all of us!!!!

By: Yelena

Yelena — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:55:28 +0000

I think I saw this sold on the streets of Chinatown!

By: Lévana

Lévana — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:56:06 +0000

The answer will have to wait till my next trip to Whole Foods! Meanwhile don’t buy, let alone taste, anything that comes anywhere close to that description, it’s the only way to stay safe!

By: Robyn Levy

Robyn Levy — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:51:31 +0000

So what’s the name of this “glorious” new fruit????
I am in such suspense!