Sapotes Category

The round smooth yellow abiu fruit has a creamy texture and the sweet flavor of caramel or vanilla. It is native to the Amazon basin. The abiu fruit has a short shelf life.

This fruit has an olive-green rind and tastes like a papaya that's been sprinkled with cocoa.

The canistel fruit is orange/yellow, oval and 2 to 3 inches long. It is sweet with the texture of a hard boiled egg.

These are about the size of a large sweet potato. The flesh is salmon-colored, with a sweet, berry-like flavor. They're great for eating out of hand, or for making fruit salads or smoothies. Markets often sell them while they're still hard and underripe, so you need to set them on the counter for a few days until they yield when gently squeezed. Peel them and remove the seeds before serving.

This is a family of sweet, tropical fruits. Varieties include the black sapote = chocolate pudding fruit, the brown-skinned, pink-fleshed mamey sapote = mammee = mamey, and the white sapote = zapote blanco.

This tropical fruit has sweet, creamy pulp that's wonderful in fruit salads or shakes. They arrive in the summer. Since they bruise easily when ripe, they're usually sold while they're still hard. Take them home and let them ripen on the counter for a few days until they yield to a gentle squeeze. Remove the peel and seeds before serving.