Monstera Fruit

Today, I was in the food co-op on the east side of Olympia, Washington.  It 
was the last place I ever expected to see Mostera deliciosa fruits, but there 
they were--the name translated to "Delicious Monster Fruit."  Well, since 
this is a fruit I have long daydreamed of one day tasting, I "seized the day" 
and bought one, even though, at $5.45 each, they were more than I would 
normally shell out for produce.

Attached to each fruit with a rubber band were instructions from the grower 
(an organic farm in Florida) on how to use the fruit.  They said to put the 
fruit in an empty jar, stem end up, and wait for the green scales to fall off 
and reveal a white core.  Twice they pointed out that this must happen on the 
fruits own accord, without human help (presumably because of calcium 
oxalate).  Well, I have followed those instructions, and the fruit sits in 
its jar on a shelf in my bedroom.  Does anyone else have experience with this 
fruit, to tell me if there is anything else I need to do?  At that price, I 
cannot afford to let it go to waste.

Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index