Re: Pepino

Kurt,
Robert Ornduff,prof. emeritus of bot. at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley,
and Martin Grantham at the UC Botanical Garden can answer your question.
Martin Grantham's Email address is magrant@uclink4.berkeley.edu
Elly Bade
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 K1MIZE@aol.com wrote:

> I'd like some help identifying a fruit that I came across in Chile in January
> of this year.  It is six or seven inches long and shaped something like a
> football.  The skin is thin and green with darker green striping (something
> like a watermelon).  It is all green on the inside and has a soft center with
> many small seeds (something like a papaya).  It is eaten by slicing it in
> half, scooping out the seeds with a spoon, and then eating the firmer flesh
> with the spoon.  The flesh is somewhat melon-like in both taste and texture.
> It is found everywhere.  Every fruit market had a display.  The hotels we
> stayed in always included it with breakfast.  The locals call it "pepino" and
> we were told that it grows on trees and comes from northern Chile (closer to
> the tropics).  I was tempted to try to bring some seed back with me, but I
> didn't want to run afoul of the law.  Any ideas?
> 
> Kurt Mize
> Stockton, California
> 
>
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