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Re:A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Cent... by abakker on Friday March 30, 2018 @11:48AM (#16717085)
Are these like sapotes? My grandma has a Sapote tree in San Diego and it is incredible!
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Re:A Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Cent... by jonah on Friday March 30, 2018 @02:09PM (#16718443)
In that they have a tender, thin green skin and creamy white flesh. The flavor profile is pretty different though.

Pawpaw has been described as tasting like banana custard.

They area related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherimoya

(And yes, Sapotes are amazing too - one of my favorite fruit.)

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