What is Sapodilla?
Sapodilla refers to deliciously sweet tropical fruit with caramel or cotton candy taste and a tree that produces it. The tree may have arisen in or near Mexico, and its scientific name is Manillacal Provot . There are many different names for fruit that are now grown not only in most Mexico and islands such as the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands, but also in India. In India, the plant can be called a tree potato or buuh chick. The name Chicle is common and varieties include Chicoo and Chicozapote. Other variants names are the use, Mispel, Nispero and Neesberry. The outer leather, which is much heavier than potato leather, has tanned or brown color. The shape changes, with oval and almost round shapes the most common types. The length of each fruit also shows a certain range, but is usually an average of two to four inches (5.08-10.16 cm).
in tropical or near tropical peace, fruit of a tree twice a year. Sapodilly trees can grow exceptionally large, up to 100.48 m) whenThey are fully mature. For those who would prefer a smaller tree, there are dwarf varieties, but they can also reach up to 26 feet (7.93 m) in height as they mature. Indeed, trees require tropical or close tropical temperatures and in the US is the only place where they tend to grow well, Florida.
Most Sapodilla fruit contains seeds that should actually be removed before consumption. The seeds have a small hook that can catch in the throat and cause suffocation. Usually these seeds are large, noticeable and easy to remove when the fruit is cut in half.
Often Sapodilla is administered by half fruit and eating the center with a spoon. The exterior of the fruit maintains a somewhat hard shell that keeps the structure nicely intact, ideal for charging. It's an important to eat fruit that is fully ripe.
SAPODILLA does not contain tannins that can wrinkle your mouth. Most fruit is selectedUnripe but ripens the tree, usually during the week. The fruit is mature when it puts a little under pressure from your fingers, but you should not wait to serve after it is mature because it can quickly become overripe and porridge. Generally ripe fruit will keep about a week without degradation, or you can prolong the time of maintaining cooling.
Some recipes are used by cooked sapodilly. Fruit pulp can be added to the pudding. On the Bahamas, crushed fruit is added to the pancake for a sweet variant on the old favorite. The pulp could also be a great ingredient in smoothies or made for dessert sauce. There are even some recipes for Sapodilla Pie.
An important by -product of m. Purchase is chicle, rubber resin that can be used from trees. This was often the primary choice for chewing gums, although it was Redo some of the rates placed by other materials. In the thirties, the sale of chick was very high and the earth that grew a large number of these trees, especially in the EuropeanXika, exported approximately £ 14 million a year (about 6350 metric tons).