Look what we scored

Submitted by fyl on 28 August, 2006 - 15:06.
Look what we scored

On the highway returning from El Rama. C$20.

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On the Road?

Submitted by Miskito Alan on 29 August, 2006 - 03:51.

Something else sold in many places on that highway is locally produced honey.

Always good.

Miskito Alan &#174

Had these before

Submitted by atun on 28 August, 2006 - 16:18.

in Costa Rica, but for the life of me, can't remember their name.

I remember easily peeling them to find a gift from the gods inside.

We certainly don't have them here in Oregon...but aside from Avocados, these have to be the most delicious fruit I've EVER had!

Help me out

I love them

Submitted by marlies on 28 August, 2006 - 16:32.

In Nicaragua they are pronounced "pijibaye" although I know that is not even close to the real spelling. On the Atlantic Coast we call them "suba." They grow on a thorny palm tree and are boiled in salt water. The orange inside is nutty and starchy. I absolutely love suba.

A bag of about 10 cooked suba costs 10 cords in Corn Island. Phil got a great deal!

???

Submitted by parrotheadnica on 29 August, 2006 - 10:24.

on one of my earlier visits, I bought a bunch of fruits that looked kind of like this - maybe they were green, and the skin peeled off, to reveal a fleshy inside, around a nut, I think. (sorry my memory is pretty vague). Anyway, they were eaten without embellishment, not boiled, dipped in mayo or lime, but eaten as is. I think you had to bite them a little first to get the skin to pop open, then you sucked the insides into your mouth and spit the seed out. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Jocote

Submitted by no longer registered on 29 August, 2006 - 11:04.

Never saw the big deal in these tho wife/daughter can eat a 10 cord bag in about 15 mins!

I believe that

Submitted by cmoore56 on 29 August, 2006 - 11:01.

you're talking about the mamón - which means sucked on (kinda). This isn't the same thing, but I used to love mamones! We had a huge mamón tree in the center of the roundabout in front of one of the houses we lived in in Managua - actually, in Santo Domingo.

it could be

Submitted by Pinolero2 on 29 August, 2006 - 11:03.

Coyolitos

where once you suck them out, you crack them open and they are like a mini coconut,pijibayes and coyolitos are almost identical.

FAP

It seems to be

Submitted by Former NL Member on 29 August, 2006 - 15:03.

the Rorschach fruit. Everyone sees their own personal delicious experience in it.

But no one

Submitted by thom on 29 August, 2006 - 17:38.

is really sure what it is.

Fruit of many names

Submitted by Former NL Member on 29 August, 2006 - 18:27.

I was going to guess jocote, but everyone called it something else. Then padredealyson said jocote, so I'll call just call it Fred.

10 for C$5 cooked in Rama

Submitted by GranadaSherif on 28 August, 2006 - 19:12.

I do not like the fruit as it is very heavy...and I like my fruits fresh.. My mother in law is crazy about them and I have to get her some every time I go (2x a month) when they are in season.

For those who have never had

Submitted by marlies on 29 August, 2006 - 06:49.

For those who have never had it... the word "fruit" might be a little misleading as far as taste. The inside is dry & starchy and eaten, dipped in salt. An acquired taste.

pass the mayo please...

Submitted by no longer registered on 29 August, 2006 - 07:30.

Like fyl, I acquired the taste for these in CR. Love the things to death -- but with mayo and a bit of lime, please. Tried using them in smashed potatos once -- didn't turn out well at all...

all you crowd

Submitted by toms on 29 August, 2006 - 07:22.

eating these things... and discussing how delicous they are etc....

do you know they are proported to be a natural vitaman (V) that has an effect on both the male and female?

the kind that puts an itch some where and it just has to be scrached???

eat at own risk...needs to be on a sign where sold!

Lyin' Farmer John Wayne

LFJW & Vitamin V

Submitted by Miskito Alan on 29 August, 2006 - 10:53.

LFJW thinks almost everything that he eats is a natural "Vitamin V".

The list goes on and on; but, I will write a few examples of his "snake doctor" claims on the subject.

#1 - Turtle Fin

#2 - Clams

#3 - Oysters

#4 - Turtle Eggs

#5 - Pig's Feet

and many more.

Miskito Alan &#174

Mr. John

Submitted by Former NL Member on 29 August, 2006 - 08:48.

I do believe you've struck gold. Start exporting those immediately, and they'll outsell the hoodia, noni, garlique, saw palmetto, and other snake oils in the US of A. Make sure you claim it helps you lose weight, too.

a natural viagra weightloss claim ; )

Submitted by arlington on 29 August, 2006 - 10:39.

a natural, viagra, weightloss claim ; ) and makes the wrinkles go away . . . that's the holy grail . . . and no animals were harmed in the making of this miracle fruit . . . it's even organic ; )