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Sapodilla

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Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) fruit is a large globose berry, 4-8 cm in diameter, very much resembling a smooth-skinned potato and containing 2-10 seeds. Inside, its flesh ranges from a pale yellow to an earthy brown color with a grainy texture akin to that of a well-ripened pear.

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The flavor is exceptionally sweet and very tasty. The fruit's flavor has been compared to cotton candy or caramel. The fruit has a high latex content and does not ripen until picked. Some are round and some are oval with pointed ends.

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The ripe Sapodilla is an ideal dessert fruit as the skin, which is not eaten, remains firm enough to serve as a "shell". The flesh, of course, may be scooped out and added to fruit cups or salads. A dessert sauce is made by peeling and seeding ripe Sapodillas, pressing the flesh through a colander, adding orange juice, and topping with whipped cream. Sapodilla flesh may also be blended into an egg custard mix before baking.