Name That Fruit: Father's Day Edition


 Gather round boys and girls, because it's time once again, to play everyone's favorite game....Name.  That.  Fruit!  (Applause!)   

Because we'll be celebrating Father's Day this weekend, I thought I would share one of Hubby's favorite summertime fruits.

The first time I saw our mystery ingredient at the market here in Mexico, I thought the green, unripened fruits were tiny green tomatoes.  But after a few days of sitting on my kitchen counter, they transformed into these bright golden gems.  


Do you have any idea what they are?  Leave your answer(s) in the comments and check back tomorrow to see if you are right, and to see one of my favorite ways to use them.

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22 comments

  1. I was going to also say tejocotes but I think their season is in winter. So I'm going to also say ciruelas.

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  2. parece tejocote pero al mismo tiempo no parece.... se ve como la piel mas delgadita... no se Leslie... dime :D

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  3. It looks like a Grandada China to me??????

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  4. I am with Sparks on this one. They look like the fruit that come off of my passion fruit vine. Guavadilla.

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  5. mmmmm i was gonna say misperos(sp?) but those are orange-yellow color. no clue but if you'd offer i would totally eat it hahaha

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  6. Looks like Passion Fruit/Guavadilla? What is it? I'm dying to know!

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  7. I was going to say green tomatoes but you already said that was not it. No idea. Give us a hint, sweet? Sour??

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  8. Parecen una clase de ciruelas, no se si sean de la familia lol

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  9. Hi Leslie. How are you doing? Thx for stopping by my blog. I have no idea what these are. Kumquats?? Of course not. I forgot what Kumquats look like. tee hee. I love your blog, it always looks so alive. I'll be back to see what this fruit is. Take care dear.

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  10. tejocotes... or ciruelas... hmmmm


    vianney

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  11. Hmmm. Too big for a kumquat. Too yummy looking for a makok. I vote... ¡JOCOTE!

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  12. yellow plum!

    Bren @ Flanboyant Eats™
    http://www.FlanboyantEats.com

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  13. In Puerto Rico, my father would call it parcha. In the Dominican Republic, my mother would call it chinola. In Mexico, I have no idea.

    Ofelia
    www.ofelianj.com

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  14. I was going to say: warped, "midget" (although I don't think this is PC) granny smith apple?

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  15. I'm allergic to fruit. I don't know what that is. It looks like something delicious that I can't have/ =-(

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  16. those are called yoyomos in sonora or wild plum in BC, i remember them being meaty, juicy and delicious!

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