CHERIMOYAS TASTE SOMEWHAT LIKE A PINEAPPLE, BANANA, AND PEAR
cherimoya fruit, which had the potential to flourish in Carpinteria’s coastal climate. Cherimoyas are unique with a velvety textured white flesh beneath their bright green skin that tastes somewhat like a pineapple, banana, and pear all rolled into one. Mr. Foley soon experienced great success in his
cherimoya crop and now cultivates about eight acres of cherimoya trees. The crops are sold at the local farmers markets each week and a very devoted core group of cherimoya customers line up to select the very best as soon as the market opens. Mr. Foley continues to farm about 15 acres of
avocados, along with his cherimoyas, Meyers lemons, and a few row crops. He can be found at the Farmers Markets each week, ready to answer the oft asked question: “What is that unusual looking fruit on your table ... I’ve never seen anything quite like that before.” “It’s a cherimoya, here’s what you do with it,” he
happily replies.
ALL ABOUT THE CHERIMOYA Cherimoya seeds, which came from Mexico, were
first planted in Carpinteria in 1871. A sub-tropical fruit, the cherimoya is native to the
Andean valleys of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Pine cone in shape, the cherimoya has green skin, whose soft bumpiness belies its sweet flavor. Almond-sized brown seeds dot the cream colored, fruit flesh, which is custard-like in texture. Similar to an avocado, cherimoyas are ready to eat
when slightly soft. Cut them into slices or wedges. The fruit can be scooped out to enjoy, or it may be eaten like a watermelon. The skin and seeds are not edible. The taste of a cherimoya is likened to a combina-
tion of a banana and pineapple with hints of papaya or strawberry. Squirting some lemon, lime or orange juice
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