Category: How To Eat Tropical Fruit

The Sweet Tropical Fruit That May Surprise You Have you ever seen a sapodilla and wondered what you’re supposed to do with it? From the outside, sapodilla is a small brown fruit that can look a little plain. But don’t let the appearance fool you. Inside is soft, sweet, flavorful fruit with a unique taste… Continue reading How to Eat Sapodilla

Have You Ever Eaten a Cactus Fruit? Prickly pear is one of those fruits that can make you stop and wonder, “What is that?” Also known as red cactus fruit, prickly pear grows on certain types of cactus and produces beautiful, brightly colored fruit. The outside may not look like a typical piece of fruit,… Continue reading How to Eat Prickly Pear: Red Cactus Fruit

Have you ever seen a soursop and wondered what you’re supposed to do with it? With its green skin and soft, thorn-like appearance, soursop can look a little intimidating if you’ve never eaten one before. But cut it open and you’ll discover soft, creamy white fruit with a wonderfully sweet and tangy tropical flavor. In… Continue reading How to Eat a Soursop

Have you ever seen a mangosteen and wondered how you are supposed to eat it? With its thick purple rind and unusual appearance, mangosteen can look a little intimidating the first time you see one. But inside is a completely different story! Hidden beneath the purple shell are beautiful white segments of soft, juicy, sweet… Continue reading How to Eat a Mangosteen

If you have never eaten a sugar apple before, you are in for a treat! Sugar apple, also known as sweetsop or Annona squamosa, is one of our favorite tropical fruits here at Jessie’s Tropical Fruit Farm. The fruit has a unique appearance with its knobby green skin, but inside is soft, creamy, fragrant flesh… Continue reading How to Eat a Sugar Apple: A Sweet Tropical Fruit You Need to Try

Longan is one of those tropical fruits that can make people stop and ask, “What is that?” The small, round fruit has a tan, sometimes slightly rough outer shell, but crack it open and you’ll find a beautiful, translucent fruit surrounding a dark seed. Here at Jessie’s Tropical Fruit Farm in Naples, Florida, we love… Continue reading How to Eat Longan Fruit: What Does Longan Taste Like?

Mangoes are one of the most delicious tropical fruits, but if you’ve never cut one before, you may not know exactly where to start. In this video from Jessie’s Tropical Fruit Farm in Naples, Florida, we’re showing you how we cut a mango so you can get to all of that delicious, juicy fruit without… Continue reading How to Cut a Mango: An Easy Guide from Jessie’s Tropical Fruit Farm

Learn how we cut jackfruit here at Jessie’s Tropical Fruit Farm in Naples, Florida, how to tell when jackfruit is sweet and ready to eat, when it is better used as a savory meat substitute, and what you can do with the seeds. Jackfruit is one of the most fascinating tropical fruits we grow at… Continue reading How to Cut Jackfruit, Tell When It’s Ripe, and Enjoy Every Part of the Fruit