Another Carribean Fruit that needs to be identified
Sup lol ... Ok this one i bet none of yall can help me wit. Some of my carribean boys told me bout some fruit called a "Ginepa" or a "Ginep" or something... its like a mini-orange... but the size of a grape... or something...Who knows wtf this is? If you can get a picture ud be the bomb shit ... who knows the proper word in english for em also. I DOUBT NE1 KNOWS THOUGH
It is called pronounced Ke-ne-pa.
It is a fruit that is the size of a grape. It has a thin shell that's green. You take that off and inside its a seed that's got these super sweet velvety pulp. Kinda like a mini mango, if you've ever had one of those. It's along the same lines. You just suck on them until you're left with nothing but the big seed.
It grows on a tree in clusters like grapes. They only grow during certain times of the year, and the seeds are dangerous because of the choking hazard to small kids. We used to hate that because our grandparents used to always make us eat them on the "half shell" because they thought we would choke on it if we put the whole thing in our mouth. We probably would have, so I guess I'm glad now. Hated that when I was little though.
Yea, my grandmother used to have a Kenepa tree.....
OH an the "Kenepa" tree is a tree that gets "robbed" a lot... meaning....
it is not strange to see school kids after school in your "kenepa" tree stealing and eating your kenepas..... LOL
I got free clear tails with my ride.....
wtf... damn thats crazy ... the dude who i asked gave the same description.. hes like the seed inside is known for choking ppl to death.
1 morething IT WOULD BE AWESOME if sum1 can post a pic. and the proper name for it, so i can get 'em at a store or something.
I tried to google some pics, but it is hard to find....
They are called Kenepa..but I have seen them being called "Ginep" too... maybe that is the "english" word for them...
I got free clear tails with my ride.....
^ Word,We call it Ginep "Gin-nip"
Dispite their great taste, they get annoying after a while. It's meat can get stuck all up in your teeth.
RANDOM GUY CHEKC THE LINK OUT:
http://www.czbrats.com/Facts/genips.htm
Leisa and S. 4 Life NM?
"Spanish Lime".. . holy shit thanks kev.
Just FYI, if you look closely at the link Kev put up.....in the background you will see what they look like. There is one right in the middle that is "open". That's what I was trying to describe as having to eat it on the "shell".
BTW, they don't sell them here anywhere. You would have to have someone bring them in from other countries during a visit or something. My sister is in PR right now and I called her to try and get you some, but they're not in season. Also, there are different ways to spell it depending on where you're from. In PR, its spelled Quenepa. Some other places is different (as mentioned above).
Here are some more links:
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plan...bijugatus.html
Here's a pretty shitty B/W pic of them, but you get the idea now:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/m...ml#Description
And you thought you were gonna stump us......
Last edited by Jaimecbr900; 04-03-2005 at 11:01 AM.
Actually Jaime, they do....you can get some at the DeKalb Farmers Market....last time i had some was about 2 years ago
so unless they quit carrying them there, there is a place, not sure of the seasonal availability though.
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You can buy Quenepas at the Dekalbd Farmers market? Damn, who wouldve known! There is a platano tree growing in a neighborhood off of Buford Hwy. Well, at least it was last summer. I would pass it every time i went to my friends house.
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Originally Posted by Kevykev
Actually Jaime, they do....you can get some at the DeKalb Farmers Market....last time i had some was about 2 years ago
so unless they quit carrying them there, there is a place, not sure of the seasonal availability though.
I've never been there. Learned something new today. Next time you see them there holla. I'd like to get some.
word, i'll keep that in mind...this thread has got me wantin' some.
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Me too. I called my sister and asked her, "Are you sure there aint none right now????". I know there aint. Doesn't hurt to ask though, huh?word, i'll keep that in mind...this thread has got me wantin' some.
my sister said they are in season during the summer
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they are so good. I wonder if they sell them here somewhere?
Some kids gave me one while I was in the bahamas.
in Barbados we call that Ackee
so they are kinda like muscadines and scupernongs?
wtf?^^
there arent any around yet? Im gonna have to hit that dekalb farmers market..gotta try these.
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ya'll've never had scupernongs and muscadines....man get out more atif....you can get muscadine jelly anywhere and they are the same thing..look like big grapes but have big seeds in the middle so you just gotta eat the meat around the seed...really sweet too....
muscadine
sccupernong
there's also muscadine and sccupernong juice and wine's and like i said jelly....it's the greatest stuff ever
kenepa known as mamoncillo
if you look up the word mamoncillo it will show you a picture of what it looks like in puerto rico it is called kenepa that is why you have a hard time looking it up it grows in key west florida mamoncillo is what you need to look up
u do realize that this thread is like 6 months old right.
mamoncillo is the what we call it in Dominican republic..
They are good when ready to eat... But nasty ass fuck when not.
good stuff though.
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they sell these at super h mart
we eat those in laos...super yummyyyyyyyyyy!
Where is that at?
they sell these at super h mart
damn i remember almost choking myself to death on 1 of dem shits in Trinidad but some good shit tho.......used to eat em till my stomach hurt
these are good too
super h mart? is on pleasant hill across from wal mart.
Off of Pleasant hill. If you are coming from 85 You should go towards the Race Trac that Julio works at and the plaza is right behind it.
They also have them at the farmers market in Doraville.
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Anyone familiar with these? One of the best tasting fruit in the world
Mangosteens.Anyone familiar with these? One of the best tasting fruit in the world
Popular in Southeast Asian mainly Laos and Thailand.
Bomb ass fruits!
Word, thank you. I remember that now.
Ima tell Julio to walk over on his lunch hour or something to find out if they got some.....
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Ima tell Julio to walk over on his lunch hour or something to find out if they got some.....
muscadines rock... especially the wine..
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