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It seems like the fruit has long fingers and therefore the name : The Fingered citron. It is also called Buddha’s hand because the shape resembles the playing hand of Buddha. Buddha’s hand is a type of citrus, a citron. Unlike other citrus, fingered citron has no juice or pulp, but lot of rind and skin. It smells so good that if placed on your dinner table, it sure will grab your guests’ attention.

The Noi-na is also known as the custard apple. It’s a very big fruit that comes from Australia, south-Amerika, India en Asia. It is dark green in colour and marked with depressions giving it a quilted appearance; its pulp is reddish yellow, sweetish, and very soft When it is still growing at the tree the flowers have an very sweet sent. Custard apples are of local importance as traditional medicines, and several species are commercially grown for their edible fruits.

Ackee widely cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions for its edible fruit. Ackee and salt fish is a popular dish in the Caribbean and is the national dish of Jamaica. At maturity, the shell splits open to reveal three white arils, each with a large shiny black seed. The soft, bland arils are eaten as a vegetable. The ackee is a mixed blessing because when it’s eaten unripe it is very toxic and can even be fatal. 

The green fruit tastes tropical—like a cross between a banana and a mango—but, surprisingly, is indigenous to the Mid-Atlantic. You probably won’t know it but it is already around for more than a hundred years The reason why you’ve never heared about it is because it doesn’t travel easy. The fragile fruit is picked when it’s soft and ripe, so will typically only be found in farmers’ markets.

An ugli is a crossing between a grapefruit and a madarin. The fruit looks like a grapefruit with a very bumby, irregular, yellow greenish thick skin that sit very loose around the fruit and that is very easy to peal. It’s sweet, juicy and easy to eat since it is practically seedless.