"The Most Delicious Fruit Known to Man" - Mark Twain

What fruit might Mr. Twain have been talking about? The Cherimoya! We had the sweet opportunity of tasting it while in Reggio. We had no idea that this very strange, green fruit would turn out to be of such acclaim!.  

It was soft and ripe and inside were multiple pods of soft, white pulp around large black seeds. The flavor was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! We had never tasted anything quite like it. Imagine the combined tastes of pineapple, peach, pear and strawberry. The texture has been described as pudding inside of a skin. Yes, Mr. Twain....the Cherimoya fruit is absolutely delicious! 

Back home in Rome, we hunted for them at the large open-air fruit/veg Mercato, found the only vendor that sold them and bought them all to share with our friends. So, if in your travels, you are lucky enough to run across this strange looking tropical fruit...don't hesitate, buy it, try it and you will agree that it is "the most delicious fruit known to man"!!! 

(FYI: The outer skin and seeds are NOT edible.)