[Fruit review] Cherimoya

Cherimoya fruit from South America.
Similar to a custard apple in appearance but the skin is smooth.
Tastes like caramel with a gritty smooth yet viscous texture with a slight crunch depending on ripeness.

M&S Soft eating peach and nectarine

Finally, something other than dried apricots on the market.
It makes me wonder if there was a peach/nectarine surplus hence turned into soft eating snacks.
The nectarine and peach were both very different.
When you open the pouch, the smell isn't that pleasant but they taste good.
I was expecting the nectarine to taste nicer but it was chewy and a little tart, however the peach was similar to apricot but much sweeter and didn't have that crunch.

The peach pieces are the lighter colour ones and bigger ones while the nectarine pieces are the darker ones.

M&S Orange Candy Melon

I love M&S because they will always have some special fruit varieties every now and then.

This time it was the Orange candy melon.

When I bought it, it didn't feel ripe as the overall melon was quite hard but I decided to tuck into it.

The melon was really hard when I put my knife into it so the mouthfeel texture was crisp with a crunch but not too juicy,

Although the texture didn't seem ripe, the taste was really sweet and sugary similar to Hami Melon which is also orange inside.

Looking forward to other specialties fruits.

Pink surprise apple

This is probably the prettiest apple ever, a pink fleshed apple.

pink flesh apple

Avozilla the biggest Avocado from South Africa

Last year, there were these huge avocados about called the Avozilla but I happened to miss it. Luckily I got a chance to see them this year!

As well as giant avocados you can also get baby avocados the size of eggs which I reviewed last year.

Here is how big it is and it costs £4 from Tescos.

M&S Physalis berry

A Physalis berry is a native Peruvian berry which is an interesting berry because it is encased in a papery calyx.

When you remove the calyx the stalk bit can get quite sticky.

As for the taste, it can be quite confusing because it is quite tart yet quite sweet tasting like a tomato and also like tart strawberry.

Visually it looks like an orange cherry tomato.

[Review review] Kumquat

My first experience with a KUMQUAT was not good because I was told to eat it with the bitter peel which was horrible.

Decided to try it again and it was not so bad because this time I just tried the flesh which was like eating a fresh sour lemon with an orange taste so basically a very sour orange!

Kumquats are used to make jams, pickles and can even be candied for cocktails.

This time I salted them so that it will be a soothing hot drink as a sorethroat remedy.

Red gooseberries

The gooseberries that you normally see are green and tart however when they are ripe they become sweet and red.

Chocolate Navel Orange

Not new but Navel Chocolate oranges were discovered as a mutation growing on a navel orange tree in Valencia, Spain, in 2006.
They are aromatic and contain a low level of acidity, which creates a very sweet flavor.

Lidl Blood oranges vs Market Blood oranges

Recently I saw some blood oranges at the Market which were the real deal but didn't get them.
Someone in the house got them from lidl which came in this love black Gothic orange netting.
Just a lidl complaint because the colour was a lidl faint as it lacked Anthocyanins.
Apart from the lidl disappointment, they tasted ok.

Market blood oranges: