Mindanao simply has a monopoly of delicious and exotic fruits. Nearly everyday we are surprised with a new one, courtesy of the input of the locals. Some days, while driving toward to a meeting or into a new municipality, our van will stop at a fruit stand. Some mornings we are greeting with the presents of multicolored and crazy shaped fruits; they look like something out of a Dr. Suess book!
Intimidating at first, these delicious treats require a little work before you get to enjoy the prize inside. Some require you to break hard shells, others to strip away peels. Inside lies a pearl. Much like in an oyster, you find white and delicate pearl-like treats that fill our mouth with fruitful bliss.
The succulent fruit illuminates your tastebuds; a new taste that cannot be experienced with the generic fruit produced in America. The fruits will leave you craving for more. I’ve even contemplated sneaking some seedlings though US Customs — just kidding. But it would be nice!
