In Yucatan, we call them guayas. The tastiness factor differs from tree to tree. When you get a good one, you get a GOOD one. I love the heck out of these things! They are like sweet and sour candies of nature!
That fruit isn’t the best. It should be a vibrant peachy color and smooth not wrinkly. When they’re shipped prematurely they are always subpar. PS: The dating tip bit made me laugh uncontrollably. 😂
from my experience, every tree produce a different shape, texture and taste fruit. as kids growing up in Jamaica, we hunt to find the best trees and remember them so we can visit them year after year. fruiting time is between mid July to late September.
Yep! I am from St Mary and these trees in my area the flesh melt right off and they were so sweet. We chewed everything seed too on 1 eating. No roasting.
A friend introduced these to me after picking a bunch from a street vendor in The Bronx. He called it a "Mamoncillo" or "Mamon". The ones we tried were smaller and more round than the ones in this video. I liked it. A little unusual, but very sweet and almost tart. Needs to be a light, pinkish color fully ripe. And wet/juicy on the inside.
ha ha!!ur having the sour ones but some are very very sweet nd the flesh comes of easly , they grow planty in Jamaica there in season around the summer times nd we love to eat them.
My college Spanish teacher was from Cuba and she used to tell us about a fruit she loved while growing up there. She called it "lima" and described it as a small, green fruit that you peel and said it was delicious, and that it looked kind of like a lime but it was not a lime or a lemon. I wonder if this is the fruit? The fruit in this video is also called a Spanish Lime, and "lima" is the word in Spanish for lime, so I suppose that it's possible.
Finally got my hands on some of these. My Hispanic store been carrying many of the fruits I have watched you eat over the years and I finally get to try them. I forgot your roasted the seeds so I will save the seeds of the rest. So far Rambutans are my favorite, fresh lychee is cool and I like the Dragon Fruit.
We called them Mamoncillo, but I’ve also heard them called “Chichimui.” We used to eat the nuts raw with a little salt after eating the fruit, and it was pretty bitter, but also an interesting bitter that was pretty tasty. I’ll have to try roasting them! We also made a kind of drink- a dozen or more peeled mamoncillo fruits in a pitcher with water and simple syrup. Like lemonade except with mamoncillo instead of lemons. It tasted sour/tart/sweet, very refreshing on a hot day.
I live in miami and we call them spanish limes. They grow down here in the summer and they are delicious. I'm eating one as I post this lol. I've always wondered about the seeds but never thought to roast them.
I thank you for the video. I grew up in the US Virgin Islands, and also for a short time in Nevis and St. Kitts, so I was very familiar with guinips. What I was surprised to learn is that the seeds can be roasted and eaten, so that was very enlightening. I was also surprised by the name Spanish Lime. In retrospect, I could see how that name could be applied. But, it should also be noted that there are different varieties with flavors ranging from sour to sweet; similar to other fruits like mangoes, there are some that are very sweet and others that have very little flavor. While the varieties of guineps, are not as varied as say mangoes or apple, in my experience, many skinnips (Skinnups) - the name and spellings differ depending on what part of the Caribbean or world you are from - are rather sweet if left to ripen. I am not a botanist, but I often wonder if the sweetness or tartness depends on the soil they are grown in. In any case, I learned something new from your video, and for that I thank you.
+Aaron Sterling Thanks for the comment. I am very interested in what other parts of a fruit can be eaten, often its not worth the trouble to roast and shell a seed, but Guinip seeds are especially good and not too hard to prepare. Glad to share that tidbit with you. I always thought the name spanish lime was because they look like little limes to the uninitiated. but your right some are sour, so that may have something to do with it. I'm not a grower nor an expert but from what I understand, with all fruits there is a lot of variation tree to tree and soil does play a part in this as well as other environmental factors. Also farmers over time propagate the plants that offer a fruit that suits their tastes and discard the ones that don't. So it could also be that some growers prefer the sour variety and some prefer the sweet. So two very different tasting fruits can come from the same species of plant. Anyone out there who knows more than I do, feel free to chime in here. haha.
I haven't had guenep in a long time. I grew up eating those in St. Croix. I think the last time I had those were a few years ago. I can't even remember. Thanks for the roasting tip. I never knew until I saw this video just now.
oh you did make this video! They're called quenapas where I like. Sometimes called keneps. My parents lived near jamaicans and always said 'keneps' when I was younger and I didn't know till decades later when we saw the fruit again that's what it is.
they call it guinep in Guyana. sometimes you will open one and there would be more then one inside. they are the best when they get close to orange. they were my favourite whenever i visit my grandma
0:20 it's true sometimes those who speak a certain language wait on those who speak other languages to know how to translate to provide the wording they don't have. It was a surprise I noticed once I tried learning spanish and spoke to spanish speakers - they'd ask me how their language works! And I was learning their language and it should've been the other way around! You'd be surprised to see people talking to each other trying to figure out what words mean and how they're used lol.
Went back to these og vids.... My dad introduced me to guenapa and I love in the summer they are sold in the side of the road during a red light here in ny. Never knew I could roast the seeds
The one he is eating is not very good. There are few different types, some are sweeter than others, others have different textures too. Some even have twin seeds..... finding one of those twinnies is sort of like finding a four leaf clover.
+gelsport01 You're the first one to point that out haha. Yeah I got this one towards the end of the season, so it was a little dry. I buy these all the time though, so the description is still accurate.
Jared Rydelek Lol..... they get me all the time too. I think that happens when they are harvested before fully ripened, maybe for sale and storage. I just had some today man, the really good ones, they are much bigger and round, not spherical like the one in the video. The jelly just oozes off the seeds man, less sucking. There was a twinnie in there too. Thats why i came to youtube.
@@gelsport01 as a Jamaican country boy born and raised, i really love this fruit. but as much as i love this fruit, i refused to buy it here in New York. i doubt that i will be able to get the quality that i am looking for.
In the Caribbean we also call it Chennette ..yes it is lovely once properly ripe and there are different types. They are all green but get lighter green when ripe some are large and oval and some are small and round.and once ripe it come away from the seed quite easily when you suck on the seed.
All the Chennette I ate made my mouth puckering dry. Please describe exactly what the skin should like for a ripe chennette. Do they ripen on the table or do they must be ripened on the tree? Thank you. :)
Ripen on the tree... You know the fruits are ready when they begin to fall from the tree...they can then be picked in bunches, when ripe the skin is a bit less smooth to the touch. The pulp is juicy or somewhat a bit dry(depends on the type) and comes off the seed easily in the mouth...sometimes there will be years when the fruit is indeed ripe but sour to the taste. The fruit is slightly acidic.
I always wanted to test this fruit for a long time the first time I saw a picture of it . I got the opportunity to do so about a month ago go when I visited Cancun Mexico 🇲🇽 it taste very nice, but I did not know that you can also eat the fruits. I love fruit. I will love to eat the ones that are not common
The names are a result of the diversity of language in the Caribbean... Each island would pretty much have its own language or variation of the same language so the same objects can have several different name...
I tried guineps and the flesh tastes pasty and it makes my mouth dry from start to finish. Is this normal or am I eaten an unripe or overripe fruit? The fresh flesh tastes soft, sweet, juicy and has salmon-like color.
Just to add there is variety called Tobago chennette which is small and round the flesh comes off as soon as you place it into your mouth it's worth snacking on the seed is uniformly round like a small marble...however I cannot elaborate on the quality of the roasted seed.
I grew up calling them Ma-Mo-Ness. I love them, They are very very expensive in Cali and the fruit is very exotic and sought after in the most popular areas in California.
I wasn't aware of that. The seed is rather dry though so it could work. I'm not sure if guinip seeds are poisonous raw, but a lot of soapberries are. So you may need to roast them, peel them, dry them, and then grind them to be safe.
i grew up on st croix usvi, and whenever these bad boys were in season me and my friends would eat so many we were sick and then attempt to sell the rest on the side of the road for a quarter a branch. my dad hates 'em because they have a texture exactly like an eyeball. they rule because they range from the sourest thing you've ever eaten to disgustingly sweet. i knew them as genips! also, the one you got is pretty gnarly looking: a good genip has smooth flesh under the thin skin.
eat that with pepper...the powder kind and it tastes nice afff.....here in belize we call it kinep....there is a lot of different types....one of the most sought after fruits here in belize when its in season,,,,which is actually rite now lol
DeepmedZ oh you can just put them in the refrigerator after peeling them and it tastes nicer cold....i usually peel them and then put them in a bag mixed with lime salt and black pepper or chile powder and allow it to get cool....nice affff too
Yup! I believe its because of the caribbean community on Brixton etc. I'm used to seeing plantain, sugar cane, cherimoya, starfruit, rambutan, lychee, dragonfruit, durian, tamarind and all sorts of other colorful things, but was pleasantly surprised the first time I found it in a corner store. What I've yet to see selling in the UK is Malay Apple aka pomerac. Another fruit that leaves your mouth a bit fluffy but tasty as hell. A bit soft to export however :/
No u have to get them in puerto rico the one u ar showing it looks bad I used tu eat them right from the trees the are quite enjoyable. I didn't know about roosting them 👍
When they are in season I only ever see them at roadside fruit vendors in nyc. I have never seen them inside a market. Usually those vendors are in neighborhoods with large Hispanic communities and occasionally in Chinatown. Good luck!
I live in a Puerto Rican neighborhood, (avenue of Puerto Rico NYC Brooklyn has them from time to time) when they’re in season they’re still smaller than they would be in the Caribbean but still available
I just bought some at the reading terminal in Philadelphia I agree I love the flavor but the texture is different to say the least. My wife does not like the texture at all
Back in Venezuela street vendors would come at you to sell you branches with full of those while waiting for the traffic light . We would call them Mamones.
Jared Rydelek I am glad I got some to try, I get the impression they probably wont go bad very quickly however I don't think it will become a reqular fruit for me, I would assume it takes 3 to 5 years to get fruit from seed and when you do it is a nice alternative to a candy so I will grow a tree or two but for me personally I got fed up with the constant attention it requires to eat and it felt like something that would rot your teeth. However something I noticed is they grow together like grapes and I did like that.
The skin should be a vibrant green, there is both sour and sweet guinep. The inside should be a peachy pink colour more like lychee. Lots of health benefits. In Jamaica (JA) we do not typically eat the seeds.
Might ask my mother to bring seed s or a cutting back. Those things are too goddamn tasty especially if you have one straight out of the fridge on a hot day
+Dime Ingra you must be a troll as you are extremely rude. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and remember "treat others as you wish to be treated" and "what goes around comes around" ☺
I love them! Growing up in N.Y., they used to sell them at fruit stands and just about every highway exit on the side of the road. 😋
I still see those highway vendors now and then
In Yucatan, we call them guayas. The tastiness factor differs from tree to tree. When you get a good one, you get a GOOD one. I love the heck out of these things! They are like sweet and sour candies of nature!
+Gloria Diaz-Britz
some are more orangey colored. Those are the ones I like the most. They are less slimy than the salmon colored ones
Couldn't agree more. Just like a tasty candy.
warning "this is most likely why im single" ... that is hilarious!!
That fruit isn’t the best. It should be a vibrant peachy color and smooth not wrinkly. When they’re shipped prematurely they are always subpar. PS: The dating tip bit made me laugh uncontrollably. 😂
Me too
This fruit is DELICIOUS 😋
I was just told about this by my coworker and sure enough you already covered it.
from my experience, every tree produce a different shape, texture and taste fruit. as kids growing up in Jamaica, we hunt to find the best trees and remember them so we can visit them year after year. fruiting time is between mid July to late September.
Yep! I am from St Mary and these trees in my area the flesh melt right off and they were so sweet. We chewed everything seed too on 1 eating. No roasting.
A friend introduced these to me after picking a bunch from a street vendor in The Bronx. He called it a "Mamoncillo" or "Mamon". The ones we tried were smaller and more round than the ones in this video.
I liked it. A little unusual, but very sweet and almost tart. Needs to be a light, pinkish color fully ripe. And wet/juicy on the inside.
Wow I am so sad the fact I life in Colombia and nobody told me you can eat MAMONCILLOS'S SEEDS!
ha ha!!ur having the sour ones but some are very very sweet nd the flesh comes of easly , they grow planty in Jamaica there in season around the summer times nd we love to eat them.
I love these. Used to eat mamoncillo when I lived in colombia as a kid
In the Bahamas we call it canep (KA-NEP)
Same in Haiti, though they tend to be a lot greener and sweeter than what he had.
Same in Dominica.
My college Spanish teacher was from Cuba and she used to tell us about a fruit she loved while growing up there. She called it "lima" and described it as a small, green fruit that you peel and said it was delicious, and that it looked kind of like a lime but it was not a lime or a lemon. I wonder if this is the fruit? The fruit in this video is also called a Spanish Lime, and "lima" is the word in Spanish for lime, so I suppose that it's possible.
You found the right fruit, and I say this because I'm Cuban.
Imagine hearing out of context "When you are on a date, see who can launch the seed the furthest".
we grow these in PR and we call em' quenepa
The good ones taste like a white grape. Just very sweet.
Finally got my hands on some of these. My Hispanic store been carrying many of the fruits I have watched you eat over the years and I finally get to try them. I forgot your roasted the seeds so I will save the seeds of the rest. So far Rambutans are my favorite, fresh lychee is cool and I like the Dragon Fruit.
Glad to hear it. You can roast rambutan seeds too :)
We called them Mamoncillo, but I’ve also heard them called “Chichimui.” We used to eat the nuts raw with a little salt after eating the fruit, and it was pretty bitter, but also an interesting bitter that was pretty tasty. I’ll have to try roasting them! We also made a kind of drink- a dozen or more peeled mamoncillo fruits in a pitcher with water and simple syrup. Like lemonade except with mamoncillo instead of lemons. It tasted sour/tart/sweet, very refreshing on a hot day.
I live in miami and we call them spanish limes. They grow down here in the summer and they are delicious. I'm eating one as I post this lol. I've always wondered about the seeds but never thought to roast them.
I thank you for the video. I grew up in the US Virgin Islands, and also for a short time in Nevis and St. Kitts, so I was very familiar with guinips. What I was surprised to learn is that the seeds can be roasted and eaten, so that was very enlightening.
I was also surprised by the name Spanish Lime. In retrospect, I could see how that name could be applied. But, it should also be noted that there are different varieties with flavors ranging from sour to sweet; similar to other fruits like mangoes, there are some that are very sweet and others that have very little flavor.
While the varieties of guineps, are not as varied as say mangoes or apple, in my experience, many skinnips (Skinnups) - the name and spellings differ depending on what part of the Caribbean or world you are from - are rather sweet if left to ripen. I am not a botanist, but I often wonder if the sweetness or tartness depends on the soil they are grown in. In any case, I learned something new from your video, and for that I thank you.
+Aaron Sterling Thanks for the comment. I am very interested in what other parts of a fruit can be eaten, often its not worth the trouble to roast and shell a seed, but Guinip seeds are especially good and not too hard to prepare. Glad to share that tidbit with you.
I always thought the name spanish lime was because they look like little limes to the uninitiated. but your right some are sour, so that may have something to do with it.
I'm not a grower nor an expert but from what I understand, with all fruits there is a lot of variation tree to tree and soil does play a part in this as well as other environmental factors. Also farmers over time propagate the plants that offer a fruit that suits their tastes and discard the ones that don't. So it could also be that some growers prefer the sour variety and some prefer the sweet. So two very different tasting fruits can come from the same species of plant. Anyone out there who knows more than I do, feel free to chime in here. haha.
The ones in Jamaica melts right off the seeds and are sweet. You also chew the seeds while you are eating
livesimplifiedlife, That sounds like it was picked underripe. It shouldn't give you dry mouth.
Those mamoncillos looked bitter nd sad . U gotta get the perfect dark orange flesh ones🤤
In Nicaragua, they call it Màmon, I love these they're sooo good !
I haven't had guenep in a long time. I grew up eating those in St. Croix. I think the last time I had those were a few years ago. I can't even remember. Thanks for the roasting tip. I never knew until I saw this video just now.
oh you did make this video! They're called quenapas where I like. Sometimes called keneps. My parents lived near jamaicans and always said 'keneps' when I was younger and I didn't know till decades later when we saw the fruit again that's what it is.
they call it guinep in Guyana. sometimes you will open one and there would be more then one inside. they are the best when they get close to orange. they were my favourite whenever i visit my grandma
Quenapas (pronounced Key nae pas) in Puerto Rico. Ate them while growing up in Brooklyn. Wish I could find them now!
0:20 it's true sometimes those who speak a certain language wait on those who speak other languages to know how to translate to provide the wording they don't have. It was a surprise I noticed once I tried learning spanish and spoke to spanish speakers - they'd ask me how their language works! And I was learning their language and it should've been the other way around! You'd be surprised to see people talking to each other trying to figure out what words mean and how they're used lol.
It's pronounced (mah mon ciyo) in Spanish there's a ton over in Cuba from what my parents and grandparents told me.
In my birth country of Surinam we call them Knippa ( pronounce the K please). Many many thanks for your great fruit video, Jared.
almost the same as PR but spelled Quenepa... a former friend of mine from Suriname and I used to eat these all the time!
im from jamaica and majority of the guineps you can find here are very sweet you just suck them for two seconds
Kari Bakari Same in the Bahamas
Went back to these og vids.... My dad introduced me to guenapa and I love in the summer they are sold in the side of the road during a red light here in ny. Never knew I could roast the seeds
in NYC there are people selling them on the highway too 😀
Just watched this again. Dating tips with Jared for the win! I missed that quick frame message the first time I watched this…
The one he is eating is not very good. There are few different types, some are sweeter than others, others have different textures too. Some even have twin seeds..... finding one of those twinnies is sort of like finding a four leaf clover.
+gelsport01 You're the first one to point that out haha. Yeah I got this one towards the end of the season, so it was a little dry. I buy these all the time though, so the description is still accurate.
Jared Rydelek Lol..... they get me all the time too. I think that happens when they are harvested before fully ripened, maybe for sale and storage.
I just had some today man, the really good ones, they are much bigger and round, not spherical like the one in the video. The jelly just oozes off the seeds man, less sucking. There was a twinnie in there too. Thats why i came to youtube.
Amateurs...
@@NftpMotovlogsPR huh?
@@gelsport01 as a Jamaican country boy born and raised, i really love this fruit. but as much as i love this fruit, i refused to buy it here in New York. i doubt that i will be able to get the quality that i am looking for.
Another great review. Thanks for doing this.
In the Caribbean we also call it Chennette ..yes it is lovely once properly ripe and there are different types. They are all green but get lighter green when ripe some are large and oval and some are small and round.and once ripe it come away from the seed quite easily when you suck on the seed.
Thanks for writing. Its uncommon in the USA, so its great to hear feedback from other parts of the world :)
julliana2ify in grenada its called skinup
All the Chennette I ate made my mouth puckering dry. Please describe exactly what the skin should like for a ripe chennette. Do they ripen on the table or do they must be ripened on the tree? Thank you. :)
Ripen on the tree... You know the fruits are ready when they begin to fall from the tree...they can then be picked in bunches, when ripe the skin is a bit less smooth to the touch. The pulp is juicy or somewhat a bit dry(depends on the type) and comes off the seed easily in the mouth...sometimes there will be years when the fruit is indeed ripe but sour to the taste. The fruit is slightly acidic.
thanks!
I always wanted to test this fruit for a long time the first time I saw a picture of it . I got the opportunity to do so about a month ago go when I visited Cancun Mexico 🇲🇽 it taste very nice, but I did not know that you can also eat the fruits. I love fruit. I will love to eat the ones that are not common
I love your videos and despite the wide variety of fruit u share, you don't have a wide range of facial expressions..
The names are a result of the diversity of language in the Caribbean... Each island would pretty much have its own language or variation of the same language so the same objects can have several different name...
Add sea grapes to that!!! 😂 had these in Grenada and they called them sea grapes!!!
In Puerto Rico its called quenepa (keh-neh-pa) and they're all over the place
I'm from Puerto Rico so puedo decir lo mismo
In the Caribbean we call it "Quenepas". Really good!!
I tried guineps and the flesh tastes pasty and it makes my mouth dry from start to finish. Is this normal or am I eaten an unripe or overripe fruit? The fresh flesh tastes soft, sweet, juicy and has salmon-like color.
Eating guinep is refreshing, so I do not know what you were eating. Might be the fruit was immature.
Please describe what the skin should look like for a ripe guinep. All the guineps I ate made my mouth puckering dry. Thanks.
Just to add there is variety called Tobago chennette which is small and round the flesh comes off as soon as you place it into your mouth it's worth snacking on the seed is uniformly round like a small marble...however I cannot elaborate on the quality of the roasted seed.
I grew up calling them Ma-Mo-Ness. I love them, They are very very expensive in Cali and the fruit is very exotic and sought after in the most popular areas in California.
+PAPASNARF!!! Never heard them called that. They are usually around $3/lb here in nyc. :)
+Jared Rydelek Excellent job reviewing my friend! Here in San Diego they are $2.99 a pound as well.
do you know anything about making flour our of the seeds, I read it is done in parts of Costa RIca
I wasn't aware of that. The seed is rather dry though so it could work. I'm not sure if guinip seeds are poisonous raw, but a lot of soapberries are. So you may need to roast them, peel them, dry them, and then grind them to be safe.
In el salvador we call them mamoncillos and wow i didnt know it could be cooked n the seed inside could be eaten
I was surprised about that too. There are quite a few fruits out there that have edible seeds. In a future episode I'm going to roast rambutan seeds.
Ill cook them next time to see how the inside tastes
in colombia always we called it mamoncillo...
The ones in the Keys are round, and so good.
This actually sounds like my dream fruit, a cross between a litchi and a lime 🙂
In the caribbean we called it ginep. I love it but it is expensive in the UK.
In Puerto Rico we call them Quenepas, Cuba is Mamoncillo
Excellent review my friend!!!
thanks!
I definitely have to try roasting them TFS!!
Quenepa in Puerto Rico..
We love them.
They’re called “Quenepas” in Puerto Rico. We love em
i grew up on st croix usvi, and whenever these bad boys were in season me and my friends would eat so many we were sick and then attempt to sell the rest on the side of the road for a quarter a branch. my dad hates 'em because they have a texture exactly like an eyeball. they rule because they range from the sourest thing you've ever eaten to disgustingly sweet. i knew them as genips! also, the one you got is pretty gnarly looking: a good genip has smooth flesh under the thin skin.
eat that with pepper...the powder kind and it tastes nice afff.....here in belize we call it kinep....there is a lot of different types....one of the most sought after fruits here in belize when its in season,,,,which is actually rite now lol
DeepmedZ oh you can just put them in the refrigerator after peeling them and it tastes nicer cold....i usually peel them and then put them in a bag mixed with lime salt and black pepper or chile powder and allow it to get cool....nice affff too
DeepmedZ I've never had it that way, but it sounds tasty. I'll give it a try next time they are available here.
try the black sapote wich is actually a diospyros. so much confusion with these names!
+soscot I just ordered some the other day :)
Jared Rydelek thank you!
You can make a juice out of these, its so good.
What's the easiest way to juice them with those huge stones? Do you boil the whole thing to get is to loose from the stone?
You can make licorice de quenepa .Put some fruit inside a bottle,pour rum or vodka,keep in a dark place for two weeks and serve and enjoy.
I LOOOVE this fruit
We call them guinep in the Bahamas. Me and my kids do see who can spit the seed the furthest. Home the flesh is more orange and very sweet
You can buy these really cheap in Lewisham, London. Yummy, but sometimes astringent!
Oh really? I didn't know that they were available in that far from the Americas.
Yup! I believe its because of the caribbean community on Brixton etc. I'm used to seeing plantain, sugar cane, cherimoya, starfruit, rambutan, lychee, dragonfruit, durian, tamarind and all sorts of other colorful things, but was pleasantly surprised the first time I found it in a corner store. What I've yet to see selling in the UK is Malay Apple aka pomerac. Another fruit that leaves your mouth a bit fluffy but tasty as hell. A bit soft to export however :/
The only place I've seen the Malay Apple is Malaysia and China. Though I did see some really sorry looking water apples in NYC once
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No u have to get them in puerto rico the one u ar showing it looks bad I used tu eat them right from the trees the are quite enjoyable. I didn't know about roosting them 👍
A favorite!
Guineps are soooo good!! Y’all can preorder at Miami Fruit! 🤗💕
Where do you find guinep in the US? I need some!
When they are in season I only ever see them at roadside fruit vendors in nyc. I have never seen them inside a market. Usually those vendors are in neighborhoods with large Hispanic communities and occasionally in Chinatown. Good luck!
I live in a Puerto Rican neighborhood, (avenue of Puerto Rico NYC Brooklyn has them from time to time) when they’re in season they’re still smaller than they would be in the Caribbean but still available
I just bought some at the reading terminal in Philadelphia
I agree I love the flavor but the texture is different to say the least.
My wife does not like the texture at all
It is guinip time in Jamaica right now all over the place
This is my favourite 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Perfect description between a lime and a lychee, with a tiny astringent flavor
it reminds me of cubaa :')
Have anything bake the seeds?
Puertorican here we use the quenepa name and it’s a seasonal fruit
Pronounced Ma-mun-see-yo
Back in Venezuela street vendors would come at you to sell you branches with full of those while waiting for the traffic light . We would call them Mamones.
+Heinekeem Some people actually do that in areas in NYC too
Guinep is pronounced the same way as ginep.
Just ate one of these thanks for the video :)
Great to hear that Lucy, how was it?
Jared Rydelek I am glad I got some to try, I get the impression they probably wont go bad very quickly however I don't think it will become a reqular fruit for me, I would assume it takes 3 to 5 years to get fruit from seed and when you do it is a nice alternative to a candy so I will grow a tree or two but for me personally I got fed up with the constant attention it requires to eat and it felt like something that would rot your teeth. However something I noticed is they grow together like grapes and I did like that.
ha, that's true. they do take a lot of effort. better than candy, but still not great for the teeth. Good luck growing!
Eating this right now. This is very sweet...some are much more tart. Here....Mamon
The skin should be a vibrant green, there is both sour and sweet guinep. The inside should be a peachy pink colour more like lychee. Lots of health benefits. In Jamaica (JA) we do not typically eat the seeds.
In my part of Jamaica, St Mary we do.
Spanish lime? I'm spaniard but i've never seen these before.
And in Trinidad we call it "chenette" not sure why.
3:22 too cute!!!
I call them mamoncillo because that’s what they’re labeled as here in Texas.
in trinidad we called them chenette
Does anyone know if this fruit is also called a June Plum?
nope, thats this one: ua-cam.com/video/gq4DdNwRROc/v-deo.html
Might ask my mother to bring seed s or a cutting back. Those things are too goddamn tasty especially if you have one straight out of the fridge on a hot day
hm, I never have refrigerated them... I'll try it next time I see them :)
2:55 😂😂😂 susss
I grew up with these fruits my family calls them mamon
This is very normal in the Caribeans to suck on them. Cacao seeds are delicious too.
tobuscus?
but honestly he looks like tobuscus
I had no idea there were that many words for it. I have one more name for you, talpas. I also know them by mamones.
Holly cow, I also didn't know you could use the seeds!
I just learn about that too!!
I believe "mamon" means "breast," and "mamoncillo" means "little breast." Tee hee hee. My inner 13-year-old is amused.
+Gary Cooper in what language? I thought it meant "to suck" but there might be a link between those hehe
Quenepa is pronounced ken neh pah
msfeelingme I'm Jamaican and it's called guinep so get ya facts strait
+Dime Ingra am puerto Rican and they are called qunepa there. this fruit has many names.
Was I talking to u no
Gracie Melendez was I ever talking to you no
+Dime Ingra you must be a troll as you are extremely rude. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day and remember "treat others as you wish to be treated" and "what goes around comes around" ☺
The name is mamoncillo that's cuban fruit
Kevin Rodriguez In PR we have them too, or had before the hurricane lol. We call them Quenepa or canepa
You did a show for a Jamaican family.. What did you do for them? Do families hire you to bend and spit fire for birthday parties too?
it's called a kenip. 😊
i'm here 9 years late, but i just wanna clarify that quenepa is pronounced exactly like kenepa.
limoncillo
I call them quenepa