🍴 Sugar apple spoon mash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🟢Scoop out ripe Sugar Apple flesh and mash lightly with a fork, removing seeds as you go.
• 🟢Stir in a splash of chilled coconut milk.
• 🟢Serve it half-frozen like a tropical slush, eaten straight from the bowl.

Sugar Apple Spoon Mash

Ingredients

• 1 ripe Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa)
• 2 to 3 tbsp chilled coconut milk

Instructions

1. Scoop out the ripe Sugar Apple flesh and remove all seeds.
2. Mash the pulp lightly with a fork.
3. Stir in the chilled coconut milk.
4. Serve immediately or half-freeze for a tropical slush.

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Plant Facts

Annona squamosa
Sugar Apple, Custard Apple, Sweetsop-Anon, Sweetsop, Atis, Sitafal, Seetha Payam, Araticum, Sharifa

USDA Zone: 9-11

Make this plant work in your climate

• Why everyone wants the Sugar Apple?
• Annona squamosa - Sugar Apple - in Plant Encyclopedia
• Top 10 fast-fruiting trees: Annona - Sugar Apple, Custard Apple
• What does Sugar Apple look like and how does it taste?
• This is why Atemoya is better than any other Annonas
• What's inside this bumpy Annona fruit? Delicious Health benefits

🔴 What is the best Red Dragon fruit and what does it taste like?

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  🍉 Red dragon fruit might look similar on the outside, but the flavors are all over the place once you start trying different varieties. Halley's Comet is one of the reds that actually tastes rich - sweet, juicy, and full of that deep berry-like flavor people hope for in dragon fruit. It ripens fast, so you have to catch it at the right moment or it turns soft overnight.
• 
  🍉 Red-fleshed types are also loaded with antioxidants, which is why the juice stains everything it touches. If you like bold flavor, check out other good reds below. These are some of the top varieties growers recommend for sweeter, stronger taste:

• 🔴🔴 Red skin, red flesh(Hylocereus costaricensis) - Sweeter, juicier, and more intense in flavor. The deep red juice can stain, but it’s loaded with antioxidants.
Varieties: American Beauty, Bloody Mary, Eureka Red, Costa Rican Sunset, Mac Edwin, Halley's Comet, Makisupa, Mega Red, Physical Graffiti, Sweet Red
• 
  🔴🟣 Red flesh, purple/magenta flesh(Hylocereus x costaricensis) - Hybrids, usually between red and white varieties.

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Plant Facts

Hylocereus sp.
Pitaya, Pitahaya, Dragon Fruit, Strawberry Pear

USDA Zone: 9-11

Make this plant work in your climate

• · More about Dragon fruit plant from Plant Encyclopedia
• · When do I get the fruit from my Dragon Fruit?
• · Pitaya vs Dragon fruit - what is the difference and how to grow it. Varieties.
• · Do red, white and yellow Dragon fruit taste differently?

🔴 What is the best Red Dragon fruit and what does it taste like?

• 🍉 Red dragon fruit might look similar on the outside, but the flavors are all over the place once you start trying different varieties. Halley's Comet is one of the reds that actually tastes rich - sweet, juicy, and full of that deep berry-like flavor people hope for in dragon fruit. It ripens fast, so you have to catch it at the right moment or it turns soft overnight.
• 🍉 Red-fleshed types are also loaded with antioxidants, which is why the juice stains everything it touches. If you like bold flavor, check out other good reds below. These are some of the top varieties growers recommend for sweeter, stronger taste:

• 🔴🔴 Red skin, red flesh(Hylocereus costaricensis) - Sweeter, juicier, and more intense in flavor. The deep red juice can stain, but it’s loaded with antioxidants.
Varieties: American Beauty, Bloody Mary, Eureka Red, Costa Rican Sunset, Mac Edwin, Halley's Comet, Makisupa, Mega Red, Physical Graffiti, Sweet Red
• 🔴🟣 Red flesh, purple/magenta flesh(Hylocereus x costaricensis) - Hybrids, usually between red and white varieties.

📚 Learn more:

Plant Facts

Hylocereus sp.
Pitaya, Pitahaya, Dragon Fruit, Strawberry Pear

USDA Zone: 9-11

Make this plant work in your climate

• · More about Dragon fruit plant from Plant Encyclopedia
• · When do I get the fruit from my Dragon Fruit?
• · Pitaya vs Dragon fruit - what is the difference and how to grow it. Varieties.
• · Do red, white and yellow Dragon fruit taste differently?

🍴 Betel leaf bites: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🟢Spread coconut, peanuts, lime bits, and palm sugar on a Piper betle leaf.
• 🟢Fold and chew for a refreshing, spicy-sweet treat.

Betel Leaf Bites (Quick and Fun Exotic Snack)

Ingredients

• 6 fresh betel leaves (Piper betle)
• 2 tbsp shredded coconut
• 2 tbsp roasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp palm sugar sauce or thick palm syrup
• 1 tbsp finely diced lime (with rind)
• 1 tbsp finely minced ginger (optional)
• 1 small chili, sliced (optional)

Instructions

1. Rinse the betel leaves and pat dry. Keep whole leaves for folding.
2. Place each leaf shiny side down. Add a pinch of shredded coconut, roasted peanuts, diced lime, and a small dollop of palm sugar sauce.
3. Add ginger or chili if you want extra heat.
4. Fold the leaf into a small triangular packet.
5. Serve freshly folded and enjoy the refreshing sweet-spicy-lime flavor.

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Plant Facts

Piper betle
Betel Leaf

USDA Zone: 9-11

Make this plant work in your climate

• Piper betle in Plant Encyclopedia
• How to grow your own Pepper plants. Five most valuable Pipers
• Plant Smarter: Grow Your Own Brain Boosters
• 10-minute recipe Bo La Lot with a leaf you’ve never cooked before

🍴 Ackee skillet scramble: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🔴Boil ripe, naturally opened Ackee pieces for a few minutes until tender, then drain well.
• 🔴Saute chopped onion and a few tomato bits in a little oil until soft.
• 🔴Add cooked salted cod (or skip it) and gently fold in the cooked ackee.
• 🔴Warm it through on low heat and serve as a soft, creamy tropical scramble.

Ackee Skillet Scramble

Ingredients

• Ripe ackee pieces (naturally opened)
• Chopped onion
• Tomato bits
• Oil for sauteing
• Cooked salted cod (optional)

Instructions

1. Boil ripe ackee pieces for a few minutes until tender, then drain well.
2. Saute chopped onion and tomato bits in a little oil until soft.
3. Add cooked salted cod if using.
4. Gently fold in the cooked ackee.
5. Warm through on low heat and serve as a soft tropical scramble.

📚 Learn more:

• Ackee breakfast scramble with hot peppers
• Banned Jamaican fruit: why you never see fresh Akee in U.S. stores
• Akee taste of deliciousness
• Are these new Christmas ornaments? Ackee monster fruit!
• What is number one tree-grown vegetable? Akee - Jamaican fruit that is actually a vegetable growing on a tree