Canistel

Lucuma campechiana

fruit

A yellow-orange fruit from a tree of southern Mexico and Central America, with sweet, floury flesh; eaten with a spoon, in custards or milkshakes.

Origin

Mexico and Central America

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The skin and the large brown seeds are left.

Did you know?

Its flesh has the texture of a hard-boiled egg yolk, hence its nickname, eggfruit.