Cherimoya

Annona atemoya, A. cherimola

fruit

A green, egg-shaped fruit with creamy white pulp studded with black seeds; eaten with a spoon. An Andean tree, a cousin of soursop.

Origin

Andean valleys (Peru, Ecuador)

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

Spit out the seeds, black and hard: they are toxic.

Did you know?

Its name comes from the Quechua chirimuya, “cold seeds”: it grows at altitude; the botanist Seemann ranked it, with pineapple and mangosteen, among the best fruits in the world.