Cherimoyas are a very unusual type of fruit, native to the Andes mountain range in South America. The mountain area stretches from Colombia to Bolivia. Cherimoya is an Inca word meaning 'cold breast'.
cherimoya = custard apple = sherbet fruit = chirimolla = chirimoya = (incorrectly) pawpaw Pronunciation: chair-uh-MOY-yuh Notes: This South American tropical fruit is shaped like a pine cone and has a gray-green, scaly skin.
Cherimoyas (custard apples). The rare but delicious cherimoya is a bit like an avocado: you eat neither skin nor shiny seeds but only the soft flesh, scooped out of the green, scaly skin with a spoon.
Cherimoya - Also called the custard apple. A Native American fruit, now grown in California, with a creamy white interior and sweet pineapple flavor, with the consistency of banana; tastes like a cross between banana and pineapple; ...
cherimoya (chehr-uh-MOY-ah) - The heart-shaped cherimoya is sometimes referred to as a custard apple, which describes its appearance and texture. The taste, however, is uniquely its own.
Cherimoya - Also called the custard apple, this is a tropical fruit with a creamy texture and sweet pineapple flavor.
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The cherimoya, the best known custard apple, began its history in Peru, where it is regarded as one of the finest fruits in the world. Other custurd apple fruits are: sugar apple, soursop, bullock's heart, and atemoya.
custard marrow See chayote.
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Also called "Cherimoya" and "Bullock's Heart," this tropical fruit tastes like a cross between pineapple, mango, and strawberry. The flesh is cream-colored and has the texture of firm custard. Cut in ...
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