Fresh Sapodilla · Zapote Box

Brown sugar flavor hiding in plain brown.

Soft, slightly grainy flesh with a few glossy black seeds.

Tastes like: Brown sugar · Malted pear · Caramel date

Ripe when: Skin is brown and the fruit yields gently with no sticky latex taste.

How to eat it: Halve, scoop or peel, and remove the hard black seeds.

Storing it: Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate once soft.