A Bush ‘Apricot’

Ok, so sometimes referred to as a bush apricot, due to its sweet orange flesh, this little beauty of a fruit is actually in Annonaceae- the family of custard apples, not apricots(which is Rosaceae). The botanical name of the fruit is  Meiogyne cylindrocarpa. This native rainforest plant is usually found in monsoon rainforest and riverine…

Sapodilla in season

Delicious Sapodillas are ready and available at the Rapid Creek, and probably other local food markets. Sapodilla, or Manilkara zapota, is a small brown rough skinned fruit resembling a (soft) small potato. It has a rich sugary malt like flavour and is from the Americas. It is grown in the Darwin region. I have now put up…