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a little quiz: can you name these exotic fruits?
A couple of weeks back, I was in the grocery store, looking at these gorgeous fruits from all over the world. The kids were asking if I could buy them, but I had already taken quite a few photographs of other recipes, and was behind on my posts for the blog, so I figured I would buy an assortment of the fruits another time. I turned to find someone working in the produce department, and just to my right, was a man I could ask.
I asked him if they usually had such a good assortment on hand, because I planned on coming back another time. He then turned, grabbed a bag, and filled it with one of each of the fruits, and told me I could have them. I love stores like that!
Like I said, I had a lot of things in my queue, so I really only had the time to photograph them. And I’m sad to say, between the time I took the pictures, and today, I have lost the stickers that said which fruits were which. I know what some of them are, of course, but I don’t know all of them. Can you name them?
Number one (just the one in front—the one in the back is the same fruit as number 5):
Number two:
Number three:
Number four:
And number five:
So, what are your guesses?
Unbeknownst to Harmons grocery store, this post was sponsored by them. Thank you Harmons!
18 Responses to “a little quiz: can you name these exotic fruits?”
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Those fruits are incredible! I have never seen any of them before now. They are beautiful. The real question is, did they taste as great as they look?
#3 is dragon fruit and #5 is passion fruit! yummmm
1. guava
2. African cucumber (doesn’t it look like a bumble ball?)
3. dragon fruit
4. sugar apple
5. passion fruit
those are my guesses! I’m with Barefeet in the Kitchen – I’d love to hear your kids’ reactions to the taste of these exotic fruits
I believe number one is FEIJOA, number three is PITAHAYA, Number four is CHIRIMOYA and number five is GULUPA.
My answers are the same as Christi’s!
1. Guava
2. African cucumber
3. Dragon fruit
4. sugar apple
5. passion fruit
mmm… I want fruit!!
1. Guava
2. Kiwano
3. Dragon Fruit
4. Custard Apple
5. Passion Fruit
Its interesting that some names are different depending on which part of the world you’re from. What do you think of their taste? They are gorgeous to photograph aren’t they?
Shirleen and Barefeet in the kitchen–Some were delicious, and I think others were more beautiful than they were tasty.
Christi—Yes, it does look like a bumbleball!
And yes, Shirleen, it IS interesting how they have different names depending on where you are from.
I see you included carambola (that’s how it’s said in spanish, that I know of) or starfruit in the bowl, but didn’t number it! So I thought I’d mention it. We have it here in PR.
I see you included carambola (that’s how it’s said in spanish, that I know of) or starfruit in the bowl, but didn’t number it! So I thought I’d mention it. We have it here in PR. I think the first one kind of looks like guava, but I’d have to see the inside.
NO, how can someone give the answer before I me? I knew all of them though just know hindi name for two
Aren’t they all gorgeous?!
There are many different species of guava, with different exterior and interior designs, so I wanted to clarify that #1 is feijoa as Laura states. It is called pineapple guava in English.
LOL! Of course I know all of them. We have them grown here in my country.
But I must say that that is one pitiful looking dragonfruit! And yup, you missed Starfruit (carambola) which happens to be my favorite juice (I don’t like eating the fruit much but the juice is yummy! and supposedly good for hig-blood. anyway, some people sprinkle a little salt over it before eating them up fresh but not for people with hypertension 
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Where are you from, Anna?
Thanks, MissNisa. Yeah, it didn’t have a pink center like other guavas.
I know I’m late commenting, but I wanted to throw in my two cents. My guesses are about the same as everyone else’s, with the exception of number two which I know by a different name:
#1 Guava
#2 Horned Melon
#3 Dragon Fruit
#4 Cherimoya
#5 Passion Fruit
i love you and i know that one day all of these negative thoughts and worries will be so far in the past that it will be difficult to recall any of them. One day you will be successful so that you notice it and others will notice it,too. it’s happening now it just isn’t manifest.
I’m new to your site and had to comment on this post. It’s actually nice seeing all our “regular fruit” up as “exotic” when we might have cranberries or even blueberries as an exotic fruit for example. What were your kids’ reactions to their taste?
Irmes–My kids’ favorite was the horned melon. In fact, when we were in the car today, he asked me to buy him another one. That’s funny how our what you consider exotic is something that grew in my back yard as a kid!