Name: Cherimoya
Brand: none listed, but it was organic
Place of Purchase: Wheatsfield Grocery in Ames, Iowa
Country/Region of Origin: none listed, but probably Peru
Price in Iowa: $9.41 a pound (which was one fruit)
Description: A big, green hand-grenade, with creamy cream-colored flesh
Flavor: citrus, latex, banana, with flowery and starchy notes
Aroma: clean and fruity
Texture/Mouth-feel: Creamy, like durian or paw paw. Like cold custard.
Notes:This fruit grows in the cold mountain air of the Andes. It's sweet, it's creamy, it's wonderful. Imagine growing up in the mountains of Peru, and having access to ice cream from a tree. It had to be a wonder, which is why cherimoya is the queen of the subtropical fruits. I don't know if this fruit is better than paw paw, but it lacks the weird onion aroma of the durian, which knocks the "king of fruits" off of his perch IMHO. If you can find them, buy one. It will be pricey, so share it with the ones you love.
Frieda's Fresh Cherimoya
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