Eat Cherimoya properly: the best tips and tricks

Many people do not know how to properly eat the sweet tree fruit Cherimoya and therefore rarely get the taste of the pleasantly fruity-creamy fruit. In this post, we show you how to prepare a cherimoya.

Tips for eating a cherimoya

You can eat the Cherimoya together with the bowl. Only you should not eat the seeds.

• The taste of the Cherimoya is pleasantly sweet and juicy. Therefore, the fruit, especially when cut small, is very suitable for quark desserts or fruit salads.
• However, like a melon, you can also prepare the cherimoya with something hearty. To do this, cut the cherimoya into slices and wrap them with smoked ham, for example. Some horseradish and pepper go well with this.
• You can also cut the cherimoya in half lengthways and cut in a cross shape. Then add a little brandy or a sweet liqueur over it and have a slightly alcoholic dessert.
• The Cherimoya doesn't just go well with meat or sweet desserts. You can also serve them with shrimp or put them in a seafood salad.

Interesting facts about Cherimoya

The Cherimoya is not only versatile in the kitchen, but also very healthy.

• The cherimoya usually looks like a heart and has a green bowl in the form of a scale.
• Cherimoyas belong to the cannon family and grow on bottle trees in Brazil, Thailand, Israel and Spain, among others.
• The Cherimoya contains a lot of calcium and a lot of glucose. There is also vitamin C and phosphorus in the fruit.
• However, it contains little acid, so it quickly turns brown. You can counteract this by drizzling the sliced ​​fruit with a little lemon juice.
• To tell if the Cherimoya is ripe, there is a simple trick. Press the bowl with your fingers. When the pressure subsides and the bowl becomes dark at this point, it is ripe.

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