>a tidbit from the latest issue of "Fruit Gardener" magazine, Sept/Oct 1998
>issue, 30(5): 23, the article "Rediscovering Thaumatococcus danielli" by
>Micheal Witty.
>
>The West African (tropical) fruit Thaumatococcus danielli, has a unique
>sweet taste:
>
>"Some seconds after tasting, an intense sweetness develops and persists
>for many minutes, during which the taste and aroma of other foods
>are enhanced in quality and seem more delicious".
>>The taste is described as "unique and amazing".
>>An interesting side point here is that the sweetness in this fruit comes
>from a protein - and proteins are usually tasteless.
>P.S. "Fruit Gardener" is published by California Rare Fruit Growers,
>http://www.crfg.org
>Tom Billings

Hi Tom,
I have a feeling this is the same fruit that grows in southern Florida.
It is a small red fruit and it is usually eaten with other fruits etc to
make them taste sweeter. We ate it and then ate muscadine grapes. Then we
ate some and followed it with lime! Very sweet. I don't have any more info
on it except that it seemed to grow easily and I'd buy it from time to time
at the Coconut Grove farmers market. I was introduced to it originally by
the Rare Fruit Council in Miami FL. Sheila


Kind Regards,
Sheila Shea
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