The Fruit in Ecuador

The fruit here is incredible, ranging from everyday tropical stuff like normal bananas and mangos, and quotidian temperate options such as strawberries, blackberries, and apples, to things you’ve heard of but don’t usually eat like passionfruit and beyond, to things I’ve never heard of much less seen or tasted before. Everything in the picture below is at the supermarket - no need to go to the fruit stand or specialty markets.

Now it’s time for your quiz:

In this picture, can you spot the banana, apples, oranges, and mango? Cantaloupe? Good! How about the tuna ( ly pear fruit - Texans should recognize this one)? Still going strong? Now we’re gonna get exotic on you - purple banana. OK, that was way too easy — how about Sweet cucumber (hint - in plastic)? Tree tomato (hint - there are 3 in picture)? Chirimoya (custard apple, if that helps!)? Here come some whose names I can’t find in English. Babaco (2 in picture, not yet ripe), granadilla (just one), ovilla (many many many). Finally, the one front and center in the big bowl has a name I can’t remember. I’ll edit this post when I find out. All of these we’ve tried so far have been keepers except the sweet cucumber, which was nothing to blog home about.