Name That Fruit: Father's Day Edition


 Gather round boys and girls, because it's time once again, to play everyone's favorite game....Name.  That.  Fruit!  (Applause!)   

Because we'll be celebrating Father's Day this weekend, I thought I would share one of Hubby's favorite summertime fruits.

The first time I saw our mystery ingredient at the market here in Mexico, I thought the green, unripened fruits were tiny green tomatoes.  But after a few days of sitting on my kitchen counter, they transformed into these bright golden gems.  


Do you have any idea what they are?  Leave your answer(s) in the comments and check back tomorrow to see if you are right, and to see one of my favorite ways to use them.

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22 comments

  1. ~Mo~June 11, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    Is it Quince?

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  2. UnknownJune 11, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    Ciruelas..!!!

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  3. UnknownJune 11, 2012 at 2:48 AM

    loquat or tejocote

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  4. Nancy June 11, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    I was going to also say tejocotes but I think their season is in winter. So I'm going to also say ciruelas.

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  5. PalomaJune 11, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    parece tejocote pero al mismo tiempo no parece.... se ve como la piel mas delgadita... no se Leslie... dime :D

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  6. sparks_mexJune 11, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    guavadilla o

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  7. Victoria ChallancinJune 11, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    It looks like a Grandada China to me??????

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  8. Steve CottonJune 11, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    I am with Sparks on this one. They look like the fruit that come off of my passion fruit vine. Guavadilla.

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  9. UnknownJune 11, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    mmmmm i was gonna say misperos(sp?) but those are orange-yellow color. no clue but if you'd offer i would totally eat it hahaha

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  10. Mercedes @BeChicMagJune 11, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    no idea lol

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  11. Ericka @Nibbles and FeastsJune 11, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Looks like Passion Fruit/Guavadilla? What is it? I'm dying to know!

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  12. www.JusticeJonesie.com/blogJune 11, 2012 at 3:21 PM

    I was going to say green tomatoes but you already said that was not it. No idea. Give us a hint, sweet? Sour??

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  13. Natalia CarterJune 11, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Parecen una clase de ciruelas, no se si sean de la familia lol

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  14. GlorV1June 11, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Hi Leslie. How are you doing? Thx for stopping by my blog. I have no idea what these are. Kumquats?? Of course not. I forgot what Kumquats look like. tee hee. I love your blog, it always looks so alive. I'll be back to see what this fruit is. Take care dear.

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  15. bonnieJune 12, 2012 at 12:15 AM

    tejocotes... or ciruelas... hmmmm


    vianney

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  16. AnonymousJune 12, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    Hmmm. Too big for a kumquat. Too yummy looking for a makok. I vote... ¡JOCOTE!

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  17. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    yellow plum!

    Bren @ Flanboyant Eats™
    http://www.FlanboyantEats.com

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  18. Ofelia In New JerseyJune 13, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    In Puerto Rico, my father would call it parcha. In the Dominican Republic, my mother would call it chinola. In Mexico, I have no idea.

    Ofelia
    www.ofelianj.com

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  19. The Wise Latina ClubJune 17, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    I was going to say: warped, "midget" (although I don't think this is PC) granny smith apple?

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  20. UnknownJune 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    I'm allergic to fruit. I don't know what that is. It looks like something delicious that I can't have/ =-(

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  21. frazomJuly 16, 2012 at 4:08 AM

    those are called yoyomos in sonora or wild plum in BC, i remember them being meaty, juicy and delicious!

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