Fruits of Trinidad and Tobago



The twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a blessed place indeed. We have a wide variety of plants and fruits that are linked to the mainland of South America. This post presents a list of fruits that I  ate as a child growing up in Trinidad. Of course, there are some listed here that I never tried. That is where you come in; you can help by providing some information that you are familiar with and, of course, correct me when and where you think corrections are needed. 


Some of the fruits may result with a what is that? I don't know that or, damn I remember that fruit! Oh, and you can leave a short note/paragraph about a good 'fruit memory/experience' - it may end up as a post on our Blog! 

I may not get them all but if you think I missed something please leave a comment to the post and I will update the list. Thanks in advance for any help you provide. 

Please scroll down below this Photo list for individually listed fruits. We added a 'must watch' video at the bottom of this post!

Some of the fruits found in Trinidad & Tobago:

Arrowroot - The powder arrowroot is derived from the root of the arrowroot plant and is used as a thickener for sauces. It does not have any taste.

Balata – Oh gosh, so sweet... thumbs up for Balata. Now, these fruits are not easy to get and can be found in some really tall trees. The fruit is very sweet but there is very little 'flesh' and a seed that is big inside (shell outside). You won't regret eating this fruit!

Bananas (aka Ripe FigРsweet especially if the birds start to eat them. Now we can't forget the following - Siky̩, Silk, Gros Michel, Mataboro and Lacatan. Bananas are really good for potassium but you can cut them up (ripe) freeze and use them in smoothies.


Bananas (aka Green Fig) - Good for soups and for boiling and eating with salt-fish buljol (yummy). One thing to note is that green bananas contain 'resistant starch' that is helpful for persons who want to control their blood sugar levels.

Barbadine (aka Giant Granadilla) - This fruit can be used (when ripe) to make a juice that is very similar to that of soursop. This fruit, unlike the soursop, grows on a vine that can be as long as 50 feet in length (sorry Trinis I am still using yards, feet, and inches).

Breadfruit:
Come on ah good 'oil down' or roasted... not considered poor people food anymore. There are two varieties - yellow and white (inside). The yellow variety is most popular in Trinidad. It is an excellent source of potassium, carbohydrate, and fiber.

Black Sapote - This fruit is not so popular in Trinidad and  I never ate this fruit! It is also known as Chocolate Pudding Fruit, Chocolate Persimmon, and Zapote Prieto. If you have had any experience with this fruit (in Trinidad and Tobago) please share your experience(s) with us.

Cacao (Cocoa) Pods - Trinidad has some of the best tasting Cacao in the World. However, the industry was sadly neglected. Today, there is renewed interest in this sector. Things are changing and the cocoa estates are on the rise again; a positive sign adding value to the agriculture sector.

Cacao (Ripe Cacao in the pod) - The pulp that surrounds the cocoa bean tastes good... Just try it (ripe ones please). As a child, I loved sucking the ripe fruit whenever we went to my uncle's estate in Biche. Good memories for sure. 


Cacao (Cocoa Seeds) - Trinidad & Tobago's cocoa has been used to flavor other cocoa varieties. Trinidad's cocoa won many awards because of its unique flavor. Cocoa bean niblets are added to smoothies as a mood enhancer... try it! The nibs contain 'theobromine' that acts as a stimulant and a diuretic. I had the pleasure of 'dancing on the beans' as a child... good ole days!

Cachiman (aka Cashima)- This fruit is also known as Jamaican Apple because it is sweet anjustify
Calabash: 
This was essential back in the day as a small water utensil. There was always one close to the barrel of water outside to use when taking a bath in the hot sun. Warm barrel water was fun to use for an outside bath. It was cut in half and 'gutted' then dried and put to use.

Carailli:
Gosh bitter like hell but I liked eating it as I matured (or should I say tolerated the taste)! I just learned that it is used as an anti-infective, anti-pyretic, anthi-elmintic and laxative

Cashew (Red and Yellow); cashew nut – Cashew was good for tying yuh tongue but the good ones were the ones the birds picked at, other than that the jam was really good. Cashew nuts, well now we could talk – loved roasting them and shelling and eating it right off the galvanize tray we roasted them on.


Chalta (Elephant Apple) - Now this is one fruit that I don't think you will eat "jus' so". This is still used to make anchar in the same manner green mangoes are used to make anchar.

Chataigne: This is Chataigne or as it is known in some places as 'bread nut'. This one was brought to my attention by Mingoao; it was not part of the listing. I don't know how I missed it because I have eaten so much curried chataigne with roti. The fully ripened fruit that drops from the tree leaves nuts that are boiled, shelled, and eaten. As kids, we called them 'farting pills'. I am sure you understand!


Chataigne Seeds: I don't know of anyone who did not enjoy eating chataigne seeds aka 'farting pills' as a youth. I said 'farting pills' because that is the name we called the boiled seeds of the fruits that fell from the trees.

Chenette (Quenepas) – A kid's delight - this is a very popular fruit that can be easily obtained in Trinidad's markets. The price is right but it is my experience that most of the chenettes are not really sweet. A little tangy sometimes but biting into the skin to get to the pulp inside is rather easy. If you love them then go for it!

Cherries: The photo of these delicious cherries were taken in the sunlight of sweet Trinidad by my brother at his home in Couva. Don't they look really delicious? Don't you wish you were back home and had the opportunity to eat some of these Trini Cherries? To be honest they look better than they taste... they taste good but not as good as they look!

Christophine (Chayote) - It looks somewhat like a pear but is in fact a vegetable. Trinidadian s love to use this vegetable when they make Chow Mein. It is cut into finger strips and added to the dish.

Coconut (Green variety) - This is the one that you will see on so many trucks (for sale) in towns across the country. Coconut water is low in calories, high potassium content, and is reputed to lower blood pressure.

Coconut (Chiney Coconut) - Same health benefits of the regular variety above but is generally better tasting (sweet). There are the Yellow and Green varieties and they are round and smaller than the regular variety. 

Coconut (Dry) - ideal for many recipes including sugar cake and the milk for callaloo and in the copra stage is used to make coconut oil. Coconut oil got a bad name but the science now lists it as good fat!



Coconut Jelly (Soft) - Now you can't simply drink coconut water and leave that soft delicious jelly in the shell... if you do, then you don't know what a treat you are missing. It is the coconut water that forms the jelly. Enjoy it and remember to leave us a line about the day you enjoyed eating coconut jelly.   
Cocorite:
l loved going in the ‘forest’ to get cocorite. The one with the white pulp was nice but the jewel was the one with the pink flesh inside. A bunch of cocorite could last a few days. If you can get these then eat, enjoy and savor!

Custard Apple:
This fruit is creamy inside with a very delightful taste. I have not eaten a lot of them and because of this, I am going to need to refresh my taste buds when I get back to Trinidad. I truly cannot remember the taste.

Damson - I need help with this one! Information is needed on the fruit and I also need a photo! My Paramin friend Gai told me that it is a type of plum!
Damson Fruit
Douns (Doung)
I ate it but can’t remember the taste. I believe it is also known as crabapple (not sure). Oh, and they also call it 'coolie plum'.


Fat Pork
This fruit is also known as 'Coco Plum' I ate it but don’t know what people loved about this fruit;  I considered the taste very bland! Thanks for the photo Gailos... Paramin Gold!
Five Fingers (Star Fruit or Carambola) 
I was not a lover of this fruit but it is good with salt and pepper! The fruit is also rich in antioxidants and vitamin C. This photo was taken from a tree in my brother's backyard in Couva!


Governor Plum (Flacourtia indica)
 Dark purple when ripe and considered a treat. These plums are sweet when ripe and good green/semi-ripe with salt and pepper!

Garnicia 
This fruit is also known as Lemon Drop Mangosteen fruit. I have no experience with this fruit. We need your help with this one.

Grapefruit - When ripe these fruits are a treat! Ripe grapefruits are really good. Of course, squeezing ripe grapefruits to make juice with a must with Sunday meals (we ate chicken on Sundays only as a child). Oh. they made good 'balls' to play soccer back in the day... street 'football' with small goalposts (cans). Two varieties in Trinbago.... the yellow and green skin varieties!

Shaddock (Pomelo) - The pink grapefruit is really sweet, for some reason we called it 'shaddock'(I don't have a clue about the name but that is what I remember calling it. My grandfather had a tree in his back yard next to an old latrine (man that tree produced so much sweet fruit). I guess the latrine helped – LOL.

Gri Gri 
I can't remember the taste of this one but I do recall that I liked eating it... appreciate it because it takes a lot to get the fruit! 

Gru Gru Bef (grugru bef) aka Banga fruit
Hardshell with a sticky delight inside. I remember that as kids we were pelting at the fruit on the tree to get it to drop to the ground and one of the stones bounced off the tree and busted my sister's head. That was a bloody situation, tears, and licks when we got back home!
Guava 
Yes, as a youth I loved making guava jelly, guava jam, and guava cheese eh... I really enjoyed making guava jam and guava cheese. We placed stones in the yard and boiled the guava outside to make the jelly/jam/'cheese'. 

Hog Plum
Gosh, yuh had to have ‘real belly to eat that’ – "Dat ting sour boi"! No one that I knew ate that fruit. The streets were literally littered with ripe fruit. I can't even remember the birds eating them. 

Jack Fruit 
This is Jack Fruit or as some call it Cowa. To be honest I am not familiar with this fruit. I don't recall ever seeing it in my 33 years of living in Trinidad and I have never ever tasted the fruit. 


Lime - a little lime juice to 'cut the freshness' from meat is a must! Limes and lemons are a must to wash chicken to get the 'slime' out of the meat. Then again to Lime in Trinidad is one of the best things one can do. To lime is to hang out with friends.

Lemon
The smell and skin of this fruit always piqued my curiosity. Lemon juice is used for washing chicken before seasoning - lemon juice is OK!

Mamisiporte
I don't recall eating this fruit but I heard so many people raving about the taste!


Mango Now we talking, that was tea, breakfast, and dinner. Curry mango, masala mango. This photo was also taken by my brother at his home in Couva! There are so many varieties in Trinidad. Favorites: Julie, Long, Calabash, Dou Douce, Vert, Rose...

Mango (green) - ideal for curry. Curry mango, Masala mango, red mango treats are just delicious. Then again the varieties are plentiful and delicious in Trinidad and Tobago. One very interesting mango was one we called 'scratch mouth'. One had to be careful peeling the mango because the 'liquid from the skin' can cause your mouth to itch! However, it was sweet...

Manicou Fig (A post from Trinigal): Manicou fig grows in the middle base of a pine patch. It is the size of Chiquito (figs) bananas When ripe it looks a bit yellow and covered with brown hairs. Tangy sweet taste.Sokah2Soca added: Bromelia pinguin (or penguin) is a species in the genus Bromelia. This species is native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, and northern South America. ... The fruit, known as piñuela, is dug out, protective "hair" removed, peeled like a banana, and eaten. 

Morouga Scorpion Pepper:
This was once the World's hottest pepper. It is now number two on the listing. Don't try this if you can't take the heat. YouTube has many videos of people failing miserably trying to eat these peppers.

Noni Fruit:
Some people swear that the juice from this fruit has healing capabilities... I know it stinks! I tried it and believe me there has to be a better way to feel good!



Nutmeg
Yes, we have nutmeg! So you thought we got them all from Grenada? "Nah, nah nah, doh try dat"!

Oranges
Loved going to the country estate in Biche that was a treat eating the fruit picked from the trees. All varieties are delicious and homemade orange juice is the best with brown sugar added for taste.
Passion fruit 
Had enough of this growing on our fence – delicious juice when served very cold.


Paw Paw (Papaya)
It was an acquired taste for me but now I just love eating it.




Penny-Piece
OK, I got a photo and some information... not much pulp but sweet! This fruit is also known as 'chocky apple'. 

Portugals aka 'Potigal' is a favorite fruit similar to mandarins



Peewah and Kerikel
I wasn't a lover of these/to each his own. This fruit is a member of the palm tree family and is also related to the gru gru that kids love so much.


Pineapple – Who doesn't love pineapple?

Plums
I am talking about the regular plums that you find in the back yards of Trini homes. The green ones are great as a kid's dessert with salt and 'bird peppers'. The ripe ones are yellow and are loved by the birds.

Pois Doux
This is a very unusual fruit but has a good taste to it... I doubt that it will be one that you would have a craving for though.

Pommecythre
If you don’t like pommecythre then something is really wrong with you. When they are ripe they are a delight and when pickled in salt water and pepper … exotic. Also known as June Plum and Golden Apple.

Pomegranate
This is one of the top ten fruits to use. It has been used to lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol. Research shows that it can be effective against various forms of cancer and also Alzheimer's disease.


Pommerac 
This fruit is known elsewhere as the Otaheite Apple (Maple Apple). They had to be really ripe to be enjoyed; some people craved it. I simply ate it if it was available but I was not in love with this fruit.


Primrose
This fruit is also known as "Rose Apple". I was told that you can get this fruit in Paramin (in the Northern Range). Well, at least Gail (Wack Radio Shoutbox) told me that you can find them in Paramin.


Rambutan fruit: The tree and fruit of Nephelium lappaceum. Related to the lychee and guinep, the medium-sized tree produces bunches of small fruit with hairy, bright red, or reddish-orange skin. The edible fruit has pale flesh surrounding a single seed. © http://wiwords.com/word/rambutan

Sapodilla (Naseberry)
OMG so delicious. The outer color is brown and when ripe is so delicious.




Roucou or Ookoo
The liquid from this plant (seeds from the roucou fruit/pod) is used to add color to food/add to the taste. I remember picking this fruit from a tree behind our home. Oh, and by the way, this liquid made from the fruit is also known as the 'poor man's saffron'.

Series (Cerise)
This is a kid's delight! Purple in color when ripe; we used to roll them between our palms until soft then suck the content out - yes the good ole days!

Shaddock
Better known as Pink Grapefruit. We have a little trivia to add to this fruit post from 'Froggy': Shaddock is named for Captain Shaddock who introduced the pomelo to the West Indies in 1696. 


Stinking Toe
One of my favorite but not easy to pick from the tree.



Sour Cherries
Sour? Hell yes, but with a little salt and pepper is a great treat!


Soursop
(Guanabana)
The drinks were simply delicious served cold (with ice) on a hot day.

Sugar Apple – I can't recall eating this fruit; it is also known as Sweet Sop. I may be confusing this one with Cachima. If I did eat this fruit I simply can't recall at this time.

Sugar cane 
Goes without saying – we love it!

Sorrel
Come on, Christmas is not the same without sorrel. This fruit is also known as Roselle or Rosella fruit.

Tamarind (tambran) – Yummy - "Tambran sauce & Tramban balls". Oh, a well-made tamarind sauce with the right amount of pepper can enhance the taste of 'doubles'... just try it! We can't overlook or forget about  "Chiney tambran"; the fruit is round and soft inside.


Tamarind Dayzah aka 'Chiney Tambran' - This is an unusual fruit that is very soft inside. I remember eating this on because (fortunately) one of our neighbors had a tree in their yard. This is not the kind of fruit that would cause your 'mouth to water!

Tangerine
We like to call this fruit 'Potigal' (Portugal)

Tonka fruit, (Tanka Bean)
“Doh eat it or else you will get short breath” – yea right, I love eating tonka fruit!


Tipitambo (Topi Tambo)
Is this a fruit? I thought you had to do it out of the ground? Hey, but it is nice to eat!


Watermelon
But of course, we love it.


Zaboca (Avocado)
I like the round ones that are like butter inside/put a slice on bread with a pinch of salt..now we are talking.


If I missed any fruit or misrepresented any fruit here, please leave a comment (or send an email to ananda2456@gmail.com) and I will adjust the posting. It was done to help us all recall the fruits we loved or did not like eating as children "back in the day"!

We have an updated video that was sent to me by my sister (living in Trinidad). I think it is very interesting and helpful. There are a few fruits in the video clip that are not listed above and a few that are listed but have different names. We will update the list soon!


Please note that Sokah2Soca does not own the rights to this video presentation. We have used it here for educational purposes only. We thank the creator of this video for the work done based on the fruits of Trinidad and  Tobago chart. All rights reserved to the creator of the video.

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Pepper said…
Never heard of cocorite . I will have to investigate that one when I go home
Santiwah said…
Yuh gotta be kidding right?! We loved going in the bush for cocorite. Wow, I am so surprised.
Island Girl said…
Oh migosh...i sucking some balata now.. all yuh missing out! Cocorite is the sweetest fruit. It is related to the coconut. All yuh foreign Trinis don't know what yuh missing.
Anonymous said…
Really great article...enjoyed reading this to my neice who did not know of many of the fruits I grew up with.
Can you post some pics...
arimaboy said…
There was a fruit called pommedillion. Is it the same as the passion fruit?
Anonymous said…
Tanker bean
Guava
Tamerine Dazer
Sapodilla

Don't think I spelt them right except for Guave, I remember having them as a child, there were trees in the neighbour's yard.

Miss all the fruits from there, well, most of them, so, so good!!!!
Anonymous said…
Pommedillion.... damn I forgot about that one.
atriniriggie said…
i saved this to my favorite...
because a 2:30 in the morning I become aware of the fact that I was forgetting what I did and loved most about growing up in Trinidad.....
your pictures brought my childhood rushing back to me and I remember eating most if not all of those fruits....
Dam Trini was the best place for a little boy or girl to live life and explore....
Thank you for the pictures and the memories...
cbeanqueenCO said…
droolin in CO. what memories. never had breakfast cereals. jus tons ah fruit cashew, mango: calabash,bellyfull,etc; tippi tambo, sapodilla, soursop, caimite, tonka bean, sikier fig, silk fig, gri gri. Lord what a life.
Zipping said…
What about Banga , don't think I saw that one .
Santiwah said…
Hey Zipping... I always thought Banga was gru gru beff. I will check
Mingoao said…
Where is muh Peewah, and Chataigne . .
Santiwah said…
Mingoao, thanks for the reminder. I added the chataigne.
parangman said…
what about -pois doux and loucast





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Santiwah said…
Pois doux and locust (do you mean stinking toe?)... they are listed!
Anonymous said…
Almond, KoeWah
Anonymous said…
Is Koewah Jackfruit? I think i saw some down in the Emperor Valley Zoo (where the wild hogs are).. and the primrose fruit are plentiful down Caura river (pass pool 2). Oh an can someone update me as to when Balata will be in season in Toco? Thanks
Anonymous said…
I use to eat cocorite in Santa Cruz
Anonymous said…
I recall skidding on guavas that fell from the tree right outside my bedroom. It pains me to think how I griped about my father making juice from this fruit regularly. Now...one pays TT15 for 250ml and it is so RARE to see a guava tree now.

I also ate the purple lip fruit 'caimate' and soooooo many types of mangoes. It's not nostalgia nah, it's utter folly that we are importing and consuming so much foreign fruit. Our 'local' fruit appear to be apples,grapes and pears complete with pesticides in skins.
Anonymous said…
I remember almond, we ate the little bit of meat on the outside and then cracked the almond with a stone to get the small nut inside
Anonymous said…
I remember eating a fruit called bale...not sure of another name for it!
Anonymous said…
Abricot
mammy seapot. i ate alot of that as chow in Matelot
Anonymous said…
Paid 20 dollars for a small bag of plums coming from Maracas last month,Ah eat all!!! Further up in comments someone mentioned having a Calabash for breakfast, I eh think that possible,maybe using a calabash basin to bath with.
Anonymous said…
Pommedillion is related to the passion fruit; it has a "hair net" surounding it. Ever heard of "monkey serrette" (something like douns); and "chinese cucumber" (we used these curried with chicken to make up a full pot.).
Anonymous said…
Pommedillion is related to the passion fruit; it has a "hair net" surounding it. Ever heard of "monkey serrette" (something like douns); and "chinese cucumber" (we used these curried with chicken to make up a full pot.).
Trinigal said…
Manicou fig grows in the middle base of a pine patch. It is the size of Chiquito (figs) bananas When ripe it looks a bit yellow and covered with brown hairs. Tangy sweet taste.

Cashew nuts from the Cashew tree. Roast cashew nuts was a family event. You collected your nuts from various neighbours trees over a period of time. Everyone compete to see who could save the most. Then Dad will announce the roast day, and on that day he would make a big roast and then you had to get your piece of wood to pong yuh cashew nut open. What a delicious treat you can't stop eating. We take it to bed an all.
Trinigal said…
Manicou fig grows in the middle base of a pine patch. It is the size of Chiquito (figs) bananas When ripe it looks a bit yellow and covered with brown hairs. Tangy sweet taste.

Cashew nuts from the Cashew tree. Roast cashew nuts was a family event. You collected your nuts from various neighbours trees over a period of time. Everyone compete to see who could save the most. Then Dad will announce the roast day, and on that day he would make a big roast and then you had to get your piece of wood to pong yuh cashew nut open. What a delicious treat you can't stop eating. We take it to bed an all.
Trinigal said…
Manicou fig grows in the middle base of a pine patch. It is the size of Chiquito (figs) bananas When ripe it looks a bit yellow and covered with brown hairs. Tangy sweet taste.

Cashew nuts from the Cashew tree. Roast cashew nuts was a family event. You collected your nuts from various neighbours trees over a period of time. Everyone compete to see who could save the most. Then Dad will announce the roast day, and on that day he would make a big roast and then you had to get your piece of wood to pong yuh cashew nut open. What a delicious treat you can't stop eating. We take it to bed an all.
Trinigal said…
Manicou fig grows in the middle base of a pine patch. It is the size of Chiquito (figs) bananas When ripe it looks a bit yellow and covered with brown hairs. Tangy sweet taste.

Cashew nuts from the Cashew tree. Roast cashew nuts was a family event. You collected your nuts from various neighbours trees over a period of time. Everyone compete to see who could save the most. Then Dad will announce the roast day, and on that day he would make a big roast and then you had to get your piece of wood to pong yuh cashew nut open. What a delicious treat you can't stop eating. We take it to bed an all.
Trinigal said…
Manicou fig grows in the middle base of a pine patch. It is the size of Chiquito (figs) bananas When ripe it looks a bit yellow and covered with brown hairs. Tangy sweet taste.

Cashew nuts from the Cashew tree. Roast cashew nuts was a family event. You collected your nuts from various neighbours trees over a period of time. Everyone compete to see who could save the most. Then Dad will announce the roast day, and on that day he would make a big roast and then you had to get your piece of wood to pong yuh cashew nut open. What a delicious treat you can't stop eating. We take it to bed an all.
Unknown said…
Thanks, I will be sharing this list with my son. I have been working to get my hands on local fruits so he knows about them, but they are sometimes hard to find even here in Trinidad.
Some of the things listed might be vegetables, but part of the memories. Related to caraili, there are jinghi and lauki, which were curried long gourds. The jinghi was smooth and long and grew on a vine. Make a nice curry that mom served with roti. When the gourd dried on the wire fence outside, it was used as a very effective loofah!
Your five fingers must be the sour variety. There is also a sweet variety that is delicious right off the tree.
The cherries we roll to make soft before sucking out the insides were called governor cherries and had little round seeds.
I guess there are too many mango varieties to expand your list but certainly starch and Julie mangoes are worthy of special mention.
There was also a hairy little fruit that when peeled looked like a lychee. I think the name was rangotan? It was sweet and firm.
Well, thanks for the list, and I will be searching for some of these for my family. My son got to pick a ripe cocoa pod from a tree in Tableland yesterday, and today, I'll be letting my nephews taste cocoa pulp. I plan to dry and roast the seeds and add some cinnamon to make some good old time cocoa tea!

Best wishes, Marcia
Unknown said…
Thanks for the list, which I will use in my continuing efforts to share local fruits with my son.
There are a few fruits and veggies that I hope you will add to your list.
Jinghi and lauki are related to caraili and mom used to curry them and serve with roti. They grew on a vine on our bro wire fence and when the jinghi dried on the fence, people would use them as loofahs. I have seen them on sale for high prices.
There was rangotan, which was a hairy little fruit that was the shape, colour, and size of a large strawberry. When peeled, it looked like a lychee. Tasted similar too.
Do we have pomegranates in Trinidad? Where can I find a tree?
The cherries you would roll to make soft were called governor cherries. They had small round seeds.
There is the sour five finger variety that you seem to know, but there is also a sweet variety that is delicious and we would pick them right off the tree, and there is never enough. I think we also called them carambola.
Oh, in the citrus list, there is navel orange, and king orange, and the tiny little orange colored mandarins, and the list goes on...
Yesterday my son saw cocoa for the first time and got to pick a ripe pod off the tree. Today, we will be cutting it open and sharing the fruit pulp with his cousins. I plan to dry and roast the seeds and grind them with cinnamon to make some home made cocoa. Yummy on a rainy day.
Would your list also fit coffee, by the way? We are known to have excellent coffee of the calibre of our cocoa.
Anonymous said…
Can anyone give me some info on where I can find a Sycamore fig tree in Trinidad and Tobago? Please send me info to s_henry360@hotmail.com
Anonymous said…
Not sure if this fruit was called by a different name but gula jamoon was a purple fruit shape like a plum and grew on a very big tree with lots of low branches so we we were able to pick those from the lower branches, very sweet when ripe. colour remained the same on the outside as well as the inside.
Also condisiour(con di siour) a very sour fruit that was used in pickles and pepper sauce. Was it also called by a different name, it grew in bunches about 3 -4 inches long and yellow in colour. The only tree I ever saw was at our neighbour's.
Anonymous said…
I'm a Trini living in Florida. I currently grow about 30 kinds of fruits on the list. Many of my plants have come from Trinidad. I'm still seeking some of the more obscure varieties like Balata and Tonka bean and hope to find them in Trini on eday.
It's a pleasure to eat these fruit as we have sure a wide variety of fruits because of our wonderfully rich diversity.
Much love to all
Anonymous said…
I from Paramin too! Living in MA. Which Gail from paramin is your friend? Sure I know her, Anyhoo, I miss balata and soursop, really really. Still have a tonka bean seed from when I was a child, it still furry too.
frog said…
Shaddock is named for Captain Shaddock who introduced the pomelo to the West Indies in 1696.
Anonymous said…
It was good seeing and reading the names of these fruits once again. However, would like to know more about the properties of these fruits for healthy living. I read that cherries reduces belly fat. How true is this info?
Anonymous said…
Where can I get ripe coffee beans in trinidad
Anonymous said…
where can get these fruits to buy cause chaguanas market dont have plenty of them i really want to try some
Anonymous said…
I remember 'Ping wing'or however they pronounce it or spell it lol
Anonymous said…
How about CoWa... donno how to spell... aka Jack Fruit
Anonymous said…
yeah yeah pingwing... been trying to remember dat. Ah think it is the same as Manicou fig...
What about Jamoon?... a little... very acidic... fruit... squish up with salt and sugar ... great... and how about Lay Lay... tiny red fruit by the millions on a massive tree... I have forgotten so much... TT really had a great variety... just think about the types of mango, chennette or caimette
Anonymous said…
me ain"t see no pomsite (pomseetae)
Trinizagada said…
Of course pommecythre (pomceetae) is there!

Look again!

Trinizagada
Unknown said…
By your description I know manicou figs as penguins, they itch your mouth if not eaten correctly.
Anonymous said…
Calabash mango
Unknown said…
manicou fig and jamoon was 2 classics too
Anonymous said…
We have two varieties of grapefruits in Trinidad and Tobago - Yellow and Pink.
Shaddock is an entirely different fruit. It resembles a grapefruit but the skin is slightly rough and the skin is very thick so that it is not peeled like a grapefruit but rather the rind is marked with a knife the pulled off in the same manner as when you peg an orange. I believe Shaddock is more popular in Tobago.
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Unknown said…
Don't think I saw pommerac on your list and jamun
Unknown said…
chinese tambrand, really good fruit, when ripe its turns brown, very sweet
Unknown said…
Hog plum leaves drawn add salt..great to take down abscess instantly..I was told by a fellow Trini
UMA said…
THE FRUIT LISTED AS DAMSON RESEMBLES JAMON. MISSING IS SEA GRAPES ALONG THE MANZANILLA AND MAYARO STRETCH. YES, WE STILL HAVE SOME OF THESE FRUITS AROUND, BUT PEOPLE ARE FAST DESTROYING THEM TO PUT UP CONCRETE JUNGLES! NOWADAYS CHILDREN DONT KNOW ABOUT CLIMBING TREES!bALATA IS BY FAR THE SWEETEST FRUIT ON EARTH FOLLOWED BY CUSTARD APPLE( LIKE ICECREAM ON A STICK).MY SISTER AND I USED TO CLIMB PORTUGAL TREE!
Unknown said…
Manekoofig it grown in bush like a pineapple tree the fruit it white black seed in an out side is white
also it is my index finger
Anonymous said…
You're missing GOOGOOBEFF, COWAH AKA CATAHORR
sheila said…
to the person who climbed a portugal tree--,think that you are mistaken,because that tree is the one citrus tree with thorns,aka picka


also,i did not see gru-gru as a fruit,it was too sour to be eaten,it is like a small coconut,green,but purplish on the inside---that is the fruit in the picka patch;about 10 trees growing together,about 8' tall with 2" picka on the whole tree including the leaves
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