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The Maha Chanok is a medium-sized mango with elongated, smooth-skinned fruit with a fragrant aroma. The flesh is sweet, the flavour is delicately perfumed, and the aroma is distinctively floral.The Maha Chanok mango is grown in the Maha Chanok district of Samut Prakan, Thailand, in the southern part of the region. It was introduced around 1951, and was quickly popularised as an excellent eating mango, in particular for its exceptional sweetness. The Maha Chanok mango is now grown in many parts of Thailand, and good quality fruit is exported overseas.The Maha Chanok mango is a medium-sized, sub-acid, smooth-skinned, elongated fruit, which turns from dark green to yellowish-orange when ripe. The colour of the flesh is yellow-orange, and it also has...

Atemoya is a fruit of the Amazon rainforest. It is native to the South American and Central American rainforests. It grows wild throughout the Amazon basin.In the US, the atemoya has been cultivated in Florida since 1931. It can now be found in supermarkets and Whole Foods stores.Atemoya fruit is in season from October to April. The fruit is ripe, with a creamy white, custard-like flesh, and fragrant with a tropical aroma, when gently squeezed. Atemoya has a sweet, slightly tart taste. Atemoya is often served raw in fruit salads, or used in desserts. Atemoya is used as an ingredient in homemade ice cream and sorbet. Atemoya has a brown paper bag ripening method. It should be kept at room...