1) Right :
Big Eye Sakyamuni ( Buddha Head ) :
This is the original Buddha Head variety
The first delivery period is August ~ October
(Mid-Autumn Festival);
The second delivery period is December ~ March (Spring Festival).
The large-eyed custard apple has a round shape, it can be peeled off
with your fingers ( half the fruit ) when it is ripe enough ( soft ).
The easiest way to eat it is to dig out the flesh with a spoon. The taste is sweet and soft, and it tastes like ice cream
after being iced.
Big-eyed custard apple produced in winter and summer.
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2) Left :
Pineapple custard apple ( Buddha Head ) :
Production season from December to March (Spring Festival)
This is an improved variety.
Also known as honey custard apple, the scales on the surface are pointed protrusions. The epidermis is a whole piece without cracks. It must be cut into pieces with a knife. The pineapple custard apple has a large fruit and few grains. The pulp has a firmer taste, slightly crispy, and a light flower smell, pineapple aroma, sweet and sour and refreshing!
( p.s. when slightly pressing it, you feel like rubber
eraser elastic, this one can be cut & eat. )
Do not wait till soft like a bread.
This is the key different point from the first original variety.
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< p.s. > FYI, Red Fruit is Jingle Bell Fruit
Another Taiwan Specialty.
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Sakyamuni selection skills :
1. Fruit shape is round
First look at the appearance of the fruit shape. It is better to choose the rounded and complete one, without nicks or dents; if the custard apple has cracked and a large amount of fruit juice is leaked, it is already overripe, so do not buy it.
2. The epidermis is green with yellow
The over-green custard apples have insufficient ripeness and low sweetness. It is recommended to choose greenish custard apples.
In addition, the freshness of the peel with white fruit powder is better; if there is a collision during transportation, or after being touched multiple times, the peel will have black spots, which is not fresh.
3. The heavier one is more sweet ðð
Sakyamuni of the same size is in the hand, the heavier has more water and it is more sweet too.
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What to do after buying home?
Custard apple is a kind of "menopausal fruit".
It needs a lot of oxygen and produces a lot of carbon dioxide when it ripens. Therefore, after buying the immature and soft custard apple, it must be ripened in a ventilated environment. Put the ice in the bag or put it in the refrigerator, it will turn into the so-called "dumb custard apple", the flesh will become black and inedible!
( * DON'T do it * )
Ripening method :
wrap it in paper or cloth to ripen; or put it in a rice urn, and it will ripen in just 1 to 3 days.
It is recommended to store them separately during ripening to avoid rot of other fruits and vegetables.
Storage method :
- Unripe hard custard apples can be stored for about 1 week at room temperature.
- If they are ripened ( naturally become soft ), then they can be the whole one wrapped in paper, put in a plastic bag and refrigerated. They can be stored for 3 to 6 days. It can also be peeled, cut into pieces and put in a fresh-keeping bag.
- It can be frozen and stored for about 1 month.
- It tastes like ice cream !
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