Noun
Round fruit between 5 and 9 inches in diameter. The fruit has rough brown skin and contains a single large seed. The flesh of unripe fruit is hard and becomes soft when fully ripened. The fruit is edible with tastes ranging from sour to sweet and reminiscent of apricots.
In the Virgin Islands, this is a "mesple"...sorry if I spelled it wrong; I never saw it in print.
This is such a delicious fruit.
Yes, we also call this fruit mammee. Could not remember if the name include "apple". It is said that one should not consume any alcohol after eating this fruit because it can lead to death. Not so sure if anyone proved that to be wrong by doing so.
My favorite fruit. Tried one on Barbados, St James Beach at the Shelter.
Mammee apple again a favourite
Mammee ceepote (not sure of the spelling)
Know it as apricot in Dominica.
we call it mammee apple in belize
we call it mammee apple in belize
We does call it mammee in the Bahamas
I told a friend about this fruit which I knew as Marmmie fruit, but no one know the name. I was from the country area of Jamaica. My mother owned land called Marmmie Hill and it produce these beautiful fruit, they were delicious when fully ripe.
I told a friend about this fruit which I knew as Marmmie fruit, but no one know the name. I was from the country area of Jamaica. My mother owned land called Marmmie Hill and it produce these beautiful fruit, they were delicious when fully ripe.
I was telling my friend about this fruit tonight and she said never heard of it.
I had one of these fruits when I was visiting the virgin islands..... a native was eating one and gave me a bite......the most delicious fruit ever.....he then reached up to the tree we were under, picked one and gave it to me "for the road" One of my nicest experiences in the islands
Marmee apple and mansie port
Marmee apple and mansie port as known
One of my favorites. They smell wonderful and taste like a firm, but slightly green apricot. Yummy and tart.
It's the first time I'm seeing or taste. How do you know when it's ripe and ready?