Comments on: Mamoncillo, Quenepa, Ginep

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:30:13 +0000

I’m from The Bahamas and I love guineps! Some of us eat the seed too, after biting off the casing. I was checking the internet to see whether anyone ever tried roasting them, and there you were. Thanks. I’ll try and probably use them as a salad extra.

By: Niq

Niq — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:06:30 +0000

Yummy! Quenepas :) They are very popular in Puerto Rico on the street lights. They are available on summers and sometimes in early autumn. I had never seen anyone roast them or eat the seed. Gosh, mamones sure is a very ugly word.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:29:26 +0000

Very interesting report. I never dreamed the seeds contents were edible.
I was searching online to try and find them (for purchasing) and ended up here. It’s a childhood treat for me. I was born in Jamaica and later moved to Florida. Both (country/state) had guinep, but a year ago I moved to the Nordic country of Sweden, and as you can imagine I’m all lucked out when it comes to picking them up conveniently at the grocery store.
Being Jamaican not even I knew about that story of the girls learning the ‘art’ of kissing with the fruit. That’s certainly not what I was using them for. This and tamarind (which I’ve managed to find here, although not packaged in the best of ways) are my all time favorites. Guavas are great too… and jack fruit, breadfruit, tropical almonds, mangoes, June plum, sour and sweet sop, sugar cane, star apple, naseberry, maple apple, ackee … I miss Jamaica! (I listed so many so that you could perhaps check them out yourself. The seed of the Jack fruit are excellent when boiled).

By: cia

cia — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:59:09 +0000

Oo, pero kasing laki lang ng holen mo.

By: ibalik

ibalik — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:34:00 +0000

parang santol?