Chikoo - Ingredient Spotlight

by Emily Matchar (Subscribe to Emily Matchar's posts)
Posted Nov 16th 2008 1:00PM
Filed under: Asia, Fruit, Ingredient Spotlight

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Chikoo, also known as sapodilla or sapota, grows in India, Mexico and Central America, and parts of Southeast Asia. The fruit is lightly larger than a golf ball, with the brown, sandpapery skin of a potato. Inside is a slick, pale orange flesh with several black seeds. The flesh is almost candy sweet (it's sometimes called Indian butterscotch) and has the rough, soft texture of an overripe pair. Chikoo is a common ingredient in Indian ice creams, milkshades, and halwas. The latex from the stem can be used to make chewing gum.

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11-16-2008 @ 1:56PM

Jim said...

"has the rough, soft texture of an overripe pair."

HAHAHAHAHAHA!! It's the Freudian typo of the day!

11-16-2008 @ 6:28PM

Zakiah said...

oh my! Chikoo is my absolute favourite fruit! I come from Malaysia,and we have these a lot. The shape is slightly oblong compared to picture but your description on the taste is pretty much correct.

Have you tried one of these before? If you haven't then I suggest you try one soon! :)

11-19-2008 @ 3:37PM

The TriniGourmet said...

i love sapodillas! They also grow in the caribbean. In Jamaica they are known as neesberries :) I would more call the flesh light brown, and I never thought of the taste as butterscotch, but now that I think about it, that's a pretty good comparison! :)

11-17-2008 @ 1:37PM

Kitt said...

Interesting! I've never heard of chikoo. I'll have to look for it in the Indian markets here.

Kitt
http://www.kittalog.com

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