They aid with digestion and stimulate respiration. However, as long as you de-pit them, Flatwoods plums can be good for you in small doses. However, the plant’s leaves and the pit inside the plum are toxic, especially in large doses.

They look similar to what we think of as “normal” plums, and they’re safe to eat. Flatwoods Plumįlatwoods plums are interesting fruits because they’re edible, but also a little toxic. They also make delicious cider and apple juice.

They’re also incredibly juicy, which makes them great for baking and canning purposes. They’re red with yellow accents, and they’re one of the sweetest apples you can find. Fuji Appleįuji apples are one of the most popular apple varieties. They’re used in many sweet and savory dishes, especially in their native Pacific Islands. They can be eaten raw, but most people cook them to eat them. Unlike the bright yellow bananas we know and love, fe’i bananas are orange or red and have orangey-yellow insides that look a bit like the inside of a pumpkin. They taste great eaten alone, or you can add them to salads, cereal, or desserts. They have a ton of fiber and also contain reasonable amounts of calcium, potassium, and iron. Florida Strangler Figįlorida strangler figs, also called golden figs, have a mildly sweet, slightly nutty taste and are quite nutritious. They’re one of the more unique fruits I’ve ever seen and are primarily used to add flavor to seafood. When you put them in your mouth, they pop, releasing a tart lime flavor on your tongue. You eat them by cutting off one end and squeezing the bottom to push out lots of tiny, jelly-like round pieces that resemble caviar. They range in color from green to a dark pink/reddish color. Finger LimeĪlso known as citrus caviar, finger limes are very popular in their native Australia and are now grown in California. The peel is very thin and often eaten along with the rest of the fruit. If eaten raw, the fruit is sweet and dense. They can be eaten raw, but more often, they’re used to make jams or chutneys. Fazli Mangoįazli mangoes are large, weighing up to two pounds, and yellow when ripe. Their sweetness is more like honey sweetness than fruity sweetness, but there’s an underlying hint of berry sweetness to them, as well.

Many people consider them to be an acquired taste. They’re actually inverted flowers with a very odd pollination process.įigs are fleshy and pulpy, but the seeds also add a bit of graininess. Figįigs aren’t technically classified as fruits, but we all consider them fruits, so I felt they deserved a place on the list. They’re most well-known for their incredible scent, however, which is strong and fragrant. They’re juicy with a sweet flavor that’s somewhere between mint, apples, and pineapples. They’re similar in shape and size to chicken eggs and are green when they ripen. Feijoaįeijoas are grown in various countries across South America. They’re sweet fruits grown mostly for commercial sales. Named for Michael Fascell, the man who first cultivated this variety of mango, Fascell mangoes are a hybrid variety of mango.Īlthough some look more like hearts, most are oval-shaped and yellow, with some red across them when fully ripe. How many of these F fruits have you tried? 1. There were quite a few more of them than I had at first remembered.

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