Just tasted this fruit yesterday and fell in love with it,its sweet like a sweet potatoe and pumpkin like he said. My mother in law gave it to me and as soon as I finished I asked if she could bring me more from her house in Mexico. I'm thankful I got introduced to this fruit

Best fruit you ca ever have PERIOD. Mamey milkshake is to die for.

brought all kinds of mameys from Florida, have no idea how to eat it, this video very helpful. thank you!

I've been looking for this fruit for a long time. I'm originally from Central America so we used to eat it all the time. I finally found it at a North Gate Super Market, before I came across your video. I never thought of googling it. Thanks for the vid.

I'm traveling in Guatemala and tried my first mamey capote tonight. Yum! It does taste like the best sweet potatoes EVER! I'd love to try it in a smoothie!

I learned that putting fruits & veggies in refrigerator will stop ripening, and about sapotes. Thank you!

The food eating noises you make while eating the mamey would cause my husband to go through the roof.

Love your channel. I am a fellow fruit tree specialist and can't say enough about your informative videos on tropical fruits. In San Diego we cannot grow Jackfruit but wish we could!

I LOVED eating Zapote in Nicaragua and would LOVE to be able have them shipped to me in Oregon!!!

Very interesting. My wonderful young neighbors just returned from S Florida and brought us an assortment of tropical fruit, but all ready for eating. That mamey was the sweetest fruit I have ever eaten. Now I am totally hooked. Thanks for the additional information. Maybe if I hint enough, the neighbors will bring more....might make some cookies for them to sweeten the deal.

I'm drooling right now.

Thanks for the video. Saw some of this at the grocery store today. I was hesitant to buy one since I never heard of it. I will definitely buy some next time I'm there.

Absolutely, but also stay for the beaches and the reefs and the Everglades and the great music and dancing....!

Glad to hear it! That is exactly why we made these videos! Thank you for letting us know!

Sooooo Good. One of my favorites.

Loved the video. My friend's parents are from Cambodia and they claimed they used to eat it on their farm back in the 60s. Makes me wonder when it was introduced to Asia.

@TropicalFruitGrowers Thank you!

Thanks for making this vid. I saw mamey sitting in a section of the grocery store and I wanted to buy it but I had no idea what it was or how I was supposed to eat it so I thought I'd look it up on the internet before I went and bought it. It looks like it's going to be delicious.

mmmmm batido de mamey is GREAT in the summer, just had some Mamey icecream

I absolutely love this fruits, I could just bite it straight away 💕👍👌

Great video, Julian! I'm excited to see all your educational videos. Make more, por favor.

Thank you sooo much I remember this delicious fruit years ago in trinidad is going to try growing it here in sd ca enjoyed your video thanks

OMG I love eating these... I miss them soo much... I wish i had one now.

I had that in February when I went to Florida. They were so good! Had the smoothie version also. That was good too! Can't find any here in Las Vegas yet.

Wow its so neat to find out about new foods!

So cute! Eating on camera is no easy feat! you pulled it off! :) I want Mamey!

Great video, sounds great. Can't wait to try it.

My Papey love my Mamey.

This dude is cool.

For freezing cut in cubes and flash freeze. Take a tray, cover with parchment paper and place the cubes so they don't touch each other. Once they are frozen for a few hours or even overnight, place in freezer bag. This way you can have loose fruit that is not all clumped up.

@TropicalFruitGrowers Where in south florida I want a sapodilla so bad. Last time I had one I was a child. i'm from the island and we have a lot of mamay and sapodilla there.

I once bought a bag of this fruit from a roadside stand while driving near, I believe was Florida City or Naranja. I bought them out of sheer curiosity and couldn't believe how good they were. However,some of them were very unevenly ripe which I thought was very unusual for a fruit. One part of it would be soft and sweet but there would be parts of the inside which were hard and unsweet.Normally, a fruit is either ripe or not, but this was unevenly ripe with some parts soft and other parts hard.

Oh my! I have never eaten banana peels but it sounds like the fruit was not ripe. Ripe mamey has a truly wonderful, rich flavor. Be sure to wait for the mature fruit (you can tell it is mature by the scratch test that shows orange color underneath) to be VERY soft before you open it. Then you will enjoy that delicious mamey flavor!

Yes, this uneven ripening occasionally happens. It is most likely due to either harvesting the fruit before it was fully mature on the tree, or not letting the fruit mature fully in your home. The large mamey takes longer to mature than other fruits. If it has not matured throughout and it is picked from the tree, those hard spots can occur.

Yummy, un dulce de sapote y dulce de leche en capas....que rico!!!

thanks for all the videos,now I know how to eat all the weirdest tropical fruit lol😄😄😄😘

Just got my first Mamey sapote

Thank you for your informative reply.

Haven't had this in Jamaica in years!

No, we have no black sapote growers in our association, but you can try one of the fruit stands listed on our website.

I gotta move to south Florida just for the fruit!

All this great fresh tropical fruit, more growers need to move towards organic though

Que fruta linda amei.

I am Montagnard jarai tribe live in California I love to try this fruit

Mameys are really good. We would get them in mexico for 10 cents ea. Really good.

OH NO!!! What a bummer.I'm sorry to hear that.

MY MOM SHE GOT THIS MAMEY TREE AND MANGO,GUANABANA,ZAPOTE BANANA,COCONUT TREE AND AVOCADO TREE.OOOOHHH!!! AND POMEGRANATE TREE...HER LAND IS HUGE!!!

@alexisstjohn Glad to hear that you liked our video! We tried to include very practical information in ALL of our videos so that you can enjoy the fruit. Let me know if you'd like to have other information, either in future videos, or on our website.

MMM mamey!

Yes, the scratch test works on ALL mamey. Look for that orange color where you scratched to determine maturity of the fruit. If the fruit is squishy, it is already mature and has ripened. It should be ready to eat. If the fruit was picked immature from the tree, it would never ripen to that squishy, soft feel. If the fruit is firm, AND has orange-ish colored flesh from the scratch test, that fruit will ripen in a few days. Remember to let the fruit get very soft before you open it. ENJOY!

Yes, you are right, they are the same fruit. Plants take on common names in the area in which they are grown. Sapodilla is Naseberry in the Caribbean; nispero in Cuba & Puerto Rico; chico in the Phillipenes; chicosapote in Mexico,.. These many local names are why EVERY plant in the world has been assigned ONE specific scientific name, a genus and species name - so that where ever you are in the world when you say Manilkara sapote you are talking about naseberry, chico and nispero!

Yes! You need to let the fruit ripen!!! It tastes WAY better! TFGSF

Some of our growers are transitioning to organic, but it is difficult here in the moist, hot climate of south Florida.

Yes, mamey IS delicious! It is large (2-5 lbs), has a creamy texture and one big seed. We grow another fruit called sapodilla here in south Florida that is smaller than the mamey, and has 3-5 small, brown seeds inside. The flesh has the texture of a pear, and the flavor of brown sugar. They are in season right now! Visit our website for more on the sapodilla and to place an order. A sapodilla video comes out this month! Stay tuned to our channel!

You are very welcome!

Yes, several of our members have tropical fruit nurseries in the Miami area that can help you out. Please visit our website and click on the Nurseries photo. Thanks for contacting us!

Hi, Yes we have members who sell trees. Check out the Nursery page on our website and contact the growers listed there. TFGSF

Best fruit!. im eating one right now

Mamey grows well in PR.

This is zapote mamey it is a delicious fruit.

Love your channel! I have a Sapote Mamey that I planted Aug 2018. At the time it was a 100 gallon tree. So far no fruits. For the past 2 years the flowers dried, but this season I have flowers that did not dry yet. Should I add Iron now? I added gypsum in November and Sept last year to the soil last year... Any advice?

thanks its great to learn about the scratch test

I just tried a mamey for the first time yesterday....it was amazing. Now i'm trying to germinate the seed, just for fun. The tree looks similar to a loquat tree to me. Next I want to try black sapote but have no idea where to find it.

Yumm

Also, let your fruit get really soft and wrinkly before eating, so that it will be ripe all the way through. And be sure to do the scratch test on the fruit to be sure the fruit is mature throughout, and will ripen properly.

mmm.. delicious. both the fruit and the host

amazing...

Wow very big fruits🤩 How’s fruits test like please 👍😊

HI, Go to the pull down menu on the left side of the page called "Buy Fruit" The page is listed there. We are rearranging the Home Page to include a photo for Organic fruit growers. thanks for your patience. TFGSF

good videos

looks delicious

Namaste. I'm from India - Kerala. I hope you are safe and well during this tough time! I'm planning on planting the Mamey Sapote tree in my estate, if possible. )) So if I could somehow find out the dimensions of this tree that I saw in your video, it would give me a clear idea. I have seen varying specifics on the internet. And I'm not so sure. So could you please find out for me how much land space was occupied (dimensions - feet/meters) by this specific tree from its owner? In a domestic environment it grows less taller. Still the tree looks enormous!!! One more thing. How would you compare the Sapodila fruit with Mamey Sapote? I mean does it taste like Sapodila or is it completely different? Which fruit is sweeter and has a more fruity flavour? I have Sapodila trees here. ))) Thanks ahead. Pete :")

That depends on where in California the seeds have been planted. Mameys do not like temps below 32 degrees, so keep your plants in the hottest setting you can. I would suggest that you contact your County Extension agency (under County govn't in the phone book) and check with them on your local climate and soil conditions. Take this Factsheet with you to the agent (Google: "Mamey Sapote from Florida" Its an EDIS publication ) and they will be able to help you with these questions. Good luck!

U are making jelous!!! I want ONE now!

Looks like a huge Chikoo.

I have my fingers crossed for you!

Where I'm from we call it 'mamey apple' it's the orange colour inside, very sweet and larger than this one

i gotta order some stuff from you guys your making me hungry

Gracias por ver el vídeo voy a sembrar mi mamey

I just bought one a few days ago and decided to look it up as i knew of black sapore. It’s gotten soft but i just scratched it and it’s yellow orange not red.. 🙁😵‍💫

Are these fruits grown with pesticides? Or are they organic? Love me some white sapote, but I usually get it from Glaser farms and I'm not sure where they are getting them from. Definitely interested in getting some more Sapote and Mamey, especially if local and organic.

Long live Salam and peace.

Would love to know what’s the lowest temperature those particular specimens have endured.

Nunca vi está fruta aqui no Brasil.

Quiero mameys!

Sorry, I just saw your comment. Mamey have specific soil and weather requirements, so I would contact your local County Extension agent and ask them. I would take the University of Florida's mamey information sheet with you so the agent can see what the mameys need to grow in your area. You can access that information sheet here on our mamey page on our website, tropicalfruitgrowers(dot)com Good luck!

I just found some at the market but all of them were small like a small avacado or small potato size... Scratch test = Green... so my question is will they ever ripen if i leave them out? Thank you.

we call those nesberry in jamaica they're so good

mamey 😎👍

Hi, No, there are no commercial black sapote growers here. Some people are able to grow this tree in there yards, but it is not grown on a large scale. TFGSF

Sapote is native to Ecuador

dam i need this.. but i'm in Australia D:

Oh, No! It IS possible that still may be mature. Try taking a knife and scratching it, just a little, to check the color of the skin underneath. It should be a reddish-orange color. Even mature fruits can be very hard, but you should be able to scratch through the skin. Be sure to do the scratch test at the market before you buy it, so you can be sure that it will ripen. Good luck to you - I hope that your fruit will eventually ripen for you.

wish i can get this in trinidad

อยากได้พันธุ์มาปลุกจังเลย ละมุดยัก

So is the scratch test the best way to determine which mamey to pick up at the grocery store? What about how squishy they are? I was checking some out earlier today and there were a few that were rather firm and a few that were extremely soft. What all should I look for in these?

You guys plant the trees how long before it starts giving fruits it grows in the jungles it takes a long time to give fruits that way can you give some more information on growing the trees as a kid we use to go the rainforest to find this fruit some were around the farms but the trees were very tall

HI, I would suggest contacting your County Cooperative Extension agency and bring with you the Univ. of Florida Fact Sheet you can find by Googling: "Growing Mamey in the Florida Homescape" . The agent can use that document to tell you if your climate and soils will allow mamey to grow in your area. Good luck. TFGSF

Awesome! Do you sell trees too? I just moved to Naples and started a fruit forest on my 5 acre lot and I'd love to grow some mamey!!!

Are the fruit treated or sprayed or is it chemical free?