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The ackee is native to tropical West Africa in Cameroon, Gabon, Benin, Burkina Fasom Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra-Leone. It is related to the lychee and the longan, and is an evergreen ...

Surinam cherry

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The yellow to deep red, cherry-like fruit of a Brazilian tree of the myrtle family. These fruit, which are now grown in the U.S., are slightly acid and are eaten out-of-hand and used in jams and ...

Acorn squash

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An oval winter squash with a ribbed, dark green skin and slightly sweet orange flesh. May be eaten baked or directly from the shell. The word squash comes from the Massachusetts Indian word ...

Sweetsop

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Also known as "Sugar Apple," this is the sweet pulpy fruit of a tropical American tree. The skin of this heart-shaped fruit is sweet and custard-like. It is similar in flavour to a mild cherimoya. ...

Apple

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Round, green and sweet fruit, cultivated in temperate zones throughout the world for at least 3,000 years.

Watermelon

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The large melonlike fruit of a plant of the gourd family, with smooth green skin, red pulp, and watery juice.

Blackberry

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Also called "bramble," these are the largest of the wild berries, up to 1 inch long when mature. Look for plump, deep coloured berries without hulls. (If hulls are present, the berries were picked ...