Cherimoya

Scientific Name of Plant
Annona cherimola

Description
Also called custard apple, this large tropical fruit tastes like a delicate combination of pineapple, papaya and banana. Irregularly oval in shape, the cherimoya has a leathery green skin that has a scaly pattern not unlike large, overlapping thumbprint indentations. The flesh, peppered with large, shiny black seeds, is cream-colored and the texture of firm custard

Origin and History
In india also this - or its relative - is found and named 'Rama fruit' (after Hindu god 'Rama'), While the real custard apple ( green) is named 'Sita Fruit' after 'Sita', Hindu goddess and consort of Lord Rama)

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