MUNCHIES . Mango Nectarines

by Kris   ⋅   July 23, 2007   ⋅   Comment now   ⋅    RSS

Was I gypped? Is this in fact just a yellow-er nectarine? Sure tastes like a nectarine and looks like a nectarine and has a nectarine seed-pit. But nooo wait, the consistency is definitely smoother, without all those pulpy maroon seed-hugging nubs and strands, and the color is definitely bright mango-yellow pop straight out of the crayola-for-fruits box. It doesn’t quite have the rich sweet blast and velvet texture of a chilled, really ripe (by that I mean naturally tree-ripened) mango, but it is quite similar to a firm half-green one you would use for pickled mango, the prevalent Hawaiian delicacy, or one you would find in a franchise supermarket here on the West Coast. It’s not particularly juicy (something I value highly in nectarines), and it’s slightly bland like a white nectarine, but for some reason, I dunno maybe it’s the color, it definitely makes you feel healthy. To harken that infamous Seinfeld episode, it’s so vitamin-packed that it’ll get your mojo flowin’!

Definitely a novelty item; I wouldn’t go out of my way to plunk roughly 60 cents for each smallish round smooth-thin-skinned fruit, but if you’re curious, head on down to Trader Joe’s but be warned: the cashier guy told us they sell out fast. They’re the things that strongly resemble the previous fruit-hybrid darlings, the pluots (plum/apricot).

Will post pics later today, but trust me, it looks like an all-yellow nectarine.

About the Author:

Kris Kobayashi-Nelson is an avid food adventurist who has tried everything from jellyfish to sea cucumber to chicken gizzards. She loved liver and onions with ketchup and cayenne pepper ice cream as a kid. Raw, she prefers nectarines to peaches. Cooked, peaches win hands-down.

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