Canistels

Very small mangos, or very big dates, was my first impression of the mashed fruits on this Miami sidewalk. I recognized them only when I plucked several intact specimens from the verge, and when a fellow leaned out of the back of a slowly passing car and called out "Canistel!"

These were oblong, not heart-shaped, but once sliced open (after thorough washing), the color, texture, and rich, sweet flavor all evoked another common name of the canistel, eggfruit.

Canistels
Miami
(From an autumn 2012 visit)

Comments

[No/Deli]

Are you saying that you were the victim of a drive-by naming???

[Dave Cook]

Not victim, beneficiary.

[Polish translator]

I love mangos!!!