It is the beginning of harvest time for Sapodilla fruit here in Belize.  We planted a whole orchard of this delectable fruit so we are expecting a bountiful crop this year.

The Sapodilla tree is widely known for the gummy latex which is obtained from the bark to make chicle.  The fruit have the texture of rough peaches and have a distinctive cinnamon taste.  Since we have so much of it, I have started to experiment with it.  So far, I have found that they have a similar consistency to tomatoes, so I am using them as a substitute.  Today I made Spicy Sapodilla Sauce with Pasta:

I used Seed Amaranth as a garnish because I thought that the sauce was a tad pale looking.  Don’t worry if you don’t have that…it was just to add a bit of colour.

I spiced up the sweet sauce with chilli peppers, onion and spring onions.  The result was a thumbs up from Munchkin and Gnome!  Watch out for more Sapodilla recipes…might try pizza next!

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