Street Fare: Amsterdam Edition

 






Kenepas, Part Deux

Mamoncillo_1

Following up on the yesterday's sighting of kenepas (also known as genipa, quenepa, mamoncillo, or Spanish lime), these are small fruits of Melicoccus bijugatus, a tropical tree. The dark green skin looks like that of a lime, but the resemblance ends there, as it can be neatly cracked open between the teeth with a soft bite.

Once hatched, inside is a large seed covered with a peach-colored layer of sticky, gummy flesh. The taste is sweet-sour, and leaves your tongue with a little of that "furry" feeling some fruits can give you.

 


Street Fare: Kenepas in Lower Manhattan

Kenepas

 


Street Fare: El Taquero, Farmers Market, Los Angeles

Mural

Wall mural at ¡Loteria! at the Farmers Market (November 24, 2004).

 


Street Fare: Pitaya Fruit, Mulberry Street, Chinatown, New York City

Pitayafruit
October 16, 2004

 


Street Fare: Duck Food, D&R Canal, Lambertville, New Jersey

duckfood
August 15, 2004

Spotted along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.

 


Street Fare: Farm Stand, Route 202, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

corntruck

peaches

corn

melon
August 15, 2004

 


Street Fare: Mural, Le Plateau, Montreal, Canada

mural
August 1, 2004