I had been wanting to eat them for days, they already started to be seen in the streets, but when I found a vendor, I had no cash and when I had the money, no vendor appeared 馃槅.
Ten铆a d铆as queriendo comerlos, ya empezaron a verse por las calles, pero cuando me encontraba a alg煤n vendedor, yo no ten铆a dinero en efectivo y cuando ten铆a el dinero, no aparec铆a ning煤n vendedor 馃槅.
Today both things finally coincided: I had cash and I found a vendor, so I was able to buy my mamones and savor them.
Hoy por fin coincidieron las dos cosas: yo ten铆a dinero en efectivo y me encontr茅 a un vendedor, as铆 que pude comprar mis mamones y saborearlos.
This is a fruit that appears in Venezuela during these months (June-August) and that you will not find in a supermarket, people in rural areas where there are mamon trees, collect them and are the ones who bring them to the cities and sell them in any corner.
Esta es una fruta que en Venezuela aparece por estos meses (junio-agosto) y que no vas a conseguir en un supermercado, la gente de las zonas rurales donde hay 谩rboles de mam贸n, los recolectan y son los que los traen a las ciudades y los venden en cualquier esquina.
Mamones are not expensive, they are sold in bunches weighing about 1 kg, this one I bought cost me 30 Bs (bolivars), that is about 0.82 dollars.
Los mamones no son caros, los venden por manojos que pesan m谩s o menos 1 kg, este que compr茅 me cost贸 30 Bs (bol铆vares), es decir unos 0,82 d贸lares.
Although in Venezuela it is a very popular fruit, I know that in other countries they don't know it, that's why I wanted to make this post to show it taking advantage of the fact that it is mamones season 馃槉.
Aunque en Venezuela es una fruta muy popular, s茅 que en otros pa铆ses no la conocen, por eso quise hacer esta publicaci贸n para mostrarla aprovechando que es temporada de mamones 馃槉.
The mamon tree, whose scientific name is Melicococcus bijugatus, is native to several countries of the American continent: from Mexico, down to Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
El 谩rbol del mam贸n, cuyo nombre cient铆fico es Melicoccus bijugatus, es originario de varios pa铆ses del continente americano: desde M茅xico, bajando a Centroam茅rica, el Caribe y Sudam茅rica.
To eat them, you simply detach the mamones from the branches, wash them and open them with a soft bite.
Para comerlos, simplemente desprendes los mamones de las ramas, los lavas y los abres con una suave mordida.
You take the fruit out of the peel and eat it as if it were a candy. The mamon has the pulp very attached to the seed, so you have to suck it little by little.
Sacas la fruta de la c谩scara y te la comes como si fuera un caramelo. El mam贸n tiene la pulpa muy pegada a la semilla, as铆 que tienes que ir chup谩ndola poco a poco.
And what is in the photo below is the seed, as you can see it is quite large, and that is why they don't give this fruit to small children because they could choke.
Y lo que est谩 en la foto a continuaci贸n es la semilla, como ven es bastante grande, y por eso no le dan esta fruta a ni帽os peque帽os porque podr铆an atragantarse.
As for its flavor, it is difficult to describe, or at least compare it with other fruit, it is a bit citric but sweet, very refreshing.
En cuanto a su sabor, es dif铆cil de describir, o al menos compararlo con otra fruta, es como un poco c铆trico pero dulce, muy refrescante.
I have always eaten it natural, but there are people who make juices, jams and desserts with the mamones.
Yo siempre lo he comido natural, pero hay personas que hacen jugos, mermeladas y postres con los mamones.
Having bought my mamones today made me very happy, I've been eating them all day long 馃槂, and I hope to enjoy them throughout the season. Tell me if you know and have tried this tropical fruit, see you next time!
Haber comprado mis mamones hoy me hizo muy feliz, los he ido comiendo todo el d铆a 馃槂, y espero disfrutarlos durante toda la temporada. Cu茅ntenme si conocen y han probado esta fruta tropical, 隆hasta la pr贸xima!
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