Atemoyas are ripe once they are soft to touch or give to gentle pressure. Do not refrigerate before they are ripe.
Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice the fruit in half or in quarters. Remove the inedible seeds and discard them. Enjoy the delicious fruit fresh or chilled.

Avocado is ripe and ready to eat once it is soft to the touch. Ripen Avocados at room temperature until soft. Do not refrigerate before ripe. 
Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice the soft avocado lengthwise, remove the inedible seed and discard it. Enjoy the creamy soft fruit however you like.

Bananas are ripe once they are soft and easily peeled. If the fruit is hard, it is unripe. Allow bananas to ripen at room temperature until soft. Do not refrigerate until ripe. 
Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Peel the bananas, slice, dice or eat whole. Discard or compost the peels

Ripe bananas may be refrigerated, or peeled and frozen for future use. 

Black Sapote is ripe and ready to eat once it is wrinkled and very soft to the touch. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature until completely soft to the core. 
Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice the fruit in half, scoop out the inedible seeds and discard them. Enjoy the fresh fruit with a spoon.
Ripe, soft fruit may be refrigerated for a couple days.

Breadfruit is ripe and ready to cook once it is a little soft and gives to pressure. 

Breadfruit must be boiled or baked. Bake for 30-40 minutes in an oven until easily pierced with a fork. For boiling: chop the ripe breadfruit and boil for 15 minutes until tender. We recommend looking up some traditional breadfruit recipes.

Cacao will arrive ripe and ready to eat.
Refrigerate or use promptly.

Slice the fruit long ways, and eat the pulp surrounding each seed. The raw seeds are edible. 

Caimito/ Star Apple is ripe when soft and gives to gentle pressure. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature.

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice the fruit in half with a knife, and remove & discard the seeds. The fruit may then be eaten with a spoon, or sliced into wedges and eaten by hand.

Ripe fruit may be refrigerated for a few days. The fruit is often preferred chilled.

Ciruela arrived green and unripe. Some may ripen at room temperature, though we sell the fruit as a green fruit.

Green ciruela fruit is commonly eaten green with salt.

Ripe fruits may be refrigerated for a couple days.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! Refrigerate.

For mature meat coconuts ; Crack the coconut open, scoop out the jelly/meat with a spoon

For water coconuts, Use a coconut opener, or carefully chop a glancing wedge off of the top of the coconut, allowing you to insert a recyclable straw, or pour out the coconut water. Watch an instructional video.

Coconuts can be stored at room temp/ or in a refrigerator.

Custard Apples must be soft before you cut them open. Ripen at room temperature until soft to the touch.

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Discard the seeds, scoop the sweet, creamy flesh out with a spoon, enjoy!

Eat ripe fruit once it is ripe, may be stored for a couple days in a refrigerator

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy!

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Seeds are 100% edible, Scoop the fruit with a spoon, or dice/slice however you like.

Store in a refrigerator

Fresh Durian: is ripe when it gives a little to applied pressure. Allow it to ripen at room temperature. It will smell sweet and potent. 

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Frozen Durian: will arrive ripe and ready to eat, simply thaw and enjoy!

Store ripe fruit in refrigerator for a couple days. Or frozen for future use.

Egg Fruit will be ripe and ready to eat once it is completely soft.

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature until completely soft. Discard the seeds.

You may store ripe fruit in a refrigerator for several days. 
Or freeze for future use.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy!

Refrigerate or use promptly. 

The seeds are 100% edible, Simply slice the fruit in half and enjoy with a spoon, or use in drinks/ dishes.

Ripe fruits may be stored at room temperature for a few days or kept longer in a refrigerator. Pulp can be frozen for long term use. 

Arrives ready to enjoy!

Green papaya is used in salads and cooked dishes.

The undeveloped seeds are edible.

Refrigerate green papaya once it is cut. 

Pink Guava will be ripe and ready to eat when it is soft, and gives generously to pressure. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature.

Simply slice the fruit into wedges, or eat with a spoon. The seeds are 100% edible

Store ripe fruits in the refrigerator. Or frozen for future use.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! Refrigerate or use promptly.

Pop the sections into your mouth and eat the white crunchy cotton-like fruit around the seeds. The seeds are only edible if they are properly cooked, otherwise discard them.

Ripe fruit can be stored in a refrigerator for a few days.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! 

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Pop the whole fruit in your mouth, or simply bite a small hole in the skin and squeeze the pulp into your mouth. The seeds are edible.

Keep refrigerated. Jaboticaba has a short shelf life and will begin to ferment , Eat them quick, unless you are making wine. (Jaboticaba wine is popular in Brazil.)

Jackfruit is ripe when it gives a little to pressure. It will have a pungent, sweet, fruity aroma. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature.

Ripe jackfruit can be stored in a refrigerator for a few days. Or frozen for future use.

Coat your hands and knife in olive oil, and carefully slice the fruit in half. Pull individual pods out by hand , each pod has a single seed inside. Discard the seeds unless you intend to roast/boil them properly. (we do not offer cooking instructions) jackfruit seeds (like cashews) are toxic until they are cooked.

June plums are considered ripe when they are light yellow in color. Do not refrigerate before ripe. 

Eat the ripe fruit from around the inedible seed which should be discarded.

Ripe fruit may be refrigerated. 

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! Refrigerate.

Slice, Squeeze and use however you please. Seeds are technically edible, though it's advised to discard the seeds.

Fresh fruits can be stored in a refrigerator or the juice can be frozen in ice-cube trays for long term use.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! 
Refrigerate or use promptly.

The seeds are 100% edible, Simply slice the fruit in half and enjoy with a spoon, or use in drinks/ dishes.

Ripe fruits may be stored at room temperature for a few days or kept longer in a refrigerator. Pulp can be frozen for long term use.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! 

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Remove the skin from the fresh ripe longans, eat the crunchy sweet flesh around each seed. Discard the seeds, they are not edible. 

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! 

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Peel the skin off the fruit, enjoy the delicious crunchy sweet flesh. Do not eat the seeds.

Ripe lychees can be refrigerated for a few days. Whole lychees can be frozen for future use. 

Allow the fruit to ripen for 5-10 days at room temperature. The fruit is only ripe once it is completely soft to the touch, on all sides. Do not refrigerate before the fruit is ripe. 

Slice the fruit in half long ways, remove and discard the seed(s). Enjoy the fresh ripe fruit with a spoon. 

Ripe fruit must be refrigerated or eaten promptly. May be refrigerated for several days.

Some mangos will arrive ripe and ready to eat, others will require a ripening phase. Allow fruits to ripen at room temperature. Do not refrigerate fruits until they are ripe. 

Slice ripe fruit lengthwise on either side of the seed, slice the fruit in a criss-cross pattern and flip the peel upwards as depicted in the photo to the right. Seed is not edible. 

Ripe fruit should be refrigerated or eaten promptly. 

Green Mangos are unripe and are generally used in cooking and in salads

Slice, Dice, and use according to any green mango recipe, throughout a variety of artisanal dishes.

Papaya is ripe once it is yellow/orange in color, and soft to the touch. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature.  Do not refrigerate the fruit before it is ripe. 

Slice the fruit in half, remove and discard the seeds with a spoon. The fresh fruit may be eaten with a spoon or sliced however you like. 

Ripe papaya should be eaten or refrigerated promptly. Sliced fruit may be frozen for future use. 

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy! 

Refrigerate or use promptly.

The seeds are 100% edible, Simply slice the fruit in half and enjoy with a spoon, or use in drinks/ dishes.

Ripe fruits may be stored at room temperature for a few days or kept longer in a refrigerator. Pulp can be frozen for long term use.

Pineapple will arrive ripe and ready to eat. 

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Slice the inedible top of the fruit off, slice off the rough skin of the fruit and dice or slice the fresh fruit however you like.

Rollinia is ripe when it is soft to the touch. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature and do not refrigerate before it is soft. 

Ripe fruit should be eaten promptly. Slice in half, scoop the fruit out with a spoon. Discard the seeds.

Ripe fruit may be refrigerated for a few days.

Sapodilla will require a ripening period at room temperature. Do not refrigerate before soft.

The fruit will become soft after 5-10 days and is ready to eat once it is completely soft to the core. Discard all seeds. 

Ripe fruit may be refrigerated for several days.

Soursop is ripe when it is soft to the touch. Allow the fruit to ripen at room temperature. Do not refrigerate before soft. 

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice the fruit in half, Discard the seeds (they are not edible). The fresh ripe fruit may be blended or eaten fresh with a spoon.

Fresh fruit may be refrigerated for a few days or frozen for future use. 

Arrives ready to enjoy!

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Break the shell open and enjoy the fresh sprouted coconut inside. 

Star-fruit/ Carambola is ripe when it is yellow/orange. Allow to ripen at room temperature. 

Slice the fruit, enjoy! The whole fruit is edible, including the seeds. Do not consume this fruit if you have kidney disease. Ask a doctor if unsure. 

Fresh fruit may be refrigerated.

Sugar Apple is ripe once it is soft to the touch. Ripen the fruit at room temperature, do not refrigerate before it is soft.  

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice/tear the fruit in half, scoop out the fruit. Discard the seeds. Enjoy

Ripe fruit may be refrigerated for a few days.

Sugar Apple is ripe once it is soft to the touch. Ripen the fruit at room temperature, do not refrigerate before it is soft.  

Refrigerate or use promptly once ripe.

Slice/tear the fruit in half, scoop out the fruit. Discard the seeds. Enjoy

Ripe fruit may be refrigerated for a few days.

Arrives ready to enjoy!

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Cut the stalks into small sections and remove the outer layer of the stalk. Chew/bite and suck the cane juice from the fibrous center. Do not swallow the fiber, spit it out.

Arrives ready to enjoy!

Refrigerate or use promptly.

Cut the stalks into small sections and remove the outer layer of the stalk. Chew/bite and suck the cane juice from the fibrous center. Do not swallow the fiber, spit it out.

Arrives ripe & ready to enjoy!
Refrigerate or use promptly. 

Seeds are edible. Slice and enjoy the fresh fruit