6 Local Fruits to Enjoy during Summer in Belize - Travel Belize (2024)
Satisfy your tastebuds with the sweet- or sour- flavors of local fruits to enjoy during summer in Belize! Stop by the farmer’s market, a nearby supermarket, or a street vendor with a loaded cart to choose from fruits with varying colors, textures, and tastes grown in this tropical oasis! Here are some fruity snacks to try when on your summer vacation:
Cashew
In the rural community ofCrooked Tree Village, there is an annual Cashew Festival, which happens in May to celebrate the versatility of the tender fruit. From cashew wine, cashew cakes, cashew nuts, and stewed cashew, it is infused in many dishes, beverages, and products, making it a local delicacy. Slice the cashew or bite directly into the fruit for its sweetness when ripe or tartness to dip in some salt.
If you’re wondering what the little yellow seed-like fruits in a bag at the market are, you’re looking at craboo! With a naturally pungent smell, craboo is a delicious pastime snack to enjoy. Locals love eating this fruit in a cup, topped with a generous serving of condensed milk, as a frozen milk ideal (a chilled homemade beverage in a sealed baggie for less than 1.00 BZD), or as ice cream to beat the summer heat! You can also stew craboo with sugar, making it extra sweet, syrupy, and tasty!
Golden Plum
Exactly like the name says, this fruit stands out on the tree with its bright golden color that signals it’s ripe and ready to eat. Mostly common in the late summer, peel the thin outer skin to reveal its soft, yellow flesh that’ll have you eating one, two, or even three for its yummy, juicy taste.
Many locals anticipate kinep season to indulge on the sweet, orange goodness while relaxing during a breezy afternoon. Fruit carts around the neighborhood will have bags with a bunch of kineps for you to crack the hallow skin open and munch. The taste of the smooth pulp is so luscious that there’s no need for condiments like salt and pepper!
Mango
Belize has a variety of about 33-named mangoes! From black mango to slippers mango, number 11, thundershaw, judgewig, and common mango- to name a few- this juicy fruit is always a must-have. A good tip is to relish your mangoes with pepper-salt (a mixture of salt and crushed habanero peppers) to add a kick of heat.
Locals also infuse mangoes in sauces, jams, desserts, beverages, and cuisines for a sweet, tropical flavor! Since there are so many mangoes to choose from, there is the annual Mango Festival happening inHopkins Villageon June 10 and 11, 2023.
Soursop
Soursop may look intimidating to eat with its dark green, spikey texture. However, the milky white pulp inside is well-known for making the best homemade ice cream! Grab a spoon to savour the mouth-watering flavor from this fruit. A bottle of freshly-made soursop juice, or a glass of soursop smoothie pairs well with a day on the beach.
Summer is always highly-anticipated to explore new places and activities. It’s also long awaited to satisfy the cravings of fruits only available during this time of the year.Book your stayin Belize to enjoy a tropical platter of these local fruits!
Before you go thinking that Belize is full of fruits you've never heard of, the most common crops are all ones you have likely heard of: bananas, mangoes, melons, papayas, and pineapples.
Sapote is similar to Sapodilla but better in so many ways. This one is called Mamey and grows in large trees that attract various wildlife. The skin is sandpaper-like and the inside is pink, soft, creamy and sweet. It is easily one of my favourite fruits in Belize!
Craboo. If you're wondering what the little yellow seed-like fruits in a bag at the market are, you're looking at craboo! With a naturally pungent smell, craboo is a delicious pastime snack to enjoy.
Locally known as “caimito,” this delicious Belizean fruit is sweet, milky, and refreshing that will make you go grabbing for more! Usually green or purple in color, the pulp inside is jelly-like with black seeds.
Based on production quantities, the most popular fresh fruits worldwide in order are bananas, apples and grapes. Bananas and apples are grown on trees, and watermelons are grown on thick vines. For cultivation, the tropical banana plant requires a warm and humid climate and rich, dark and fertile soils.
The carambola, five finger fruit (as it is called here in Belize), has been nicknamed the "star fruit" because, when sliced crosswise, it is shaped like a star. The star fruit is grow abundantly here in Belize.
Yes, fruits and vegetables are safe to eat in Belize, but it's not as simple as picking them from the ground or trees and munching away (which you shouldn't do anyway).
Belize is home to approximately an astounding 50 types of mangoes, including Number 11, Thundershaw, Common, and Judgewig mango, each varying in size, shape, texture, and taste. There is one for every palate, from the small and intensely sweet to the large and mildly tangy.
Native to Central America, the Mamey fruit has a rough, brown exterior but opens up to reveal a luscious, vibrant orange pulp. In Belize, the fruit is frequently consumed in smoothies, ice creams, or simply scooped out and eaten fresh. Its tropical allure and nutrient-rich profile make it an irresistible treat.
It was introduced to Belize by early settlers and has since become an integral part of the country's culinary heritage. With its vibrant green exterior, spiky skin, and white, juicy flesh, soursop has captivated the taste buds of Belizeans for generations.
In 2022, Belize's most exported products comprised mainly of food and chemical products, with raw sugar dominating the list at 81.23 million U.S. dollars in export value. It was followed by bananas, which made up roughly 41.74 million dollars of the exported value for this Central American country.
The craboo fruits start off as bright yellow/orange/red blossoms on the craboo tree, and slowly transition into little round green fruits, at this point they are very tart in taste, but eventually grow to be very sweet.
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