consistency, and a distinctive aroma due primarily to amyl acetate and other esters, and green, floral, and clove (eugenol) notes Banana acidity also increases during ripening, sometimes twofold, so the flavor becomes more full in several dimensions Ripe plantains generally retain a dry, starchy texture and can be treated as potatoes are, fried or mashed or cooked in chunks The pulp of these fruits is colored by carotenoids — plantain varieties often more noticeably — and tannins often make the unripe pulp astringent Bananas and plantains are very prone to brown-black discoloration thanks to browning enzymes and phenolic substances in defensive latex-bearing vessels associated with the vascular system These substances slowly decline by about half during ripening, so once a fruit is ripe, it can be refrigerated with relatively little discoloration of the flesh (the peel will still turn black) Though a small handful of banana varieties (Grand Nain, Gros Michel, Cavendish) dominate in international trade, there are many interesting Latin American and Asian varieties to be found in ethnic markets, usually shorter, with tinted skin and flesh and intriguingly different flavors Cherimoya and Atemoya The cherimoya and atemoya are tree fruits of species in the genus Annona, a native of tropical and subtropical South America (the soursop or guanabana and the custard apple belong to the same genus) They are medium-sized masses of fused ovaries with their seeds, enclosed in inedible green or tan skins Like pears, they can contain gritty stone cells Cherimoyas and atemoyas are climacteric fruit that store starch and convert it to sugar during ripening; the result is a soft, sweet, low-acid flesh with about double the calories of common temperate fruits They owe a vaguely banana- ... usually shorter, with tinted skin and flesh and intriguingly different flavors Cherimoya and Atemoya The cherimoya and atemoya are tree fruits of species in the genus Annona, a native of tropical and subtropical... South America (the soursop or guanabana and the custard apple belong to the same genus) They are medium-sized masses of fused ovaries with their seeds, enclosed in inedible green or tan skins Like pears, they...Though a small handful of banana varieties (Grand Nain, Gros Michel, Cavendish) dominate in international trade, there are many interesting Latin American and Asian varieties to be found in ethnic markets,