- Author: Tammy Majcherek
The cherimoya collection at the South Coast REC contains various cultivars that are not widely available, and sought after by avid fans of this fruit. The varieties that were evaluated included ‘Big Sister', ‘Booth', ‘Concha Lisa', ‘Deliciosa', ‘Ecuador', ‘El Bumpo', ‘Knight', ‘Lucida', ‘Nata', ‘Orton', ‘Oxhart', and ‘Pierce', ‘Sallmon', ‘Santa Rosa', and ‘Surena'.
As in past years, the harvest at the time of the tasting was limited due to the cold night temperatures and rain in December and early January.
While ‘El Bumpo' and ‘Orton' were top winners in previous years, this year's favorites included:
South Coast REC 2017 Cherimoya Tasting Top Three Varieties |
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Rank |
Texture |
Flavor |
Overall |
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1 |
Deliciosa |
Pierce |
Pierce |
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2 |
Pierce |
Deliciosa |
Deliciosa |
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3 |
Orton |
Lucida |
El Bumpo |