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Starfruit Season on Maui

starfruits hanging from the branch, Haiku Maui

I love it when the STARFRUIT are ripe. These are one of my favorite tropical fruits because they are so delicious to eat just the way they are, or prepared in dishes. Their unique shape is really appealing when cut in cross sections to make little yellow stars. Kids love them because they look so cute. Toss them into a salad for a sweet zing. Chop them up with onions, hot pepper and cilantro or mint for a fresh salsa that will get you rave reviews. Throw some in with the sweet and sour meatballs instead of pineapple. Garnish a tropical drink!

They are easy to grow here in Haiku Maui. We have 2 trees at home that go off at slightly different times, so we have fresh fruits for a couple of months in the fall. Whatever we can't eat or give away, we feed to the horse and donkey. I get a charge watching them slurp up these juicy treats, with the sweet juice running out of their greedy mouths.

sliced starfruit Aloha - The Hunter

Posted by Georgina M. Hunter R(S) e-Pro Maui Real Estate Sales on 10/14/2007 09:58 PM

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10 Comments on Starfruit Season on Maui

OCT

2007

Great pic's good post and thanks for the info!

Fun post! I hadn't thought of making salsa... thank you!

Sandi - I like to use habanero pepper and mint when serving it with fish..... it really makes it POP.

Ain't nothing grow like that in Texas. How do yall do it. Seriously tho I would live the privilege to try that someday.

OCT

2007

such really great and tasty fruit. Makes great salsa!.....

OCT

2007

Hi Georgina: Congratulations on 10,000 points on AR!

I wanted to check out your blog and just read several of your great posts but I had to comment on starfruit. I love the color, the look, the texture and especially the taste of starfruit. Yum!

DEC

2007

Hi Rich and Maribeth - better late than never, they say - thanks for stopping by and commenting. Happy New Year.

MAR

2008

I have had several star fruit trees - unfortunately, each home that I have sold had an enormous star fruit tree that produced tons of wonderful fruit and each time I sold the home and drove past months later the tree had been cut down - it is like loosing part of yourself. People just don't seem to get the connection - why plant ornamentals when you can plant wonderful fruit producing trees? I just don't get it!

My husband just introduced these to my son a little while ago and he can't get enough of them! They are wonderful.

BJ - what a shame! Maybe they didn't know what they were?

Brittanie - Kids aren't scared to try them, I think because of the shapes.

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