681. Curaçao’s Curious Java Apple

The Java apple is a delicious inverted heart-shaped fruit and goes by Kashu (di) Sürnam (in Papiamentu) and by Curaçaosche Appel (in Dutch) in Suriname. We’re not sure the two countries are deferring credit to each other. Though we suspect it has

895. Curaçao’s Calabash

We grow two types: Kalbas di mondi (wild) and Kalbas di kunuku (field). Kalbas di kunuku has the larger fruit of the two. The branches are certifiably crazy and point in all different directions.  The fruits, Kalbas in Papiamentu, are

986. Curaçao’s Sour-yet-Sweet Tamarind

‘Tamarein’ (Tamarindus indica) is an import from South East Asia, originally from the Sahel. Initially cultivated on our island, it now runs wild providing much-needed shade and satisfying sweet tooths with its oh-so-sour, yet-also-sweet, meaty fruit (bonus laxative!)   If you