Anyone had a Pluot?

[FrekeChild]

I bought one the other day, and I''m kind of scared of it. I think it''s a hybrid of an Apricot and a Plum...But it''s like a peachy color with reddish spots. On the little info sheet it said it had a citrusy flavor.

I''ll eat it regardless, but I was just wondering if anyone had tried one...

 

[movie zombie]

yes: a real pluot tastes yummy, more texture like a plum. there are several types of them all of which have a slightly different plum or apricot type taste. some are more sour, others sweeter. getting a ripe one is a treat as most are picked too soon and are too hard.

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[Maisie]

Ooh I have never heard of a Pluot! Let me know how it tastes!!

 

[musey]

Yes they're yummmmmmmyy!! I get them every Sunday at the Farmer's Market. My favorite flavor is the watermelon pluot

dee-LISH!

 

[mercoledi]

They''re good, like a slightly sour plum. We belong to a fruit and veggie co-op, so we''ve eaten a lot of different plants!

 

[FrekeChild]

Mmmmm....Well I guess I''ll have to eat it soon instead of later!

Different varieties even? Crazy!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Freke, I have to admit: I belong to the Harry & David Fruit of the Month Club!

I''ve never heard of a pluot, but our "Fruit of the Month" this month was plumcots! They are a hybrid of a plum and an apricot, and they sent us two different varieties. One was dark purple like a plum, and one was a lighter peach color with darker peach spots. They were both DELICIOUS!!! So if a pluot is anything like that, you should be in good shape!

 

[FireGoddess]

They are delish when ripe.

 

[iwannaprettyone]

Used to eat them in France a lot. YUM!!

So you ask “what is a pluot”? Here is a break down of how the pluot was created by Floyd Zaiger. A cross between a plum and an apricot is called a plumcot, and the resulting hybrid is 50% plum and 50% apricot. Cross the plumcot with yet another plum and the result is a pluot: 75% plum, 25% apricot. If you cross a plumcot with an apricot the result is an aprium, which is 75% apricot and 25% plum, also created by Floyd Zaiger. The exterior of a pluot resembles a plum fairly closely; shiny smooth skin, round shape. However the skin isn’t as bitter as that of a true plum. A pluot tends to taste and look more like a plum, while a plumcot favors the apricot. Pluots have gone from obscurity with their first introduction in 1989 to gaining a premium image in the U.S. tree fruit market.

Source www.fruitpatch.net

 

[musey]

Date: 8/19/2008 4:03:25 PM
Author: FrekeChild
Different varieties even? Crazy!

Oh yes!! Lots of nummy, nummy varieties!!

 

[Beacon]

Yes I just had my first one. It was good! The skin was pretty sour, but the flesh of the fruit was sweet. More like plum than apricot.

 

[Dreamgirl]

They are pretty good. They also call these little guys "dinosaur eggs"

I just bought a honeydew nectarine.

It looks the color of honeydew and smells like it too. I have no idea as to what it taste like just yet. ha!

 

[dendon]

Love them, better than plums in my opinion!

 

[sunnyd]

Tasted like a plum to me! But I only had a little slice. It wasn''t plum-sour either. Good!

 

[neatfreak]

I LOOOVE them. I have a whole bag in the kitchen right now waiting to be eaten...

 

[diamondfan]

I love them, a plum and apricot combo is awesome!

 

[radiantquest]

where did you get it. i want one? can i just go to the grocery store and get one?

 

[Tacori E-ring]

my dad loves them