Comments on: Achacha – the Amazonian fruit now grown in Australia

By: Brig

Brig — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:54:05 +0000

We tried achacha last night – it was a really interesting fruit and we’ll get hold of more soon. Next time we’ll try the drink suggestion too.

By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:07:43 +0000

Hi Jean, the Achacha is a native Bolivian fruit, now grown in Australia. The pip sizes vary from fruit to fruit, and occasionally they can be quite large. This is a characteristic of the fruit, so not sure you could call it a farce….
Hi Creusa, they are quite delicious the Achacha, glad you enjoyed them.

By: Creusa

Creusa — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:06:57 +0000

hi, i bought achacha Yesterday for the first time. And I like it,
I also prepared the juice over night and I tried this morning it has a unique but very taste flavor …
Creusa
From Sydney

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:14:47 +0000

always willing to try new food, but this is the biggest spoof ever! The two pips take-up about 90% of the casing with so little flesh (nice taste) that there is no way you could slice it.
I would suggest that you DO NOT put this in child’s lunch boxes, they’re likely to choke on the pips AND be disappointed at how little there is to eat.
Must have a great publicity machine to promote this farce.
Jean Melbourne.

By: Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19:40 +0000

Saw the little critters on Landline ABC, and saw them in Coles Riverlink. splashed out and bought 3. They are different. See you can use skins, for a drink or as a wart fixeruper I discarded mine. See also Wikipedia for more info

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:11:05 +0000

Hi Max, achachas have their own unique flavour so there is not really a direct substitute, but you could experiment with mangoes, mangosteens or lychees in your recipe.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:08:49 +0000

I live in nz, so am unable to get any of these, would there be a replacement fruit I could use in a recipe I found?

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:20:02 +0000

Hi Merilyn not sure if the seed is easy to germinate, but I’ll see if I can find out & let you know!

By: Merilyn

Merilyn — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:07:17 +0000

According to the website and the newspaper, there are 30,000 trees on a plantation at Giru, which is 1 hr drive south of Townsville. Apparently the market is Sydney and SE Asia. I haven’t noticed them in the shops until today, but then I wasn’t looking for them.

By: Merilyn

Merilyn — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:04:12 +0000

Achacha fruits are available now at BiLo, North Ward, Townsville, Australia for about $2.40 for 5 fruits. I had read about Achacha when I was on a rare fruits website about longans, and recognised the name when I saw it in the shop. The skin is just like persimmons, but the flesh around the seed is soft and sweet. The seed is larger than a lychee seed and the taste bit more tarty than a lychee or longan. The achacha is reported to be high in Vitamin C and other nutritional substances. Certainly interesting for a change. Could be nice with icecream, but I didn’t have any icecream in the fridge tonight. Looks like the seed might be easy to germinate. Does anyone know if it grows true to type from seed?