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

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?

By: Gail

Gail — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:21:40 +0000

No you can’t eat the seeds Rodney. For more info on Achachas, see http://www.achacha.com.au/

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:08:45 +0000

Can you eat the seeds

By: Gail

Gail — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:24:34 +0000

Hi Mahek, the season in Australia is from December to February. They really are a delicious fruit!

By: Mahek

Mahek — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:14:34 +0000

what season does achachas come around??
I really love there sourly taste