Introducing the world's funnest fruit! Or is it most fun fruit? You'd think a teacher would know this stuff. Anyway, this bean is fun to eat!
Ice cream beans aren't really a bean at all. They are a fruit that grows on a tree right here in Hawaii. To eat, simply split the bean open and eat the white fluff that surrounds the black seeds. Watch this video to see how it's done.
It's a lot like eating a sweet cotton ball. A super delicious sweet cotton ball. I've never had anything like it. Fun in a bean! Bean fun.
These ice cream beans were found at the Keauhou Farmers Market along with armloads of other goodies including mac nut oil, tomatoes, Kabocha squash, limes, and breadfruit.
Holy cow, I've never heard of or seen one before! Are they available year round? I've got to try one next time I'm in town!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I'm not sure when they are technically "in season." That is a great question, I'll have to ask around.
DeleteI love them! I was so surprised at the taste when I first tried them...
ReplyDeleteI know right? I have never had anything like them ever!
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