Comments on: Vegetation Profile: Soursop

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:30:05 +0000

Su Lin - I’ve never had soursop juice, but I’m guessing there’s a good bit of sugar in there.

By: Su-Lin

Su-Lin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:24:05 +0000

I’ve only ever had soursop juice. Do you reckon it’s been sweetened?

By: ng

ng — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:16:45 +0000

you can find frozen soursop in the latin section of the supermarket freezer aisle - in spanish it’s called guanabana. great in milkshakes and margaritas!

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:07:52 +0000

P - That soursop dessert sounds awesome and I can’t wait to try it! My mom also suggested that I pair my soursop with sweetened condensed milk. Great minds…

cakewardrobe - According to my friend Lush, soursops are available in Hawaii. I’ve never seen them in SoCal, then again, I’ve never looked

S - Better yet, I’ll grow one. Just watch.

By: sy

sy — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:16:23 +0000

please smuggle one back!

By: cakewardrobe

cakewardrobe — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:14:30 +0000

I’ve never heard of soursops. It looks like a giant fruit cactus, but I’m sure very yummy. Are they available in the US?

By: P

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:12:11 +0000

Next time you have the soursop, you can make the most awesome dessert. Juice your soursop (keep the pulp) and then sweeten with some condensed milk to taste. Pour into ice-cube trays and you will have a custard/icy block for eating. Also, the leaves of the soursop will help you fall asleep at night.

By: Gastronomer

Gastronomer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:46:01 +0000

Sari - I’ll have to try the juice version (nuoc ep) soon and it’s a shame you can’t find this beast of a fruit in NL. I guess you’ll just have to travel to the tropics.

N - We must meet up SOON so that you stop getting swindled!

WoR - I hope your trip to VN works out! And I would LOVE to publish a guidebook about Saigon food. Any ideas about how to find a willing publisher?

WC - I will have to purchase another soursop to get a shot of the innards. I was so excited about eating this one that I forgot to photograph. I know, bad food blogger. I like mang cau more too, it’s my longtime fave.

By: Wandering Chopsticks

Wandering Chopsticks — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:10:16 +0000

Pictures of insides too please.
I like mang cau more, but I don’t think I’ve eaten really ripe soursop before either…

By: White On Rice Couple

White On Rice Couple — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:33:00 +0000

My dad loves mang cau xiem and has always talked about having to let this thing ripen to the point where you would almost want to throw it out. Then it’s ready and sweet to eat.
Can’t wait to get to Saigon this year (hopefully) and see all this awesome stuff you’re talking about! You guys should start a guide book on eating in Saigon. Kinda like a Rick Steves guide to traveling, but with Saigon food. The info here is so valuable and I’m sure there would be interested food enthusiasts who would find it helpful. We’ll pre-order a couple of books now!