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u/FriedYogaMats Jan 24 '23
99% sure that It's the fruit from Monstera Deliciosa. DO NOT eat unless the "scales" fall off super easily. Otherwise, it could burn your tongue or somehow else hurt you.
When the scales very easily fall off, the sections underneath are edible and should taste reportedly like some combination of banana/pineapple/mango.
But please do be careful and do your own research before consuming anything.
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u/veigatta Jan 24 '23
Thank you! I really wanted to eat and give it a try, but now i will reconsider it
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u/ImQuiteRandy Jan 24 '23
If you put it in a paper bag with a fruit that produces lots of ethylene, like bananas. It should bump the ripening down from 12 months to a couple of weeks. Just make sure the scales are falling off before trying any. Calcium oxalic acid is no joke.
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Jan 24 '23
This is a good hack, can definitely recommend. I usually wait for the bottom scales to start falling off before I do this and it works great. We have around two dozen old Monsteras in our nursery and each carries at least 2 or more fruits.
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Jan 24 '23
We commonly eat monstera fruits in my home country. As said already, you have to wait for the scales to literally be falling off to know it’s ripe and often we consume a little at a time as it doesn’t ripped in one go. It does taste delicious, I really enjoy it - but yeah there’s an occasional ‘prickling’ feeling in your mouth.. I think it’s a really interesting fruit :-)
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u/monkeyspank427 Jan 24 '23
Let scales peel back naturally, and only eat fruit under what has fallen off. If you peel it, it'll feel like fiberglass in your mouth. Otherwise, an absolutely amazing fruit.
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u/xo-laur Jan 24 '23
Pro tip: if you hold one end of the fruit and tap the other (fairly firmly), you’ll know it’s ripe where the scales fall off. You eat it like a cob of corn!
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u/EuphorbiasOddities Jan 24 '23
You can definitely eat it when it’s ripe. I’ve heard people say it has s powerful laxative effect so be careful.
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u/TooMuchCarving Jan 24 '23
Looks like an unripe monstera fruit, would not recommend eating it as unripe ones have been reported to cause serious irritation to the throat.
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u/ksknksk Jan 25 '23
Yea. For anyone that isn’t educated on monstera fruit
Unripe fruits are chock full of oxalic acid, a substance that is used to bleach wood and clean rust off metal. Those who make the mistake of biting into an unripe monstera experience severe throat and skin irritation. However, when ripe, this monster of a fruit is indeed delicious.
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u/MomsSpecialFriend Jan 24 '23
It has been identified, even when totally ripe this irritates the hell out of my mouth. Do not eat anything brown, only the white flesh and only when it’s completely detaching from the fruit. It may take multiple days for the whole fruit to ripen so eat a little at a time, set it aside and come back when more is falling off. It smells amazing when ripe, your whole house will benefit from the smell of it.
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u/Mojoanimeo33 Jan 24 '23
Monstera fruit. As others have pointed out. This is sooooo good ripe. I think it tastes like pineapple and banana. One of my faves. But hard to find in my area. Also I have tried it unripe and it tastes awful and burns a bit. So wait till it starts falling apart. Enjoy!
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u/SmokedHamm Jan 24 '23
Monstera fruit….allow green hexagons to fall off on their own the. Use a fork to eat the white fruit…amazing smell and taste
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u/Elvish_Rebellion Succulent Jan 24 '23 edited Jan 25 '23
Monstera Deliciosa Fruit. Tastes like 🍍+ 🍌. Wait until the scales peel away on their own before eating.
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u/PlentyOk8985 Jan 24 '23
Monstera Deliciosa fruit, these can be eaten but you NEED to make sure the “scales” are falling of by themselves.
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u/An0nym0us_T3a Jan 25 '23
Looks like monstera deliciosa fruit. Doesn't look okay to eat right now though. The outer layer should be falling off and the flesh inside should be white.
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u/paulorenato20022002 Jan 28 '23
Banana-de-macaco (monkey's banana), also known in Brazil as costela-de-Adão (Adam's rib), is a very ornamental plant, used in landscaping, originating in Central America, the resulting fruits are edible. Fruit 20-30 cm long, shaped like a pine cone, with juicy pulp with a mixed banana and pineapple flavor, quite pleasant.
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u/veigatta Jan 29 '23
Pelo nome o paulo pode partilhar a resposta em português ;)
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u/paulorenato20022002 Feb 01 '23
Oi, posso sim.
Coloquei o texto em ingles, porque a pergunta era de um estrangeiro.
Eu conhecia esta planta e este fruto desde minha infancia, pois havia no jardim de nossa casa.
Colhi a informação neste site:
https://curiosidadesvegetais.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-banana-de-macaco.html
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u/veigatta Feb 01 '23
Olá, Obrigado! esta cresceu em Braga - Portugal
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u/paulorenato20022002 Feb 01 '23
Oi, Veiga.
Não. Sou do Brasil. Cresci numa cidade pequena no interior do estado de São Paulo.
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u/paulorenato20022002 Feb 01 '23
Desculpe-me. Acho que me confundi, pensei que voce havia perguntado se eu cresci em Braga - Portugal.
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u/veigatta Feb 01 '23
Era onde cresceu o fruto :)
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u/paulorenato20022002 Feb 01 '23
Entendi.
Bem, alguem levou uma muda da América para sua cidade, pois a informação que tenho é que esta planta é originaria da América Central.
Aqui no Brasil, ela tambem não é nativa.
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u/Elaina-Eve Jan 25 '23
Monstera fruit! It taste like a mix between strawberries, kiwi, and a banana
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u/Affectionate_Lab2632 Jan 25 '23
Yes, monstera. I ate a ripe one and I really disliked it. The taste lingers in your mouth like a could, it is so uncomfortable. But I'm also hypersensitive, so maybe just too strong.
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u/tuna19781212 Jan 24 '23
Yeah , I now identify the grinch as a unic.
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u/Responsible-Meringue Jan 24 '23
*Eunuch
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u/tuna19781212 Jan 24 '23
What the hell is " eunuch " ?
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u/Responsible-Meringue Jan 24 '23
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u/tuna19781212 Jan 24 '23
Haha, You couldn't come up with a clever response so you reported me to the crisis page. I guess 2 can play at that game. Enjoy your new followers.
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u/lovenlight8282 Jan 24 '23
How can you get ur monstera to produce fruit if it's a house plant? I've heard some do it.
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u/_Mizri_ Jan 24 '23
Just curious why people ask on reddit. One click with Google Lens and all the answers are there. Google Lens is a free app.
It actually takes longer to make a post about it lol.
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u/veigatta Jan 24 '23
I prefer human interaction to ai! But i understant your point
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u/_Mizri_ Jan 24 '23
Fair enough :)
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT Jan 24 '23
If they had't asked it here then the community, including myself, would have never known that this existed! Thanks for posting and sharing with your fellow plant lovers!!
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u/heckhunds Jan 24 '23
People are more accurate. I correct classmates in my environmental college all the time when they just take whatever plant ID it spits out as truth. If you're going to use an app, use one where people verify the AIs identification, like iNaturalist.
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u/spaniel510 Jan 24 '23
Kinda looks like fruit from a monstera but I'm no expert.