Wax Apples and Custard Apples

On our way back from Kenting to Kaohsiung, we stopped by a fruit stand on the side of the highway because I really wanted to pick up some fruit. I love all fruit but REALLY love fruit from Taiwan. This fruit stand was selling only two types of fruit: wax apples and custard apples. Custard apples aren’t easy to find in the US (I’ve seen a variation of them in Chinatown but they’re usually bruised):

And wax apples that were as big as my fist:

The wax apples were super sweet and had a lot of flavor (much bigger than anything you can find in the US) and the custard apples are very fragrant and sweet (almost like a concord grape). We ate so many while we were in Taiwan that I think I overdosed on them; by the end of the trip, whenever we passed a fruit stand, I couldn’t bring myself to eat anymore, even though I knew I couldn’t find anything as good in New York! Now that I’m seeing all these photos, I really wish I ate a few more 🙂