What's a good snack?

I don't actually buy snacks, but will eat them if they are on offer.

nuts - chocolate covered almonds

fruit - malacca apples

pastry - changes daily

cheeze - cheezies

seafood - shrimp

eggs - deviled eggs

dairy - icecream

#1 choice is icecream - it has a long history and it continues to get better.

I would buy icecream if "somebody" didn't buy it for me.

> malacca apples

I don't think I've tried these... what're they like?

It is unlikely that most people will ever taste an optimum malacca, so it would be unusual to find someone else who thinks it is the best fruit.

They are shaped a bit like a pear with an even thinner skin than a pear.

Inside is a pure white fruit and a spherical pit about an inch in diameter.

The fruit texture is softer than a pear when ripe and non-fiberous.

The skin goes from orange when not ripe to a deep red or purple when ripe.

They have to ripen on the tree or the flavor is not exciting.

They can go from being unripe, orange and bitter to being over-ripe and deep purple in about 4 hours.

When they are over-ripe they will upset your stomach and act as a super cramping laxative.

You are really rolling the dice if you want to wait for the perfect ripeness.

They are jucier and sweeter than apples or pears and one of the easiest fruits to eat.

The  skin doesn't detract from the flavor or texture (some people peal apples and pears - not needed here)

There is no unpleasant aftertaste, and no acidic or astringency aspect of the juice.

They have a beautiful flavor that is hard to describe because it isn't like anything else.

I grew up in a jungle rainforest with an incredible variety of spectacular fruit.

This is the only fruit I have come across that I could find no fault with the fruit.

To get a good malacca, you pretty much have to camp out at a tree and wait for your particular malacca to just start turning purple, then somehow pick it from a giant tree, before the birds get to it, and eat it right away.

We had a big mango tree in our yard in which we built seven tree forts. (Also a pretty good fruit) The tree was so big and bushy, none of the forts could be seen from the ground. Malacca trees could be even bigger, so most of the fruit was inaccessible.

A good tree climber dedicated to picking the perfect malacca might get half a dozen perfect malaccas in a season. These are never going to make it to market. The fruit that does make it to market is no better than any other fruit, but you could get a hint of the flavor.

Somebody needs to develop a method of getting these fruit to market in a way that preserves the flavor. It would be worth paying a premium.

It is unlikely that most people will ever taste an optimum malacca, so it would be unusual to find someone else who thinks it is the best fruit.

They are shaped a bit like a pear with an even thinner skin than a pear.

Inside is a pure white fruit and a spherical pit about an inch in diameter.

The fruit texture is softer than a pear when ripe and non-fiberous.

The skin goes from orange when not ripe to a deep red or purple when ripe.

They have to ripen on the tree or the flavor is not exciting.

They can go from being unripe, orange and bitter to being over-ripe and deep purple in about 4 hours.

When they are over-ripe they will upset your stomach and act as a super cramping laxative.

You are really rolling the dice if you want to wait for the perfect ripeness.

They are jucier and sweeter than apples or pears and one of the easiest fruits to eat.

The  skin doesn't detract from the flavor or texture (some people peal apples and pears - not needed here)

There is no unpleasant aftertaste, and no acidic or astringency aspect of the juice.

They have a beautiful flavor that is hard to describe because it isn't like anything else.

I grew up in a jungle rainforest with an incredible variety of spectacular fruit.

This is the only fruit I have come across that I could find no fault with the fruit.

To get a good malacca, you pretty much have to camp out at a tree and wait for your particular malacca to just start turning purple, then somehow pick it from a giant tree, before the birds get to it, and eat it right away.

We had a big mango tree in our yard in which we built seven tree forts. (Also a pretty good fruit) The tree was so big and bushy, none of the forts could be seen from the ground. Malacca trees could be even bigger, so most of the fruit was inaccessible.

A good tree climber dedicated to picking the perfect malacca might get half a dozen perfect malaccas in a season. These are never going to make it to market. The fruit that does make it to market is no better than any other fruit, but you could get a hint of the flavor.

Somebody needs to develop a method of getting these fruit to market in a way that preserves the flavor. It would be worth paying a premium.

You only have to play Assassin's Creed Odyssey to know that

I'm not sure that malacca would go down well in Greece - they have a different meaning for the word malaka. I'll let you google it for yourself if you want.

> an acquired taste

One must acquire them to taste them?

I'm fine with this..

In fairness Shabaz, from my memory of living/working in India, many Indian sweets are what could best be described as “an acquired taste” for those of us used to a western diet.

Hi Doug,

If Malacca is what I think it is, then I believe I've possibly tried it, but not in fresh form. There's a (pretty awful tasting) Indian sweet/candy that uses it.. has almost a fermented taste from vague memory.. definitely an acquired taste in that candy format!

Also, is this the dried form, or is this something else? If it is, then it's _really_nice_ in a curry style dish.. the dried ingredient does not look nice, but the taste is exceptional, I can't describe it. I can find the recipe if required. It's never available in Indian restaurants, I don't know why. Guessing it may be a very specific localized dish or something.