Coquitos

[deezpalms]

I know many people eat Jubaea seeds but I've never seen them available in the store!

[Kris]

Dear Dave  

its a intreasting peice of information,have you tried them and if so how it taste..

and by the way many have told that the wine extracted from the jubea is also great..anybody here have tried it ?

dave can we see what is inside those plastic bags ?  

thanks & love,

Kris  

[deezpalms]

Kris ~ I didn't buy it since I have many seeds at home but now I'll have to try it!  ; - )

[Kris]

Iam waiting for your reply about its taste & iam keeping my fingers crossed...

[Nigel]

Murderers !

[MattyB]

That's how the seeds look after you crack the endocarp.  They germinate faster that way.  We could go down to the bay and harvest that grove of Jubaeas and have a feast!

[Al in Kona]

Coquitos are also available and for sale in most of the Mexican markets (fruit removed from endocarp) but they are from the native Attalea cohune (Orbignya guacayule)  which grow all around the Puerto Vallarta area in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit.  They are not as round shaped as the Chile Jubaea fruit, but more oblong.  Has anyone tasted these on any of your trips to Mexico?  

Here's a pic of still immature fruit on one of my trees.

[Al in Kona]

The above pic was taken in February 2007 and this pic was just taken September 10, 2007.  The seeds are slowly getting bigger.  Not sure how long it takes for them to ripen to full maturity.  Time will tell.

[Alberto]

We always ate Butia coquitos (here called ´coquinhos´) as young childs. When I received a big bag of Jubaea seeds some years ago, I couldn´t resist and ate some. The taste is similar to ´coquinhos de butiá´  :-)

[gavilan1]

Dave, where did you find these, and how much were they per bag?  On line, they're like $14.50 for 3 bags, plus postage...

[Tad]

i ate some acrocomia seeds in mexico, not much different than coconut, sans powdered sugar

[Scott]

Nature's Candy!

[deezpalms]

(gavilan1 @ Sep. 10 2007,16:52)

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Dave, where did you find these, and how much were they per bag?  On line, they're like $14.50 for 3 bags, plus postage...

I didn't notice the price but believe it or not I found them at Albertson's  

[The Germinator]

Cool, I am going to Albertsons, do you think they are viable or were they roasted.

[tim_brissy_13]

Al, have you got a full shot of your Attalea cohune?  They are an impressive, massive palm.

[OldNed]

I bought some "Baby Coconuts" (turned out to be Astrocaryum alatum) at Goodings Supermarket in Rockledge, FL about 15-20 years ago.  Planted a couple-have one 20-30 foot palm surviving.  It's never flowered but has nearly made its way above others near it so maybe soon(?).

There are three Goodings stores in the Orlando area-don't know if they still sell "Baby Coconuts".

[leomx]

Hola Al,

I´ve eaten "cocoyoles" (you call them coquitos) in that area also and they´re pretty good actually, something like (trying to eat) a santol fruit. I´ve tried cocoyoles in syrup (boiled and sugar added or piloncillo, I guess) that is, is there another way to eat them or that you have tried them??

Cheerio.

[osideterry]

I saw them at Von's recently. Maybe it's just the name, but I assumed they came from a Parajubaea cocoides.

[waykoolplantz]

(tim_brissy_13 @ Sep. 11 2007,04:32)

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Al, have you got a full shot of your Attalea cohune?  They are an impressive, massive palm.

yes Al..please show us the whole palm...i have one..no trunk...no fruit

[gavilan1]

In Ecuador, coquitos come from P. cocoides.  In Chile, they come from J. chilensis.  I've never tasted the Chilean variety, but the Ecuadorian variety are good and the meat tastes a bit like coconut.

[alex_7b]

I've eaten coquitos in Chile, but never seen them stateside. They taste like coconuts. As for the miel, it tastes like Maple Syrup.