[NOT IN SEASON] QLD Rollinia. Biriba. Amazon Custard Apple. Annona mucosa

Originating from the Amazon jungles in Brazil, Rollinia is being cultivated in Far North Queensland. Also known as biribá or wild custard apple, the fruit looks like a gold version of the typical custard apple with yellow soft bumps or spines which protrude. The rollinia does come from the same custard-apple family, Annonaceae.

The flesh inside is white or cream coloured, juicy sweet with a melt-in-your-mouth pleasant flavour, much like a cross of soursop and custard apple. Or some would say, like a lemon meringue pie.

The best way to eat the rollinia is fresh, even when spines turn a distinct black. It can also be used to make milk shakes, jams, jellies, pickles and chutneys. The flesh oxidises rapidly once the fruit is cut.