Description: Native to Peru and cultivated since 200 A.D., the ovoid lucuma has a hard, green exterior, similar to an avocado, and a bright-yellow flesh inside, with a texture somewhat reminiscent of ...

Imagine a fruit that looks eerily similar to a ripe avocado and has similar health benefits — but it leaves your mouth tasting of maple syrup. That fruit does exist, and it may be the most powerful ...

Lucuma is a fruit that grows high above sea level in Peru, Chile and Ecuador. Its bright yellow flesh is used in many desserts in South America, but it’s not widely known in the U.S. Anthony Rendic of ...