# Fruit that grows in your area and is not universally available?

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**Created:** [November 11, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-that-grows-in-your-area-and-is-not-universally-available/1034872 "2026-11-11T21:14:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-that-grows-in-your-area-and-is-not-universally-available/1034872/41 "2026-11-13T00:35:11Z")

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Oh ick. My college roommate once had a mouse die in the bowels of the heating system, and the stench was horrible.

My favorite fruit in Hawaii was the passion fruit. I’m somewhat conservative about new-to-me fruits, and often don’t care for them. But i LOVED that. I bought a giant bottle of lilikoʻi juice. It gave me the runs but i drank it all anyway. That was soooo good.

But i was impressed because all the fruits were different. There was a banana, but it was a different banana, and so on.

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**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-that-grows-in-your-area-and-is-not-universally-available/1034872/42 "2026-11-13T00:35:57Z")

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Tunas/Cactus Pear, the fruit from the Prickly Pear. cactus. Grows wild in So-cal. The Nopales (Pads): are also edible, but watch for the thorns.

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