# I got lucky today. I found a guanabana! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 22, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641 "2018-05-22T23:46:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/1 "2018-05-22T23:46:11Z")
Lucky because they are difficult to find here. It is my favorite tropical fruit. Also known as soursop. > **[Soursop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soursop)** > > Annona macrocarpa Wercklé > Annona crassiflora Mart. > Guanabanus muricatus M.Gómez > Guanabanus muricatus (L.) M.Gómez > Annona bonplandiana Kunth > Annona cearensis Barb. Rodr. > Annona muricata Vell. > Soursop (also called graviola, guyabano, and in Hispanic America, guanábana) is the fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree. It is native to the tropical regions of the Americas and the Caribbean and is widely propagated. It is in the same genus, Annona, as cherimoya and is in the... They are delicious! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/2 "2018-05-23T00:47:35Z")
Everybody sing: Guanabana – Do Dooooooo Da Do Do Guanabana – Do Do Da Do 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/3 "2018-05-23T11:24:21Z")
“Is that a guanabana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?” …yep, still works. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/4 "2018-05-23T12:06:05Z")
I _love_ soursop. They taste like a banana-peach-melon-berry-fruit. Excellent fiber source as well. I’ve only had them in St Martin, and even there they seem to be a rarity. Are they difficult to grow or something? ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/5 "2018-05-23T12:51:24Z")
Here in the Yucatán, the soursop tree is a host to many insects. It needs constant care in order to produce fruit. The one I bought was probably two kilos and cost 120 pesos ($6 USD). I quickly grabbed it, as it was the only one in the mercado. ---
**Author:** ![AirFarce1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airfarce1/32/298_2.png) [@AirFarce1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AirFarce1)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/6 "2018-05-23T18:22:25Z")
When I lived on Guam, there soursop trees everywhere! We ate them some, but mostly mowed over the ones that had fallen off the trees. It almost felt like they were an invasive plant. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/7 "2018-05-23T19:00:44Z")
\*\*I got lucky today. I found a guanabana! \*\* Never heard of it. Sounds like a cross between a Guava and a Banana. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/8 "2018-05-23T19:40:32Z")
I was thinking guano & banana and was like, “well, if that’s what you’re into…” ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/9 "2018-05-23T21:42:24Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I was thinking guano & banana and was like, “well, if that’s what you’re into…” Getting lewd, with some food. If that’s what you’re into. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/10 "2018-05-23T21:51:13Z")
Do you always go around with a mini piano? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/11 "2018-05-23T22:44:48Z")
I’ve only tried soursop as juice - I found that each sip brought out a different flavour - is the fresh fruit like that too? ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/12 "2018-05-24T08:03:25Z")
Huh! had no idea it was also called a Guanabana. Here in Singapore it’s known exclusively as soursop. That’s interesting. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/13 "2018-05-24T11:11:11Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’ve only tried soursop as juice - I found that each sip brought out a different flavour - is the fresh fruit like that too? Yes! Mango, grape, banana, peach, are all in there. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/14 "2018-05-24T14:20:22Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Do you always go around with a mini piano? 😃 It’s either that or my marching glockenspiel. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/15 "2018-05-24T14:24:05Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’ve only tried soursop as juice - I found that each sip brought out a different flavour - is the fresh fruit like that too? That’s weird stuff to find in a can! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/16 "2018-05-24T14:44:19Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Everybody sing: > > Guanabana – Do Dooooooo Da Do Do > > Guanabana – Do Do Da Do > > 🙂 Guanabana bo-bana, fee fi fomana… ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/17 "2018-05-24T14:51:19Z")
^ Battle of the Network Earworms! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/18 "2018-05-24T15:25:57Z")
My childhood home in northern Australia had a full-grown soursop tree in the backyard when we moved in. It’s still going strong and producing well almost thirty years later. The only real pest that gets into the fruit are the flying foxes, and they’re outfoxed(!) if the fruit is covered with a pillowcase. As children we weren’t really fond of the flavour, but I kind of miss it now, and make sure to load up when I visit mum. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/19 "2018-06-13T22:43:17Z")
I found a few today at my Mexican supermarket and thought of this thread. Holy cannoli are they expensive. $11.99 a pound! I bought one fruit for almost $8. And this is at a supermarket where limes are ten to the dollar and small hass avocados go for two for a buck on sale. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641/20 "2018-06-13T23:42:42Z")
My lucky fruit find this week was some jackfruit. You see it sometimes processed as a meat alternative but it’s rare to see it being sold as fruit. But they had some at a local supermarket this weekend. I also got some donut peaches, which are early. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-lucky-today-i-found-a-guanabana/814641.md?page=2)