The fruit called Chesa or Tiesa
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
July 14, 2020 4:51pm CST
In the picture is the fruit called Chesa which is another tropical fruit that is not available in the market anymore. The taste is creamy and the texture of the flesh is like avocado. It is nice to eat when there is nothing to eat. We cherished that when I was a boy.
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@moffittjc (121612)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jul 20
Why is it not available in the market anymore?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
There are no more orchards and people do not buy anymore. But I have seen in the Sunday market before.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
@moffittjc yes, some do not like the very creamy texture even if the fruit is sweet.
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@moffittjc (121612)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Does the fruit have a taste that people don't like anymore?
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
17 Jul 20
I still wondering what is it in here... i believe we have the same kind of fruit, right?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Jul 20
They call it Egg Fruit in English.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Jul 20
@HannahKusKus so that is different from the fruit that you have in mind?
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
18 Jul 20
@Alexandoy haha yes.. the first time... i think it is called "kesemek" here 
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@youless (112507)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Why few people buy this fruit?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
@youless maybe due to the changing times that there are now many foreign fruits here like the seedless grapes, apples and pears all year round.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
It is a delicious fruit when you eat it not too often. It is not available in all markets because only few are buying.
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@much2say (55669)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Jul 20
@Alexandoy Really? I looked it up - it seems other cultures eat that too - but it is yellow? I'll have to ask my Sri Lankan friend about that one!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Jul 20
Maybe there are no buyers anymore. People have been having a change of taste.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
@much2say yes, yellow when ripe. I think there is a variety that is red or blue when ripe but I have not seen that yet.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
Ssh, not so loud. That is the tree in the other block, waheehee.
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@Suhendra7 (494)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 20
Hmm I wonder what is it called in my country, Im not sure what is it
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
In English it is called Egg Fruit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
@Suhendra7 maybe you have that there although it is not common anymore.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
15 Jul 20
This is a native of Mexico and is called by various names, depending on where it's grown. Canistel is one of the names by which it is often known. The texture of the fruit is said to be like that of the yolk of a hard-boiled egg and can vary from being pasty to creamy, depending on the cultivar. It is often called 'egg fruit' (or some variation of that) in various languages.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
You are very right in your description of the fruit. Thank you for the added information.
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@snowy22315 (180895)
• United States
15 Jul 20
I like their heart shape. I wonder why people stopped growing it?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
Maybe a change of taste. We had the bell fruit in our front yard that was very prolific. When people here do not want to eat anymore, I chopped down the tree.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
Many fruits here are vanishing in the market for varied reasons.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
It is yellow when it is ripe.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
Some of my friends have the same opinion on that fruit.
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
15 Jul 20
My 3rd elder daughter has a plant of that tiesa or egg fruit. Last 2 months ago I had eaten 2 of it given by my daughter. It's yummy and nutritious.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
If you seldom eat Tiesa it is nice especially for a snack.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
15 Jul 20
These look similar to fruits we have here and it's called Naakh locally
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
It may be the same fruit with a different name only.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
It is not a common fruit here. Thank you for the added knowledge that it is called Egg Fruit in English.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
It is called Egg Fruit in English. It is not common here anymore.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
Even here, I am also surprised sometimes to see some fruits that I do not know.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
It is creamy in the mouth like very ripe avocado.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Jul 20
The ripe one are yellow in color so what I was holding in the picture needs to ripen for maybe a week.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Jul 20
Yes, the shape is like a peach or nectarine.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Jul 20
@sophie09 yes, smaller although there are big fruits sometimes as big as mangoes.
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
15 Jul 20
@Alexandoy right? And looks like mangoes too but smaller
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