@miamifruit: What is this fruit called where you’re from and do you prefer them ripe or unripe? A lot of people enjoy them unripe with salt and lime juice. 🧂🍋‍🟩 The ripe ones are too soft and fragile to ship so sometimes we get to enjoy them fresh off the tree. 😋 You can order unripe green ciruela at Miamifruit.org 🌈 Spondias purpurea also known as Ciruela or Jocote originates from warm tropical areas of the American continent and its name comes from the word xocotl, which means fruit in Nahuatl. The main branches of the Ciruela tree tend to grow horizontally and all branches are fairly brittle. Young shoots and leaves are edible and often are eaten raw, but can also be cooked. #ciruela #jocote #ciriguela #tropicalfruit #miamifruit