When people think of South Florida, they'll often invoke images of South Beach, the Keys, or the Everglades. Most don't know that the Everglades is a vast and complex ecosystem, with hidden ...

Homestead is a candyland of tropical produce ripe for picking. Veinte Cohol bananas are a small, fast-growing variety with a creamy texture and citrusy tang. They are rarely found outside of the ...

How to eat rambutan, a small but mighty flavor powerhouse with a vibrant red, hairy exterior and plush white flesh? For starters, you could devour this exotic fruit by the handful (sans the rough ...

Be honest: Does this look like breakfast? This Sunday, September 21, 2008: If you’ve never eaten a Mamey (tastes like a sweet potato crossed with a papaya) or a Jackfruit (juicyfruit candy crossed ...

Farm Tropical just launched its website last week, but forager Nick Bernal has been working with local South Florida farms for more than three years. He’s already supplied Whole Foods, ...

The lychee, a rough-skinned pinkish-red fruit that cracks open to reveal its fragrant, sweet and juicy jelly-like flesh, has a notoriously short season. It’s typically available for only a few weeks ...

South Florida, with its population well over 6 million, is a region famed for its Latin flavor, and proximity to Central ...

The world is full of incredible fruits, many of which you may have never heard of. While apples, bananas, and oranges are common in most households, plenty of lesser-known fruits offer unique flavors, ...

A trip to less industrialized -tropical and subtropical regions of the world can be very enlightening in some unexpected ways. By visiting these places, we can learn more about what tropical fruits ...

Jonathan Crane, a tropical-fruit crop specialist at UF’s Tropical Research & Education Center in Homestead, picks lychee off one of the 216 trees on the research campus site. He said the fruits ...