Though Mark Twain had a special love for a hard-to-come-by tropical fruit, there's a similar species you can find closer to ...

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We all know consuming fruit and vegetables is encouraged because of it's nutritional properties. However, there's one animal product that has been rated as more healthy than a lot of green foods.

He adds: "It's a real treat that you have to try." The fruit is the cherimoya and it is, in fact, also called the "custard apple" due to its texture. On the outside it is a green, cone-shaped ...