On May 2, 4:58*pm, Gary > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2 May 2012 18:19:57 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
> > > I'm okay with papaya. *It's mango I'm unimpressed with. *Nice cooked but
> > > raw I don't get the point.
>
> > I'd rather have mango over papaya any day. *Mango over any other fruit
> > for that matter. *They are more consistent, juicy, and sweet than any
> > other fruit, IMO.
>
> > The worst of the "tropical" bunch is guava. *Eeek.
>
> > -sw
>
> Have you ever tried breadfruit? *I'd like to. I hear you need to cook it
> first.

I had breadfruit once in Belize. It was quite a while ago. I didn't
think it was cooked. And it lived up to its name by having a bread
like texture.
Captain Bligh of HMS Bounty was on his way to bring breadfruit from
Hawaii to the West Indies in order to provide cheap food for the
slaves.