guava?

anyone have any opinions on guava? i am a produce buyer at a natural food store in wisconsin and we don't have access to nearly as much tropical fruit as i would like, but our distributor does have guava on their availability list. we are thinking about carrying it, but we don't know anything about it. i figured there would be no better place than here to learn! is it good? what does it taste like?

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Permalink Reply by GuavaGirl on January 10, 2011 at 3:57am

I found a place that you can order them from http://www.grovestand.net/

It's about $30 for 5lbs., the Mexican ones are in season from Dec. to Jan.

Although my screen name is GuavaGirl, I've actually never had them... I'm looking forward to it. (I just like the sound of the word, and one of my fav albums is 'Pure Guava' by Ween)

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Betker on January 10, 2011 at 4:37am

here they mention asian guava.

http://www.robertishere.com/xcart/pages.php?pageid=11

The price will most likely be way better too.

hah. 2 answers from people in Wisconsin finding other states that sell fruit.

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Permalink Reply by GuavaGirl on January 10, 2011 at 5:04am

Oh thanks!

Hehaa, sunshower is also from WI.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Betker on January 10, 2011 at 5:06am

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fossgreen on January 10, 2011 at 5:17am

I've only had bad regular guavas, so I'm not sure about those.

Pineapple guava on the other hand, grow in my area, and they are AWESOME. They're super fragrant and flowery smelling, and they have a really unique tangy sweetness. Nothing like pineapple. But they're excellent.

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Permalink Reply by David on January 10, 2011 at 5:18am

It is very fragrant. Very. From what I hear, the Hawaiians don't eat much of it despite its abundance. I like them, but my senses tell me to discourage you from pursuing them as a product to sell.