White Sapote / Zapote Blanco

This delicious, extremely fragile fruit is known as the sleep sapote (cochitzapotl ) in Nahuatl , has been known to cause drowsiness. The thin inedible skin changes from green to yellow while ripening and has a sweet vanilla custard flavor and consistency with a hint of pear and banana. found at the Santa Barbara farmers market. photo by chris mathews

Sumo / Dekopan

A long time favorite in Japan this seedless mandarin/orange hybrid just hit the Californian market for the first time a few days ago. About the size of a softball this deliciously sweet, easy to peel sumo has a perfect balance of sweet/tart flavor and a juicy melting flesh. found at Zion market Irvine Ca. photo by Chris Mathews

Variegated Pink Lemon

This cool looking variety of Eureka lemon has pink flesh , few seeds and a strong lemon flavor. Unfortunately the juice is more white than pink. Found on the tree at Home Depot Irvine CA. Photo by Chris Mathews