Unusual Foods

4. this fruit grows on a cactus, has a brightly colored outside and has white pulp with black seeds
6. this is the somewhat silly name for the edible furled fronds that grow on a young fern plant
8. this is a root vegetable often known as "yuca" that looks like a white sweet potato
10. related to cauliflower, this vegetable is bright green in color and its striking shape resembles a fractal
11. this vegetable is often called a "Jerusalem artichoke" even though it has no relation to Jerusalem or artichokes!
12. this is the largest tree fruit! The meaty insides are often used in desserts or as a meat substitute

1. this bright orange fruit looks like a tomato, but has a sweet taste and a shiny outer skin
2. this grows on a vine and tastes like a sour cucumber but looks like a miniature watermelon!
3. this light and crunchy root vegetable originated in Mexico and looks like a turnip but tastes more like an apple!
5. this tropical fruit is yellow and oval-shaped and looks like a certain thing in the night sky when you cut it open!
7. this fruit looks a bit like a sea urchin and grows on a tree that shares its name
9. this vegetable is in the same family as cabbage and broccoli and it sometimes known as a "German turnip"