Ciku oh ciku.. I love thee.. I remember there used to be a ciku tree in my family house that bear abundance of ciku fruits. We moved later on and over the years, the price of ciku kept increasing. The fruit sellers said there’s not many ciku farm, hence ciku supply is very limited.
Ciku (chikoo or Sapodilla) is a very sweet fruit, and I usually take it as a fruit. Until I had a ciku juice in a Vietnamese restaurant a few years back. It was like thick ciku puree.. pure bliss. Since that time, I’ve can’t find ciku juice. That restaurant or any other vietnamese restaurants with ciku juice on their menu does not serve it anymore. Seems ciku supply is low.
I tried to make it at home and the recipes I found are mostly indian chiku milkshake. You can blend with milk or my version of just water & lots of ciku..
- 3 Ciku - peeled & deseeded
- 250ml (1cup) Water (or any type of milk)
- ½ cup Cce - Optional
- Blend all ingredients.
- Enjoy immediately.
- Savour the bliss...
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- Yen Simpson
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- Esther
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December 5, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Sorry it took me so long to respond to this. My boyfriend was sick and then I was sick, so I didn’t have a lot of free time. Thank you so much for emailing me and letting me know I won. I’m so very excited to receive the cookbook. Your blogs are so interesting and entertaining. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
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December 7, 2012 at 12:40 PM
No worries Erin. Hope you & your boyfriend get well soon! Look out for the book in the post next week.
December 1, 2012 at 9:38 AM
I love ciku too! Never tried thejuice though… Congrats to the winners!
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December 1, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Arthur, you should try planting ciku tree then you have abundance of fruit!
December 1, 2012 at 9:18 AM
I have never heard nor seen a ciku! What a beautiful little fruit. I guess I’ll have to enjoy it through your description and lovely pictures. Thanks for introducing a new food!
December 1, 2012 at 7:28 PM
You are welcome MJ! Ciku or known as Sapodilla is a tropical fruit, it’s also planted in many south american countries.
December 1, 2012 at 1:38 AM
Ciku juice sounds delicious! If I see ciku on sale, I would buy a lot and choose some unripe ones so they can last longer:D Yay! I won the book! Can’t wait to receive it! I have emailed to you:D
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December 1, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Congrats Jeannie! I’ve received your email. look out for the book in your mailbox
November 29, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Wooo I won! hehe 🙂
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November 30, 2012 at 12:51 PM
congrats yen!
November 29, 2012 at 4:47 PM
It’s been ages since I last had ciku! This is a great idea making juice with them. YUM!
December 1, 2012 at 12:00 AM
actually it’s more like a smoothie than juice 😀 I would definitely miss ciku if I were to move out of Asia
November 29, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Ah ciku, one of my favourite fruits too. Yes, i remembered when i was a kid, there was an abundance of it, my parents will buy a lot and peel them for us. Vietnam Kitchen still has ciku juice on their menu, but lately it is not so sweet anymore, i think they use just semi ripe ones and add sugar 🙁 oh, btw, i’m so happy to have won one of the cookbooks, yay! Thanks! Have sent you an email with my mailing address.
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November 29, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Ya, last time there’s abundance of ciku. will lookout for ciku juice at Vietnam Kitchen.. but it’s so easy to make my own la.. 😀 Congrats on winning the cookbook, I have receive your email.
November 29, 2012 at 2:16 PM
Shannon, I love ciku a lot too! Haven’t eaten it for quite some time as cannot find. Even if available at the fruit seller, the quality is not that good. I have never had it juiced before. I just eat the whole fruit. Am now recalling it’s sweet slightly creamy and gritty texture.
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November 29, 2012 at 4:42 PM
actually there’s not a lot of good choices in the market, and you are right, when i do find them, I usually just pop them into my mouth.. hehe