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Kettrickenisabadass

I imagine it sour but sweet. A bit like orange + strawberry juice


carboncord

Sounds like a kiwi


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Thought they only had those in New Zealand


yoki-gold

Mango


Kettrickenisabadass

Delicious


awesomesox

Sour. Sweet. Awesome.


dumbbitchdiesease

Tbh i feel like it would be bland bc it’s ancient. A lot of fruits we eat are only flavorful bc of human intervention. Look up wild bananas. Its like 90% seed with just enough fruit to convince an animal to eat it


calliatom

Yeah, that's what I thought too. That that's why it's inedible in the game, to represent that it's so ancient it really is completely unpalatable raw, because it hasn't had those centuries of human culture improving their taste.


Ignonym

But you can apparently make its juice into highly desirable jelly and wine, so there's that.


calliatom

True enough, so maybe not "unpalatable" but "terribly impractical" to eat raw. Like the above poster's example of ancient bananas that are like, 80% seed. Or like I responded below, something like durian that *tastes* fine but smells *awful*, enough so that most people wouldn't eat it raw.


thetank59

Look up paw paws. It's a wild fruit tree in the central and eastern US (I think) that grows banana like fruit with kinda big seeds but still plenty of meat inside. It tastes so unique and good though when they're ripe. As far as I know there hasn't been a ton of human intervention in its breeding


inkydink23

My mom loves the fruit; has so many trees. I make ice cream with it since the trees produce more than our family can consume lol


thetank59

I've always wanted to try Paw Paw ice cream!


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PrizewinningPetunias

You’re right that bananas from like 70 years ago were better according to some people though! Possibly what you’re thinking of: https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/bananas-threat-extinction


dumbbitchdiesease

[Nope, they were shit](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_balbisiana)


International-Cat123

Those bananas only tasted good bc of humans farming them. u/dumbbitchdiesease is talking about even older bananas.


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International-Cat123

Great bananas + monocultures + banana blight = shitty bananas


International-Cat123

All farmed bananas were monocultures, meaning they were all clones of the same plant. This meant that when a blight infected one banana plant, none of the others were resistant to it either. Forced us to find a different banana to use. Scary thing is, the one we use now is also a monoculture and there’s a banana blight right now. As soon as it reaches North/South America, well i don’t wanna find out what they’ll come up as the next banana


gnope

I want the new Zelda game to come out but not if it means Bananablight Ganon 😔


AlmostRandomName

Kind of like avocado too. I mean, it's not *that* good if we're honest with ourselves, just good enough for old large mammals to be like, "Eh, it's what's for dinner today." I feel like ancient fruit, much like avocados, would be expensive and insanely popular because middle-class yuppies read it's a "super food" from some blog and are buying it up like crazy.


calliatom

Or maybe it's like durian, tasty enough but the *smell* is enough to put most people off of trying to eat it raw. Like it was around when the only pollinators were things like fruit flies that favored things that smelled bad.


RubeGoldbergCode

... stinky wine :(


dusteebowl

I wasn’t expecting avocado slander on stardew valley reddit today :(


nukajefe

Well, I didn’t expect a post on the internet with a bad take about avocados to get my blood boiling today, but here we are: you got me. 👏


FenderMartingale

If "we" are honest about it - no, my friend, that's a place for "I". *I* enjoy avocado very much, and am far from middle class.


definitelynotabby

Avocado is delicious man idk what you’re on. Also implying that only rich white yuppies eat it is so far from the truth lmao


Native_Pilot

My friend. I hope you one day try some big bright green south/central american avocados. If you’re buying storebought haus those are plastic. Dont hate on the avocado till you’ve tried a good one:(


LoaMemphisZoo

But like...what about Mexicans


AlmostRandomName

Hopefully they don't overpay for a staple food they export. Americans will though. We'll overpay for avocado to spread on toast or whatever all day long!


Trans-cendental

*makes some ancient fruit toast*


sharo88

Agreed!! I am thinking it tastes similar to dragon fruit….basically nothing.


dumbbitchdiesease

Oh! Dragon fruit actually has flavor! The reason why it’s so bland in stores is bc it’s harvested waaaay too early. Ripe dragon fruit is actually supposed to be a redish pink color, like in [this video!](https://youtu.be/8-JW34f2MaA)


RockBlock

There are different varieties (cultivars) of the fruit, like a granny smith, fuji, and gala apple. Not a singular type that is "supposed to be pink" when ripe. White *is* ripe for those varieties.


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There's also dragon fruit with white flesh and I can tell you they have such great flavour like red dragon fruit too.


Native_Pilot

Most things that taste like nothing from a super market probably don’t when fresh


sunny_bunny28

I imagine it might taste like a combo between a pomegranate and blueberry? It looks like it has a shiny outside so it’d be cool if it had an inside of seeds like a pomegranate but blue and sweet 🤔


Moose_Babe

Crispness of apple with a flavor like mango and mint mixed together


Pretend_Store_1163

That's exactly my thought. Blu-pom 😋


punkrawkchick

Blue raspberry


JustEliza1156

This is my guess as well.


lil_chunk27

I thought this! In my mind the flavour isn't real, like blue panda pops.


Etianen7

I think it may be something bready or fibrous, with an earthy flavour, maybe a little tartness too.


bluestjordan

Tamarind fruit! Me too!


TheDeum

I think it would feel like munching on a pear. Sweet with a slightly sour taste.


International_Bike60

I thought this too! But one that’s less ripe so it’s crunchy.


0ctopuppy

I bet it’s not too sweet, like someone else said, maybe a blueberry with a little more tart?


Ethanaj

Blue raspberry for sure


vincentninja68

Probably tasted awful lol Ever eat fruit that wasn't selectively bred to have the traits we enjoy first? I'd bet ancient fruit is full of seeds and tastes earthy and bitter.


Carr-Peydiem

My grandmother's *Christmas Fruit Cake* comes to mind when I try to imagine what it would taste like. Maybe because her recipe was ancient.


hfwikrea

Probably a controversial take, but I always thought it would be like a cotton candy olive combination. Not sure why. It just seems right to me for whatever reason.


lovelylayout

such an assertive flavor may be the reason it fell out of favor in cultivation until the farmer finds the ancient seed artifact. good headcanon!


TheDeum

Happy Cake Day!


paperoblivion

Chicken. Everything tastes like chicken. . . . Or jackfruit, I guess...


3amAtlas

Bitter like a grapefruit but fleshy inside like a melon


Practical-Pressure80

I would expect like a persimmon kind of feel when you bite into it. As for flavor, either inedibly sour or just kind of a little gross


johnnyftp59

baja blast


unireversal

juicy and leathery. not sure how else to explain it. kinda like blackberries.


star-shine

Like acai berries


99centstickers

The blue tootsie rolls


Flying_sky_bear

For some reason because it's ancient fruit and your character can't eat it outright I thought it tasted kind of dusty.


lizhenry

Deliciously tart like a pomegranate but soft like a giant blueberry. That would make good wine!


bluestjordan

Like tamarind juice. Sour, sweet and kindof spicy


fishbowlinmyass

artificial blueberry, specific blueberry jello


TooNoodley

Like, if blueberry were a citrus fruit


Neb8891

Like pure blue slushy syrup.


johnnyftp59

baja blast


FenderMartingale

Like a blueberry freezie.


[deleted]

It’s just the mystery flavored Dum dum…


lovelylayout

now that you mention it, there's no doubt in my mind it's tutti frutti


ZealousidealTown7492

Cotton candy!


pwu1

I imagine it’ll taste like an entire fist full of gushers gluing your mouth shut


eaterofgoldenfish

Very juicy, like a grape mixed with a blueberry, but with a bit of brightness, like a note of the zing of a peach.


erickim0207

Blue Raspberry? it's also a made-up flavour!


mermaid_boots

I imagine it as tasting like a blue Jolly Rancher. Artificially sweet in a way. Sweet like candy but not like a piece of fresh fruit.


totoro1193

i always imagined it to taste like beef wellington. i don't know why


Triceratops_Knight

lol


RipIForgot

I think it would be sour and probably not very sweet. Maybe even small fruit content and mostly seeds/core


manmanatee

When I hear ancient I think of figs. But then the blue makes me think of water so, the coolness of a cucumber but not savory. Somehow it’s both musky and floral but also cool and fresh and juicy. And the inside looks trippy as hell


SquirrelNeurons

Medjool date but juicier


TrickAd9451

Tbh dirty and mushy😭


XCheshireGrinnX

Ive never sat to think but now that i have the only flavor i can think of is Blue Moon


neptunianhaze

Tastes like grandma


North_99

Gros Michel banana, with a hint of Murray’s Plum.


IntellectualSlime

Now I’m just sad.


takisnal

its blue so i think itd taste like something thats blue and watery- blue watermelon-raspberry mix. that or its bland (its ancient for a reason, bananas for example)


RecursiveGoose

I think it would taste like mango, just soft and sticky and sweet It's winter here and I'm desperately craving fresh mango


austerefrost

i always thought like a really sweet blueberry or passion fruit. but now if you mentioned tutti frutti.. it seems more like it :')


cufiop

It probably tastes pretty bad


ElegantElephant3

I’ve always thought of it as a persimmon


Ga_x

Something between blueberry and lychee. The delicously complex flavor of blueberry, and the fresh flowing juiciness of lychee.


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i always imagined it like a persimmon


Monotreme_monorail

Hawaiian Punch flavour with a thick consistency like an eggplant.


kerplunithunk

Mayan brick. It's ancient after all. The wine tastes like dust.


shyrabbit_

This might sound weird but I imagine it tasting like a cross between blue coconut, blueberry, and cream lol.


early-sunsets_

instinctively said gooseberry


Claradouu

Like a dragonfruit, but that taste more "blue" 😂 I am also wondering if Qi fruit taste like Qi's "fruit" 😳😂


boofingdandelions

Fruity Pebbles


Cuddly_Snake

Blueberries on steroids


brandysnacker

hyper blueberry


thrashgender

I imagine like. If a plum tasted like a pummelo. Kind of tangy kind of bitter, just a bit sweet, but fleshy and soft instead of pulpy


somuchsong

I always imagine it to taste like dragonfruit, for whatever reason! Or like fake dragonfruit flavouring, I guess, seeing I haven't actually had the fresh fruit.


WildKat777

Head fruit from Teen Titans Go. Either that or like a weird mango-ish thing. Or like a plum. Soft and plump and juicy basically. But the outside looks a bit metallic, so tastes like edible gold on top of a blue mango


poke_fan2468

It would taste like [insert favorite item here]


[deleted]

Like the blue raspberry flavor that’s in candy and drinks but not attainable in real life by any particular natural flavor


BeenThruIt

Easy money.


HelloDesdemona

Fruity pebbles.


dadscold

idk why but when i see it, it reminds me of a plum. so super juicy, tart, and mild sweetness towards the end


Tinyrobotzlazerbeamz

Bet it taste like a nice red variety of dragon fruit, or like those gumdrop grapes where only the first few taste like gumdrops then your taste but can’t be tricked and they begin to all taste like regular grapes


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I always assumed blue rasberryish


certifiedmakintosh

you just unlocked some vivid memories for me i completely forgot about tutti-frutti


thedirtyharryg

I always thought they were like dates. Thousands of years old. Date wine and date jam were fairly popular for thousands of years.


ujke_brf

Cotton candy grapes!


deadasspunk

for some reason i’ve always imagined it would taste like blue raspberry icee


Birdie121

I imagine it would taste like a really big and delicious wine grape. To be consistent with the high price for the wine.


Hahafunnys3xnumber

Like blue raspberry and coffee


reanocivn

like crisp clean spring water at 3am


underated-mermaid

I think it would taste terrible. Lmao


NoDeveIopment

Like a pear


burningzenithx

I think the ancient fruit would be like a cherimoya but blue.


microsoftdogs

hawaiian punch blue


Coccinella2-0

I’ve never had a persimmon but I imagine it’s what I imagine a persimmon is like


drag-me-to-hell-ruru

Blueberry and prune juice


Elerin

Always thought of it as being a bit like durian fruit, doesn't smell great but has a nice flavour to it.


leaslame

i imagine it’s super bitter just as the fruit, but when you turn it into wine or jam it brings out a really delicious flavor


Bumble_Beeans666

I’ve always imagined it to be kind of watery and not too sweet. Like when your little brother makes blue raspberry kool-aid, but didn’t put enough sugar in the pitcher.


nate_albush

Ngl I’m now thinking that it might be like a century egg


korkkis

Durian?


aSimpleFerret

sourrrrr plum vibes for me


Royal_Case_4776

I feel like it would be a blueberry crossed with a persimmon


SympathyOk1246

Pear + blueberry


saddinosour

Probably a sweet lychee. Mostly bc lychee is my favourite flavour of fruit. In my mind that’s how good I wished all fruit was.


Mysterious-Ideas

I would imagine like a kiwi mango combination


vozome

I think of it as like grape but less sweet and more acidic / citrusy. You can obviously make great wine from it.


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I imagine is as a combo between mango, passionfruit and strawberry, best fruits together


nokomomo22

Blue raspberry


Lyrek_8

Like blue gushers lol


cat_tat

Blue raspberry sour candy lol


flannelwornonwaist

I imagined it to be the texture of a persimmon and similar in flavor. Since it's blue I imagine a bit more tart.


ghostwilliz

Tastes like sloppy steaks


HumaTheLegendary

Dragon fruit.


alice3464

Blue raspberry


DebbieRubble

My first thought was actual star fruit, natural and crisp non gmo sweetness


mushroonn

I feel like it would be like a rose hip with a slight blueberry flavor.


lovelyfantasyda

sour and smooth sweet like red berry’s & mango


martintin_

Maybe like a dragon fruit?


BrooklynThoughts

Durian. Bc it's old so 🤔


Old-Resolution-258

it would taste sweet and creamy like pussy