Chico or tsiko is an ugly looking fruit which has a peculiar nice smell to it. It's sweet, brown
in color, juicy flesh, also brown in color. Some are round and some are oval with pointed ends. The
slightly granular pulp is sweet when ripe. It's eaten only when completely ripe because the fruit
has a high content of latex.
The scientific name is Achras sapota, a native of Mexico and was introduced to the Philippines
during the Spanish times. It is known chikoo in India, sawu in Indonesia, chikoo in Malyasia, sapodilla or rata-mi in Sri
Lanka, lamoot in Thailand and nasebery in the West Indies.
