Article tldr:
"Authorities were worried that tejocotes could carry highly destructive fruit flies into the States, threatening domestic orchards. Soon, there was a black market for the golden fruits, due to their rarity and the effort it took to bring them over the border."
RIP 99¢ Only Stores
They always had tejocote, and at a great price. (Although not always fresh, which is the only way it was ever prohibited.)
Is that fruit related to yeni dünya?
I'm excited to try these! I love discovering new fruits.
In the same vein -- is there any website that catalogues all the fruits you can buy around the world? That documents all the varieties, together with which countries/states/cities you can find them in?
When I travel, discovering new fruits is one of my favorite parts. Like when I discovered the custard apple [1] in Brazil, it blew my mind.
And it would be really cool to have a list of all the fruits you could buy when you travel to make sure you don't miss any. Or the fact that the article says tejocotes are sold in NYC -- when I've never come across them -- makes me wonder what other fruits are here that I also had no idea?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_squamosa