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Four different sprouting pacae seeds (pits)

Two of them are pareidolias. Can you see them too? Pacae is a Peruvian fruit, These are the seeds, The pacae (Inga species), or ice cream bean, features large green pods hiding a sweet, cotton-like white pulp. While mature seeds turn dark or black, fresh or immature seeds can appear fleshy and greenish, and are sometimes cooked and eaten like vegetables in parts of Latin America. Botanically, it belongs to the legume (bean and pea) family, growing in long pods like green beans on large trees However, people eat it as a fruit because of the sweet, fluffy white pulp inside that tastes like vanilla ice cream.
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9 comments

James said:

I've never heard of them before so thanks for the great info on these, I doubt if we could get them over here
3 weeks ago

Eva Lewitus replied to James:

You don´t miss much if you can´t get them. I would miss lúcuma (Pouteria lucuma)). and maybe chirimoyasm fruit known by the Incas, and even before themYou can look them up in Internet.
3 weeks ago

Don Sutherland said:

Outstanding composition and information.
3 weeks ago ( translate )

Eva Lewitus replied to Don Sutherland:

Thanks Don.
3 weeks ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Fabulous compo!
3 weeks ago ( translate )

Eva Lewitus replied to William Sutherland:

William thank you so much.
3 weeks ago

(´◡`) JohnNymer said:

Like James says.
3 weeks ago ( translate )

Eva Lewitus replied to (´◡`) JohnNymer:

Thanks a lot. I haven´t heard yet that these pods are exported. .-- -but who knows, may somebody will get the idea,
2 weeks ago

Leo W said:

Eine schöne Kollektion und gutes Makro
2 weeks ago ( translate )