The Flavor of Fruits to Come

Imagine taking a tour through a global “flavor orchard.” There, you would find an exciting array of new fruit flavors ripe for picking. In that direction, for example, you might see such varieties as mango chili, citrus cayenne, and spicy pear. And a little bit up ahead, ginger peach or a berry mint.

Some of these flavors you know of—blueberry, cranberry, strawberry, and peach, just to name a few. Others, however, may have unfamiliar names. Take lacuma and mamey sapote. Based on fruits from Centr…