it spoils almost as soon as it comes off of the lucuma tree. in comes off of the lucuma tree.hat sound cute? jason: it sounds like a dr. you seuss book. will be in how do you get your hands on this superfood? kate: you can get it at walmart you will youkate: you can get it at walmart you will or find it you -- some whole foods have it. but usually it is powdered. in an i have it at my local will health food store, so i am sure everybody can find it. a but it is really easy to use. you and me but it is really easy to use. are in you throw it into a a you throw it into a smoothie, and you are seeing it in a lot and of juice places as a booster. it is also a popular ice cream andit is also a popular ice cream flavor, especially in california. an jason: what does it do for and in the main you? and you? carol: it is like a multivitamin. kate: it is like high-end zinc and potassium. in it is goodand for fertility. it is called the gold of the incas. it has a long history in peru. thoroughly carol: how come we are only now hearing about it? kate: that is a good question, and and peop

. >> the new superfood, which is lucuma.ind of thing where you feel like you have heard of so many before. this is a new one, and it is surprising. it looks like an avocado and a mango hooked up somehow. it is orange, it is the shape of an avocado, but it has the texture of a squash, a flavor that is caramely and mapley. you. so good for peru has a propensity for delivering super foods to the world. it is a combatant -- competition of the andes mountains and the amazon. a lot of crazy things were there, and lucuma is the newest thing. carol: does it taste good? >> i would not advocate tasting it plain. it is hard to taste it wrong if you are not in peru. it spoils almost as soon as it comes off of the lucuma trade. -- tree. doesn't that sound cute? jason: it sounds like a dr. seuss book. had you get your hands on this superfood? kate: you can get it at walmart or find it -- some whole foods have it. but usually it is powdered. i have it at my local health food store, so i am sure everybody can find it. but it is really easy