I remember… our neighbor’s atis tree. It was tall and its thin branches reached out onto the 2nd floor. I remember… atis as one of the first fruits I tasted as a kid. I liked the slightly sweet taste of the soft atis flesh. I’d split the atis in half, dig my spoon in and eat 4 to 5 pieces of flesh-coated seeds at a time. I’d be careful not to swallow the seeds because I didn’t want to have an atis tree grow from my tummy! I remember… prep. Atis was one of the sections for the Prep A level. Their class adviser’s name was Miss Gabriel. I was under Prep A Lansones. I remember… tasting an atis cheesecake. I just can’t remember where I had that. I remember… opening the refrigerator and being so happy to see a bowl full of atis! Can you tell that it’s one of my favorite fruits?
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
Pia
November 1, 2006 at 12:22 am (18 years ago)I remember being young and munching on an atis fruit, only to find out that my loose front tooth came off and I was horrified that I swallowed it, along with the atis. I cried and cried, knowing that it is the end of my young life. When I finally got my senses back together and picked-up the atis to eat it again, lo and behold, there was the wayward tooth, stuck in the atis — camouflaged, blending right into the fruit.
I remember the smell, the texture, the sweetness of it. Argh! I want some!!!
noemi
November 1, 2006 at 2:22 am (18 years ago)We had a tree at our backyard back home but I think they cut it down. Too bad, it was a childhood favorite tree.
jojo
November 1, 2006 at 9:30 am (18 years ago)eto talagang si Toni…how on earth am i going to get an atis here in Singapore?!?!? hehehe
i remember my mom…chatting away while spitting the seeds on a plate and munching the atis “meat”
arrggghhhhh…i want!
smarie
November 1, 2006 at 4:22 pm (18 years ago)i want some too! wala nyan dito sa nigeria. i remember saving the seeds to play with as playmoney/coin when i was a kid. i think i even used it to mark the bingo cards when we played at home. it’s delicious!
rach
November 1, 2006 at 10:49 pm (18 years ago)I love eating atis since I was a little girl. My yaya would tell me not to swallow the atis seeds because if I do they might grow inside my tummy … and I believed her. ha! ha! It was a good deterrent not to eat those black seeds.
I realized my son hasn’t tasted atis yet. I should definitely let him try it. I’m sure he will like it too.
Pat
November 2, 2006 at 10:39 am (18 years ago)Hi Toni,
I always looked forward to eating the fruit…until I found an itsy-bitsy white worm inside. That was the end for me… heheheh
lui
November 2, 2006 at 5:13 pm (18 years ago)I remember my younger years when I see an atis. Same with Noemi, we have a tree at my parent’s house, together with other fruit-bearing trees. Ever since we moved to our grandparents’ house in Manila 13 years ago, I haven’t eaten one again
Oo nga pala, SHSian ka pala, Toni. I can’t recall what my section was in Prep A. All I can remember is that our classroom’s beside Atis, the first room you’d see if you’re coming from the gate. And I was ‘pang-umaga’ then. Would you know?
Lace
November 2, 2006 at 5:56 pm (18 years ago)i remember being a kid and loving every meat on each atis seed! hahaha
my mom used to buy them from Crossing (market) and sometimes from her officemates.
i like the real big ones! but there was one time, just last year i think, i was munching on atis heartfully when i saw something moving… i got a closer look and oh my! fruit worms!!! they are white too so its hard to spot them. my mom does not believe me when i said there were tiny white worms..
since then, i am careful when buying and eating atis. : ) but i still love them!