From the Anguilla Local News - Site Map. If you see someone sitting under a tree and repeatedly popping a small round fruit into their mouths and then spitting out a large pit, they are eating Genips.
Summer is the time of year when genip is in season.
To buy them, look for someone by the side of the road with plastic bags for sale. You crack the skin and push out the nut inside, which is large and has a thin layer of yellow fruit around it. Pop it in your mouth, suck off the fruit, and spit out the nut. Genip will stain your clothes badly, so eat them at the beach. At first they seem sour, but the taste grows on you quickly.