This fruit, which looks like a huge bean, it is Inga edulis, also known as bean ice cream. It comes from South America and is widely cultivated, especially from the indigenous Amazonians, for food, Timber, medicines and the production of the alcoholic beverage cachiri. It is popular in Peru, the Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia. The common name 'ice cream bean' refers to the sweet taste and soft texture of its pulp.