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Nature's way of saying not yet, in a flavor you'll regret.
means Not yet mature or ready, usually fruit too young to be sweet, soft, or edible.
from Old English unripe, from un- (not) plus ripe (ready for harvest) — literally the negation of done.
Tongue trapTannins and acids make unripe fruit pucker-mouth sour.
Ripens off-treeEthylene gas lets bananas and avocados finish solo.
Stays hardUnripe means firm starch not yet turned to sugar.