I'll try anything once.

Well once if its within reason.  

So when the opportunity presented itself for me to try this fruit that even the person offering it to me acknowledged no one really eats these anymore, I stepped up to the plate.

My parents in laws have a huge yard in rural Japan, in which a size-able garden complete with a huge variety of trees, shrubs, and their fruits flourish.  It just happened to be my lucky day and the Akebi fruit announced that it was ready for the plucking by naturally popping its outer shell.  Freshly picked off of the tree it was presented to me on a nice wooden plate.