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A bit of googling told me what that unidentified fruit is that I've been eating: Butia capitata or jelly palm. The fruits are pretty tasty and smell amazing! There's a picture of the fruit near the bottom of this page; they're small with a big stone, a little fiddly to cut up but nice in a fruit salad. Apparently they can be used in baking or to make jam. Next time I go on that walk I might bring a bag with me, and take a camera.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with eating unfamiliar yummy-looking things, especially when the tree they come off is saying "practically just like dates!", but I like knowing that other people do eat them.