If you have a tendency to drool a lot and you’ve been looking for some way to hide it, then this Twentieth Century Asian Pear is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Pale yellow, almost see-through skin with white to beige flesh.
AROMA
Mellow but full bodied smell, reminds me of apple and maybe nutmeg and [...]
Tags:20th century·asian·fall·japanese·nijisseiki·Pear·winter
If you’ve been looking for a marketing angle to give you the edge over the lemonade stand down the street (“Lemonade Vegas Style!”), then this is the fruit for you!
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Yellow and green variegated tiger stripes, with pale pink/peach flesh
AROMA
Acidic, lemony and floral
TEXTURE
Dense and tight bubbles of liquid, with medium [...]
If you have a hard time deciding between chocolate and fruit for dessert, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Bright beautiful orange skin, oblong shape, brown grainy looking flesh and relatively large flat seeds that make a pretty star anise design when cut.
AROMA
Citrusy – basically smells like an orange (for some [...]
If you have an inexplicable affinity for bjork, giraffes and alpacas, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Rusty dusty, brown mottled skin with a long neck and whimsical pear shape, pale tan flesh
AROMA
Neutral to no smell
TEXTURE
Fine grained, luscious, smooth bite, melting flesh, few seeds, unnoticeable core so you can [...]
Tags:bosc·fall·Pear·thanksgiving·winter
There are children around us who are chronically hungry and we can do something about it for a few of them. I am participating in a fundraiser for the San Diego Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids Packpack Program. (wow – that’s quite a title). The program was launched in 2007 to provide food to get [...]
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If you dream of bickering like an old married couple (or if you just happen to think you’re smarter than your spouse), then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Pale yellow with beautiful orange blush and white flesh
AROMA
Sweet, slightly floral and herbal
TEXTURE
Firm, dense flesh – pretty crunchy, medium juice
TASTE [...]
Tags:Apple·blushing gold·fall
If you tend to like the exotic looking girl who really is no more interesting than the plain looking girl you grew up with, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Average sized avocado with black and gorgeous red skin – reminds me of a black widow if black widows were the size of a human fist. [...]
If you have an affinity for hairless dogs, think the sphynx is cute and have a lifetime membership at a laser hair removal shop, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Petite, greenish red, smooth skin roughly the size of an olive. Gorgeous bright green flesh and small black seeds.
AROMA
I’m not sure this is [...]
If you like your steak cooked to medium, your favorite ice cream is vanilla, and you always wear jeans and a plain t-shirt, then this the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Dark brown, blending to green, nice bright red center pulp.
AROMA
Mild and grassy.
TEXTURE
Thready, soft, and a little mealy.
TASTE
Not particularly sweet, [...]
Tags:brown turkey·fall·Fig·summer
If you like to do that “party trick” where you say, “Hey! Look at this!” and you flip your eyelid back so it looks really gross and scares little kids, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Grape size balls with rough scaly green and brown skin, flesh is translucent with a large chestnut [...]
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