Fruit Maven » dinosaur egg http://fruitmaven.com Your guide through the wild world of fruit. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Dapple Dandy Pluot http://fruitmaven.com/2009/09/dapple-dandy-pluot/ http://fruitmaven.com/2009/09/dapple-dandy-pluot/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:46:22 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=303 If you tend to go for the quiet girl in the corner with a few too many freckles and slightly outdated clothes, but with captivating eyes and a strong sense of self, then this is the fruit for you! dapple-dandy-pluot-whole
APPEARANCE 3.5 out of 5 stars

Not necessarily pretty on the outside but unusual enough to draw my attention – dark burgundy with mustard yellow speckles, the inside is a lovely bloody red, unexpected and intriguing.

AROMA 4 out of 5 stars

Mild but perfumy, almost heady – I really wanted to breath deeply.

TEXTURE 5 out of 5 stars

Juicy, but with a great bite, almost crunchy but not quite – ideal for me perhaps.

TASTE 5 out of 5 stars

Sweet, perfumy, lovely in every way but with a slightly tart finish.

OVERALL 4.38 out of 5 stars

Wow, I didn’t want to stop eating this enough to write down what I thought of how it tasted – so intriguing and delightful, heady and strong, with a mild tart finish.

FRUIT

Pluot

VARIETY

Dapple Dandy

PEAK

July-Aug

ORIGIN

California

GROWN

California

PURCHASED

Farmer’s Market

NOTES

This pluot is also known as a Dinosaur Egg, which is a trademarked name for the Dapple Dandy variety. Pluots are a hybrid between plums and apricots with the majority being plum (often a ratio of 75%/25%).
What’s the difference between a pluot and a plumcot?
Choosing, storing and using pluots

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