Today’s fruit is one of the most common varieties of Persimmon available, the Fuyu. I have largely avoided the Fuyu review because really, how can I write the letters FUYU without making a reference to one of the most dramatic and effective swear words in existence. Now I know many, if not all of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'fall'
SweeTango Apple
November 8th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Apple
It is apple season and while I have tried over 50 different variety of apples at this point in my fruit loving career, I still look forward to finding something new every season. On this particular day though, I was just looking for some small snacking apples to keep in my refrigerator and toss in [...]
Pitmaston Pineapple Apple
December 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Apple
If you are more impressed by Sean Connery than Sean Puffy Combs (in fact, if you don’t even know who Sean Puffy Combs is), then this Pitmaston Pineapple Apple is the fruit for you!
The apple tasting included six different examples from the antique russet apple category, a type of apple I had never tried [...]
Belle de Boskoop Apple
December 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple
If you like to chew your wine as you enjoy it, then this Belle de Boskoop Apple is the fruit for you!
There are a few things I have wanted to do for a long time (other than update this blog). One is to read up on investment strategies and one is to have an [...]
Atemoya
March 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Cherimoya
If you are still hoping to find your prince by kissing a little tree frog, then this is the fruit for you!
Atemoyas, a cross between the cherimoya and the soursop, look like tumorous little forest creatures but taste like tropical flowers. Eating one is a pure delight, but so is reading about it. Take this page for [...]
Carambola
February 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Carambola
If you’re so healthy that you do that yoga with the heat turned up to 100 degrees and you feel guilty when you eat strawberries, then this is the fruit for you!
The Carambola, or Star Fruit, comes in tart varieties and sweet varieties. The sweet only has 4% sugar though (compared to a speckled and [...]
Manzano Banana
January 25th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Banana
If your new year’s resolution was to increase your ability to wait and wait and wait and wait and… wait, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Totally cute, small, yellow banana with pale, off-white flesh.
AROMA
Strong, flowery, banana fragrance with a little bit of something bright, maybe pineapple.
TEXTURE
Soft with a [...]
Limequat
January 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Citrus, Kumquat, Lime
If you like to leap before you look, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Petite (diameter of a quarter); pale yellow skin and flesh with the slightest green tint; lots of seeds.
AROMA
Bright, fresh, lime. Nice and not overwhelming.
TEXTURE
Thin, giving but firm skin (edible), with soft, juicy flesh.
TASTE
Crazy [...]
Frederick Passion Fruit
January 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Passion Fruit
If you always wanted to pick your nose and eat the boogers (we will just pretend you don’t do this every day in private), then this Frederick Passion Fruit is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Extremely wrinkled, purplish, greenish, reddish oval fruit about the size of the palm of my hand (I know you don’t [...]
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