If you are a regular reader of Fruit Maven (and you memorize all my ratings and reviews so you can recite them to your friends at parties), you may recall that I am not the biggest fan of the Kiwano Melon. It’s a total rockstar fruit to look at but completely dull and annoying to [...]
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Tags:"kiwano melon"·champagne·cocktail·gin·Lemon·Melon
If your favorite part of Scooby Doo was when the villain would be unmasked to be the kooky neighbor lady, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Looks identical to a tangerine – inside and out.
AROMA
Strong, floral and perfumy lime fragrance. Almost as complicated as the Kaffir lime.
TEXTURE
Juicy and luscious [...]
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Tags:Citrus·Lemon·Lime·mandarin·orange·rangpur·winter
If enjoy stuff like giving a baby a lemon and watching them make crazy faces, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Looks like every common (Eureka) lemon you have ever seen in your life.
AROMA
Crazy strong and acidic, perfumy lemon scent.
TEXTURE
Tight, firm and juicy flesh.
TASTE
Nicely acidic, not overwhelmingly [...]
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Tags:fall·italian·Lemon·sorrento·spring·summer·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!
APPEARANCE
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 [...]
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Tags:Citrus·eureka·fall·Lemon·pink·tiger·variegated·winter