Last month I was on the hunt for a fruit that started with the letter I, having recently been a little obsessed with acquiring a fruit for every letter of the alphabet. I already have X, Q and Z, so not having a fruit starting with the very popular letter I was a little frustrating. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'tropical'
Jack Fruit
December 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Jackfruit
If you were the kid that painted glue on the palm of your hand so you could peel it off like dead skin, then this is the fruit for you!
I don’t generally associate glue with fruit. It just doesn’t cross my mind. So nothing about the fruit I picked up this weekend made me think [...]
Tags:jack fruit·tropical
Spiced Sapote Biscotti Cookies
December 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Sapote, recipe
I don’t generally (meaning never before) post recipes of anything other than cocktails. It’s not because I don’t like to cook great food. I definitely do, although I do it less because I enjoy the process of making the food and more because I live for the moments of eating the food. But mostly I [...]
Tags:cookie·recipe·tropical·white sapote
Manzano Banana
January 25th, 2010 · 5 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 [...]
Brazilian Guava
October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Guava
If you go to the cheese section and politely sample the cheddar while swooning over the stinky Taleggio and Epoisses, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE
Waxy looking sunny, yellow globe with tangerine orange flesh
AROMA
Sweet and tangy with a strong perfumy smell that seems slightly fermented
TEXTURE
Soft and creamy with [...]
White Sapote
October 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Sapote
If you think the most important work Bill Cosby has ever done included Jello Pudding Pops, then this is the fruit for you!
Photo is courtesy of Specialty Produce. My old photo was terrible and when I bought more of these to take a better picture, I accidentally ate them all. Will try again next week.
APPEARANCE [...]
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