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Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

April 30th, 2008

Ridiculous apples

Tonight my wife and I took on the biggest apple that I have ever seen.  In the real world it looked even bigger than the photo.  It was a genuine family sized apple and was probably destined to be a wonderful gift rather than simply being snapped up by hungry Australians to eat at home.
Japanese […]

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February 8th, 2008

Japanese strawberries

Just about any strawberries are good but some are truly great.  The deal, at least in Australia, is that the bigger they are, the less they taste.  It is sort of like there is a maximum amount of flavour that can go  into any strawberry, no matter how big or small they are.  Big ones […]

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January 5th, 2008

Kaki, Before and after

Kaki is a seasonal fruit often called persimmon around the world.  They are a very popular fruit here in the early winter bu they quickly disappear.  The solution is to dry and preserve them as you can see in the photo.  It is not uncommon to see strings of kaki hanging off apartments or verandas […]

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November 18th, 2007

Kaki time

Autumn is coming to a close and the Kaki are out in force.  No, not the jungle green uniform that the army wears.  Kaki are Japanese Persimmons.  Kaki is the name used to describe a few quite different species, from the egg shaped crispy ones to the more pumpkin shaped squashy ones. 
They all taste fairly […]

By Tom -- 0 comments

February 17th, 2007

Jackfruit Popsicles

Why on earth am I making jackfruit popsicles in the middle of winter, you may ask. I’ve had this can of jackfruit in my pantry for 6 months — it HAS to be used! And I’m tired of Filipino guinataan having made it several times since the cold weather started; I also tried […]

By Stef -- 0 comments

September 13th, 2006

Goji Berries

Goji berries, also known as wolfberries
For some reason, these berries are on everyone’s radar these days — raw foodists, celebrities, juice fans, herbalists — even Madonna. Supposedly, these berries are almost magical and have been prescribed for just about any illness there is. Unfortunately, there isn’t much conclusive data to go around […]

By Stef -- 10 comments

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