Monthly Archives: July 2012

Mamoncillo

on Wikipedia. Basically it’s like sucking a lime creamcicle off a seed. It was quite tart and a fair amount of work for something that doesn’t really amount to any food, although I did just notice that you can eat … Continue reading

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Longan

on Wikipedia. They’re a lot like lychee or rambutan. I learned a trick that came up on the Spanish lime wiki page: put it, unpeeled in your mouth and bite it in half, the shell will crack right apart, exposing … Continue reading

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Pomegranate

on Wikipedia. Like Dragon Fruit, these are prone to staining. You want to eat the little red seeds, not the white stuff. The easiest way that I’ve found to get at them is to get the fruit in half, and … Continue reading

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Apricot

on Wikipedia. Wait until it’s nice and soft ands seems almost over ripe.

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Comice Pear

More info on usapears.com, which leads me to believe that mine wasn’t fully ripe, next time I’ll have to be sure.

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Dragon Fruit

on Wikipedia, or more specifically: Hylocereus costaricensis. Beware, the juice on this one runs the risk of staining.

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Green Seedless Grapes

on Wikipedia. Sorry I don’t know what exact variety of green grapes this was, but I figure, if i can’t tell the difference, then, they’re the same fruit

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Eagle Egg Plumcots

on wikipedia (just search for “eagle egg”)

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Kumquat

on Wikipedia

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Forelle Pear

on usapears.com (I know, I can’t believe there’s a usapears.com either).

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