Saturday, 9 June 2012
Fruit you may not have heard of.
Think of fruit and most people will think of apples, bananas and pears. Maybe not so if you are lucky enough to live in the tropics. There are hundreds of rare and unusual fruits that most of us have never even heard of. Take the aptly named Miracle fruit. Pop one of these bite sized wonders in your mouth and for the next 20 minutes or so everything tastes sweet. Even biting into a lemon won't make you wince ! Trust me I have tried it.
If sweet juicy mangoes are your thing, then I seriously urge you to try a little slice of heaven in the form of a Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) I won't be responsible if you suddenly have the urge to move to Cuba in order to guarantee a steady supply.
Another interesting little gem is Bunchosia armeniaca or the Peanut butter fruit. (see picture) Yes it really does taste like peanut butter.
If your are interested in learning more about unusual fruit then the website below is very informative. They also sell seeds and you can link to the seeds for sale page via a link at the bottom of thier page.
I love this company as they only sell fresh seed and only when it is in season. They also provide information on how to care for your plants including minimum temperatures. If only everyone was so honest.
http://www.fruitlovers.com/fruittreedescriptions.html#bilimbi
Labels:
Rare fruit,
Tropical fruit,
Unusal fruit
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I love some of the weird and wonderful fruit you can get these days not just the normal apples oranges and banannas
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what is out there. Even my local supermarket is getting more adventurous.
DeleteThanks for dropping by :)