Posted in Fruit, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Tropical Fruit, tagged carambola, guava, Kiwi, oxalic acid, papaya, Pomegranate, Sergio Baradat, Stamps, Starfruit, USPS Tropical Fruit Stamps, WESTPEX on July 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I received a package from my friend in San Francisco a few weeks back and normally I don’t take much notice to the stamps on the envelope but this time, I noticed that the stamp looked like a picture of something edible and it was! I couldn’t believe my eyes - it was a guava [...]
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Posted in Fruit, Hawaii, Travel, Tropical Fruit, tagged farmers market, longan, lychee, maui, maui mall, papaya, puto, star apple, suman, yellow passionfruit on June 16, 2008 | No Comments »
When most tourists go to Maui, they usually rent a car and go straight towards the resort areas of Ka’anapali, Wailea, Kihei or Lahaina and tend to bypass the town of Kahului - where the majority of the locals reside. I always like to stop by the Maui Mall to see what’s on offer at [...]
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Remember how I mentioned the perfumed fragrance of Quince? Well, guavas are even more intense - more heady and intoxicating…just like the tropics.
About a month after we moved into this house, I had noticed a tree at one end of the car park that had an abundance of yellow round fruit on the tree [...]
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Posted in Fruit, tagged quince on April 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Quince Paste Recipe:
There are so many variations on this recipe as with anything else. Here is one that I know is foolproof and the pictures show the finished product:
Ripe Quince
Sugar
Water
Lemon juice (optional)
Method: Peel and core quince, like you would an apple (some recipes tell you to reserve the skins and core and place into muslin [...]
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Posted in Fruit, tagged quince on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you ever seen Quince blossoms? The beautiful salmon coloured flowers with its cluster of bright yellow stamens can brighten up any wet spring day and make wonderful cut flowers that lasts for a couple of weeks. I can barely resist buying a bunch if I see them at a florist.
The fruit [...]
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