quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Pineapples are bellicose.
Discuss.
/geek In early middle-school D&D experience my first level wizard was killed by a pineapple laden trap. QED
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Actually, there are pictures from when a group of us tried one. None are of me, so I shall refrain from linking them.
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I've actually done quite a bit of research on the durian, but I've never gotten to taste one. I've heard it described many ways, but your description fits with the general theme.
I guess it has to be an acquired taste. Many people in Southeast Asia actually like the smell of the durian and regard it as almost a spiritual experience to eat one.
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quote:Originally posted by sweetbaboo: quid, I bet you had a clementine growing up in Canada. They were the little oranges in the box that were wrapped in green paper.
It's not the holidays to me without 'em!
Oh, really? I didn't know that! I mean, mandarins, yes, but I didn't know those were clementines. Cool.
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Clementines are actually a variety of tangerine (mandarin.) You probably did have Clementines if you had tangerines because they are, ime, the most readily available outside citrus-growing areas.
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Ok, I just got a bunch of clementines from Food 4 Less. I went grocery shopping for some stuff to keep me going during finals (I can't sleep or I'll fail; so I need stuff that gives me the energy that 2 hrs of sleep per day isn't providing me with, at least until Saturday).
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I'm halfway done with the sack of 30. Does that answer your question? My mouth is tingling already with all the citrusy flavor in it, but at least I don't feel sleepy anymore.
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So I'm resurrecting an old but entertaining thread. Was it really that long ago? Seriously? I thought maybe a half year, not a year and half. Holy moly time flies!
So we were brought three citrus fruities today. They're smaller than a key lime, and instead of turning green to yellow like a key lime does, this one turns green to orange. It has orange, soft juicy insides, and not sweet but not as sour as a key lime.
What is it?
Its local name is, apparently, narang, which translates, as far as I can tell, to tangerine, but I don't think I've seen any tangerines this small or sour before.
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Apparently the ones we have around here are Meiwa kumquats. The pulp is very sour but the skin is thin and sweet and you eat them with the skin on, then spit out the tough center part of the pulp and seeds.
Yummy.
They often grow right next to loquat trees around here, which makes for an interesting contrast in taste and texture if they fruit at the same time. (Our loquats are yellowy-green instead of orange like the ones pictured when ripe, though.)
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(Also, candied kumquat skin, same as candied orange peel but made with kumquat skin, is super super yummy.)
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Indeed. (I hope I didn't imply they were. Just that because they have complimentary "looks," in my area they tend to have been planted as ornamentals in the same yards.)
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I'm not sure, but I also realized that I didn't provide an adequate description.
The fruit we had yesterday was mostly green with a bit of orange near the stem area, and it was fully ripe. It's definitely the same shape as a key lime, but smaller. The soft insides turn to a pulp immediately with no resistance.
So I don't really know. Does that help at all?
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It didn't look like one to me, but honestly, what the *heck* do I know about citrus fruits in general?
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I found one that listed the most common citrus fruits, but those were most common to Americans, given that it was an American site. Thing is, we have fruit here that isn't common to Americans, so what good does that do me?
Yeah, I'll keep looking. And next time she brings those fruits with her, I'll take pictures, complete with a ruler and everything. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Calamondin? From wiki: "The fruit of the calamondin resembles a small, round lime, usually 25-35mm in diameter, but sometimes up to 45mm. It has the inviting odor of a tangerine with a very thin green or orange colored peel."
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Fahim says no, but thanks anyway, dkw. He's pretty bent on it being a variety of tangerine, so I guess that's what I'll go with for now. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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