mad foreigner vegetables (1 Viewer)

[hanley]

pile fruit?

 

[plug]

I bought one in dunnes once, outside cork, just off the south link/main road to bandon of all places...

 

[roxy]

nope. anyone else wanna step to the challenge?

I notice you hosted the pic elsewhere so we can't see the original url. Dang, there goes Roxy's idea.

I've no idea left.

 

[hanley]

I bought one in dunnes once, outside cork, just off the south link/main road to bandon of all places...

is that a clue?

 

[plug]

pile fruit?

!?!?!

sorry roberto... una vez más?

 

[hanley]

una vez más?

wha?

 

[plug]

I notice you hosted the pic elsewhere so we can't see the original url. Dang, there goes Roxy's idea.

I've no idea left.

heheh...

is that a clue?

no.

 

[hanley]

okay, here's one:

suppose it's relatively easy. no, it's not a tomato, but you're close... hint: unlike the tomato the outside skin is extremely bitter.

is it a tamarallo or something like that

 

[plug]

ching!!!! well, close enough... it's a tamarillo, originally from subtropical south america. perú etc. also known as a tree tomato.

 

[Rogue]

ching!!!! well, close enough... it's a tamarillo, originally from subtropical south america. perú etc. also known as a tree tomato.

Dagnab it! and me spending two years working in a greengrocers, fat lot of good that did me.

 

[Ex-User (250)]

ching!!!! well, close enough... it's a tamarillo, originally from subtropical south america. perú etc. also known as a tree tomato.

so are they nice? you eat them like a regular fruit? peel and monch? oh my, this is all very exciting

 

[plug]

weeeell.....

I'm not sure really. I think it's either/or. I kinda bit into the one I had, not really knowing what to expect. the outer skin is quite bitter, (kinda similar to a mango skin perhaps), but inside is pure deadliness!

tamarillos according to the beeb:

Tamarillo

A red, egg-shaped tropical fruit about the size of a plum. It's sometimes called a tree tomato.

Tamarillo is usually eaten cooked and can be quite tart when raw, though a sprinkling of sugar can help. Avoid eating the skin, which is bitter, but use the flesh in ice creams or sorbets and serve cooked tamarillo with poultry or fish.

You can also use tamarillos in the same way as tomatoes to make sauces or chutney.

so there we have it!

 

[Ex-User (250)]

oh didums! with fish you say.... oh my! my twinkle toes are curling!!!

 

[plug]

yeah, deadly. haven't seen one since though.

speaking of stuff from peru etc., apparently you can get thosands of different, crazy, multicoloured types of potatoes there.

pile fruit?

arsegrapes. weh weh.

 

[mazzyianne]

Has anyone tried these? Maybe in Thailand...
Seriously tasty

 

[plug]

they look insane.

 

[Ex-User (250)]

what are they? some kind of crazy mango??? they look very pretty.

 

[mazzyianne]

They're called mangosteens, they're small and look a bit like little hard apples, you need a knife to get to the good stuff. They have little segments kind of the texture of lychee with a little stone in the middle of each.
They taste like... I dunno, a really amazing tasty fruit. strawberry with zing. I think you can get them in the oriental emporium but they're a bit expensive. Think I'll get some if I ever get paid. Tuesday maybe... yumyum

 

[Space]

deadly information. never even heard of these before. and i love grapefruit too!!!

You probably know this already but if you come across chinese grapefruit don't bother. It's a cross between an orange and a grapefruit which is kinda boring.

However Ruby grapefruit.|..|

Chinese pears are great, apple/pear hybrid.