I gotta give it to mulberries, don’t get enough attention!
The buds of the flower Bauhinia variegata are both cooked amd used for pickles, spectacular stuff.
- wrath-sedan ( @wrath-sedan@kbin.social ) 23•10 months ago
Someone else mentioned pawpaws but i just want to emphasize pawpaws are the shit. Plus if you live in the Eastern US especially the Midwest pawpaw season is HERE. You have no excuse not to leave your house this moment and find your nearest pawpaw grove.
Not convinced? Congrats you have subscribed to pawpaw facts:
- they are related to the custard apple and were brought this far north in the shit of prehistoric giant sloths
- they taste like somewhere between a mango and a banana, and so our ancestors in all their wisdom gave them names like Indiana banana, Ohio banana, \ banana
- they are a CAPITALIST NIGHTMARE as they have terrible shelf life so can really only be eaten fresh or bought from a farmers market
- foraging for pawpaws is super fun as they grow in groves, have super skinny trunks and branches with large long leaves and surprisingly big fruit. To harvest pawpaws you give the trees a gentle shake and ripe fruit will just fall off. Don’t shake too hard or you might knock down fruit that isn’t ripe! Not cool!
- to enjoy just shake em down, cut it open and eat the fresh fruit inside (not the skin). Do not eat the big ass seeds leave them where you found em so that out beautiful native pawpaw groves FLOURISH
All in all pawpaws are 10/10 if you want to feel like a literal Animal Crossing character shaking down trees for sustenance and having a great time eating fresh fruit outdoors
- prowess2956 ( @prowess2956@kbin.social ) 4•10 months ago
Thank you for this. These are the pawpaw facts I was looking for.
- wrath-sedan ( @wrath-sedan@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
Just doing my part to spread the good word.
- radix ( @radix@lemm.ee ) 1•10 months ago
I’d never heard of pawpaws before! Good to know, I will seek them out if I ever find myself there :D
- wrath-sedan ( @wrath-sedan@kbin.social ) 2•10 months ago
Many locals haven’t either! They really are a hidden gem.
- almost1337 ( @almost1337@lemm.ee ) 9•10 months ago
Appalachian area here, and more people need to know about pawpaws for sure.
- R. J. Gumby ( @ProfessorGumby@midwest.social ) English2•10 months ago
We have those in southern Illinois too
- CaptObvious ( @CaptObvious@literature.cafe ) 1•10 months ago
We also have them in West Tennessee.
- HidingCat ( @HidingCat@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
Interesting, will definitely want to try at some point too.
- prowess2956 ( @prowess2956@kbin.social ) 0•10 months ago
Is there anywhere you can find these to purchase or just to try? I’ve never had one, but apparently they’re rather delicate so they don’t make it to market very well. It seems like the most common option is knowing someone with a pawpaw tree.
- wrath-sedan ( @wrath-sedan@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
They make it to farmers markets occasionally, and the trees are very easy to identify and surprisingly common. If you know what to look for, most wooded areas in their range will have some pawpaw trees. They generally only fruit for a few weeks in late September/early October but the good news is you’re right on time!
- pH3ra ( @pH3ra@lemmy.ml ) 6•10 months ago
In Italy we have the chinotto, which is a fruit from the Citrus family that is too bitter to be eaten by itself, but we make a soft drink out of it that is simply perfect.
- frippa ( @frippa@lemmy.ml ) 2•10 months ago
Chinotto neri/lurisia(even better) 🔛🔝
- pH3ra ( @pH3ra@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months ago
San Pellegrino’s is just the next thing Nestlé ruined for me
- blackbrook ( @blackbrook@mander.xyz ) 5•10 months ago
How has no one mentioned saskatoons / juneberries / serviceberries yet? Looks like a blueberry except it grows on a tree.
- CaptObvious ( @CaptObvious@literature.cafe ) 1•10 months ago
We absolutely love these. Juneberry jam is a favorite.
- CaptObvious ( @CaptObvious@literature.cafe ) 5•10 months ago
Definitely muscadines and persimmons.
Love love LOVE persimmons.
- CaptObvious ( @CaptObvious@literature.cafe ) 1•10 months ago
They’re a vastly underappreciated fruit.
- RadicalCandour ( @RadicalCandour@startrek.website ) 5•10 months ago
Rambutans. They look like fluffy sea urchins but you crack that shell open and it’s soooo good. Much like leches.
Now lychee I like, so I’d love to try these some day!
- RadicalCandour ( @RadicalCandour@startrek.website ) 2•10 months ago
Ha! Oh wow, now that’s a spicy spelling mistake! 🤌
- morganth ( @morganth@discuss.tchncs.de ) 1•9 months ago
Yes, rambutans are delicious.
- Hegar ( @Hegar@kbin.social ) 5•10 months ago
Loquats are sweet, lightly tart and deliciously juicy. A bit like a very firm peach or plum.
Longyan (dragon eyes) are like lychees but smaller and yellow. They’re less sweet than lychees (which tbh I often find a little cloying) and maybe a little more flavourful.
- davefischer ( @davefischer@beehaw.org ) English5•10 months ago
Love longan. Also very photogenic. (Sometimes I buy fruit primarily to photograph.)
- Mr_Buscemi ( @Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English2•10 months ago
I’ve been so unlucky finding them. Each time I go to an Asian market they never have any Longan or lychee available lol.
Hopefully I can find some this week
- Hegar ( @Hegar@kbin.social ) 2•10 months ago
If you have an Hmart they often have them seasonally.
- Mr_Buscemi ( @Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English1•10 months ago
I’ll have to try there again. It’s definitely worth going through the traffic for it.
- Hegar ( @Hegar@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
Image isn’t working for me unfortunately but yeah, they real pretty. I first had some in Taiwan, the owners of a small cafe gave us a branch from their tree.
- morganth ( @morganth@discuss.tchncs.de ) 4•10 months ago
Concord grapes. You all know the flavor, because it’s the flavor that artificial grape flavor is based on, but I’ve only seen the real things in farmers’ markets in the Northeast US. They’re only available for a short period, and they’re amazing. A blend of intensely sweet and intensely tart.
- funkajunk ( @funkajunk@lemm.ee ) English3•10 months ago
They are insanely good to eat when frozen - it’s like the most amazing popsicle, so crisp and sweet.
- HidingCat ( @HidingCat@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
Oh, so that’s what they’re based on? I’m not sure I’ll enjoy that, I now really dislike that particular flavour.
Had nearly half a kg of those today and my throat isnt happy. Love em!
- fiat_lux ( @fiat_lux@kbin.social ) 3•10 months ago
Macadamia nuts. Not the roasted ones, not the shelled dry ones you can buy in the store. They are garbage compared to the unshelled ones, even if you do need a special device to open them and they can be very frustrating to eat fresh.
When they’re freshly opened, they’re opaque brighter white, sweet and even a little juicy. It’s a completely different experience from the ones you can buy off the shelf. It’s honestly a shame Australia doesn’t have a bigger market for the fresh ones.
- InLikeClint ( @InLikeClint@kbin.social ) 3•10 months ago
Vidalia onions
Now I’ve heard so much about Vidalia onions and I would love to try em.
- InLikeClint ( @InLikeClint@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
They have a sweetness that comes out when sautéed. Absolutely delicious.
- anotherlemmyuser ( @anotherlemmyuser@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months ago
My favourite langsat. It’s sweet and sometimes sour, flesh is like rambutan.
Yessss. I’m only just realizing how many foods I don’t know english names to lol.
- anotherlemmyuser ( @anotherlemmyuser@lemmy.ml ) 1•10 months ago
The english name of langsat is langsat, haha!
- fiat_lux ( @fiat_lux@kbin.social ) 3•10 months ago
Technically not my area, but mangosteen. Mostly grown in South-East Asia, it’s a sour sweet fruit with the texture and structure like a soft orange, and one big seed per segment. It is seriously delicious.
- dave_r ( @Dave_r@reddthat.com ) 2•10 months ago
I just saw mangosteen in Chinatown Manhattan… First time seeing them in the us!!
- HidingCat ( @HidingCat@kbin.social ) 1•10 months ago
I fucking hate the seeds though. It’s like, you’re getting to this sweet and juicy part of the segment’s flesh, and then the seed just stops you cold from enjoying the fruit.
- LISI_III ( @LISI_III@lemmy.ml ) 3•10 months ago
Check out Taro and Cassava. Taro is a root vegetable similar to arrowroot and has now replaced potatoes for me (except for mash), and I don’t even know how to explain cassava, but both are absolutely delicious when boiled with coconut milk/cream.
Know em both bc of the podcast gastropod. Check it out if you’re into food, great podcast.
- LISI_III ( @LISI_III@lemmy.ml ) 2•10 months ago
Sounds like it’s right up my alley. Thanks for the recommendation.
- BlueÆther ( @BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ) 3•10 months ago
feijoa, a South American fruit that made it to New Zealand - now just about every backyard in NZ has one, or many of them
- mortrek ( @mortrek@lemmy.ml ) English2•10 months ago
Since huckleberries were already mentioned, I’ll go for salal berries. Taste like flowery blueberries and make an amazing sauce, especially if you mix them with huckleberries.