Archive for March, 2008
Odd Foods: I’m not quite sure… UPDATED
Once in awhile I’m struck, and I mean absolutely struck, by some of the fruit you come across in your day to day life (not unlike an autistic child might be smitten by the workings of a light switch).
For example, the above: I found this small, pleasingly colored fruit, about the size of a medium plum, in a local market and was so taken by the appeal of its aesthetic that I completely forgot to take note of its name.
UPDATE: Finally, after much searching, I’ve discovered what this fruit is called: it’s a Loquat! You can read more about it here!
It was, however, firm to the touch with a slight give under pressure. The flesh was pleasantly crisp and juicy, though not so much so that liquid spilled from it once cut. It tasted much like a plum, but with a hint of citrusy sweetness and a touch of the tropical one might find in a fruit like a mango or papaya (while tasting unlike either fruit).
In the center of the fruit was a large nut with brown skin hiding a verdant green underlayer (click here for a better look at the center) which was dense, though not nearly as, say, a peach pit. The nut sliced easily with a common kitchen knife revealing a white flesh with a single thin green line. (click here for a close-up)
All in all, a pleasant fruit I could see myself eating often, though as is the case with many of these exotic fruits its price was somewhat prohibitive ($1.99 each), which for such a small fruit must account for either the difficulties of growing it, or the cost of shipping it to non-native regions (ie. Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY)
