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Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 28, 2016, at 22:00:06
i've always loved mexican candy, alot of their candies are tamarind flavor, and it started when i was young in elementary school everyone brought tamarind candy to school, lucus candy, i love it, it's sour but a little sweet.....
the actual fruit tamarind is really sour ... it is intense sour, more than grapefruit, but i love it....
anyone have a favorite fruit that you like to sample?
Posted by ClearSkies on March 29, 2016, at 2:00:27
In reply to what's your favorite fruit, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 28, 2016, at 22:00:06
> i've always loved mexican candy, alot of their candies are tamarind flavor, and it started when i was young in elementary school everyone brought tamarind candy to school, lucus candy, i love it, it's sour but a little sweet.....
>
> the actual fruit tamarind is really sour ... it is intense sour, more than grapefruit, but i love it....
>
> anyone have a favorite fruit that you like to sample?
>Raspberry anything.
Posted by Tabitha on March 29, 2016, at 12:43:15
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit » rjlockhart37, posted by ClearSkies on March 29, 2016, at 2:00:27
I like melons. Honeydew and cantaloupe. It's frustrating though because individual melons are so different. You never know if you're getting a good one that's sweet and nicely textured, or a bland one that's too mushy or too firm. I keep buying them though, hoping for a good one.
Posted by baseball55 on March 29, 2016, at 19:07:40
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by Tabitha on March 29, 2016, at 12:43:15
I love grapefruit, though it's messy to eat.
Posted by no rose garden on March 29, 2016, at 21:00:22
In reply to what's your favorite fruit, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 28, 2016, at 22:00:06
i like apples...just the really good ones though...and blueberries and bananas
Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 29, 2016, at 21:18:22
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by no rose garden on March 29, 2016, at 21:00:22
i like grapefruit, it's that tart sharp taste that's refreshing when you eat it.......
not big fan of peaches.....i mean there ok, but there not enjoyable to eat for me, i like grapefruit, limes, red apples, and green grapes.....
tamarind looks....it looks really nasty, because you have to pull it off the root, but it's incredibly full of flavor, it's a great add to a drink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MliqM_RYQnAbut it's gotta a dark taste, intense it's in betweeen a plum and a raisen in flavor, sour but a little sweet
i always used to love to munch on green grapes.....pluck them off the stem.....
Posted by alexandra_k on March 31, 2016, at 0:29:19
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 29, 2016, at 21:18:22
I've heard of tamarind... But I don't know the fruit. Or the candy, either.
Closest I know of is 'Tamarind Paste' as an ingredient in Indian cooking.
I like crisp and crunchy and a little bit sour apples... But I hardly ever buy apples because they are mostly disappointing. I remember the supermarket when I was a kid... They used to have cut up bits of fruit that you could sample in deciding what to buy. Most people will pay more for fruit if they know it is what they like...
I miss Australia for the melons. It was a huge component in fruit salad. I know what you mean about the texture / ripeness. You can tell about it's texture / ripeness once it's cut up in the salad, already. Or... I guess I was working in hospitality and so... Fresh melons, yeah. I love them, too. Especially the orange ones... Can't remember what they are called...
I really love mangoes. You guys probably have a whole heap from Mexico etc that I don't even know of. Apparently there are lots of different species etc. In NZ they aren't worth buying. Like, $5 per mango and then it was picked green and irradiated on the way and is rubbery and unripe and horrid. But you could buy like a whole crate of mangoes where I was in Australia... Like 24 mangoes. For $12. And I'd do that and they'd all be perfect. And I'd cut them up and freeze then in individual bags for smoothies. After I'd eaten... You don't want to know how many...
I really like nectarines. They have smooth skin and not fuzzy like peaches... A more intense flavor. I really like black plums... Black Doris Plums if you have them. I love them made into jam... Home made jam with the stones still in it... Sweet... But really tart around the stones and when you find one you suck on it...
Tangy apple lollies... I remember them from being a kid... I guess it was like sucking on the stone of a black doris plum... That blend of sweet and then tangy / sour in the middle...
Christmas time... Time to buy Marlbourough Cherries off the back of a truck...
Posted by J Kelly on April 1, 2016, at 16:14:10
In reply to what's your favorite fruit, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 28, 2016, at 22:00:06
rj,
You are a rock star for posting this. I love all fruits :)
Jade
Posted by baseball55 on April 1, 2016, at 20:12:22
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit » rjlockhart37, posted by J Kelly on April 1, 2016, at 16:14:10
I dislike honeydew melon. I read something a while back that pointed out that most people aren't nuts about honeydew melon, yet, because it's cheap, most fruit salads are full of honeydew melon. I go to lunch meetings where they order a fruit salad and every one picks out the pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, so soon all that's left is this big pile of honeydew melon.
Posted by alexandra_k on April 1, 2016, at 21:21:43
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by baseball55 on April 1, 2016, at 20:12:22
I thought you may be dissing my melon, so I found this. This the good one IMHO:
http://www.beabeeinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/melon-fruits.jpg
The green one isn't very flavoursome, as you say.
I think watermelon is over-rated, actually. Or maybe I'm not subtle enough for it.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 1, 2016, at 23:23:47
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit » rjlockhart37, posted by J Kelly on April 1, 2016, at 16:14:10
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 1, 2016, at 23:27:35
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by baseball55 on April 1, 2016, at 20:12:22
i've never had honeydew melon, but maybe it's used so much in salads because maybe of the honey flavor to sweeten the salad......became like a generic product to use in fast food salads
i like refreshing fruits, but no peaches....yuk yuk yuk, cantaloupe is ok but it's still on the borderline of peach, my mom eats it all the time, i used to like eating pure watermelon because of the fresh juice that's in it, but i got tired of it because i hate so much when i was kid at my grandma's house
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 1, 2016, at 23:28:08
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by alexandra_k on April 1, 2016, at 21:21:43
lol
Posted by baseball55 on April 3, 2016, at 20:09:24
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by alexandra_k on April 1, 2016, at 21:21:43
Cantalope! Yeah, I love cantaloupe. It's also very high in a lot of nutrients, including potassium. Honeydew is this light green and practically flavorless. But it's cheap, so people selling fruit salad just use honeydew as filler. Like I say, everyone gobbles up the cantaloupe and watermelon, grapes, pineapple, orange, berries, whatever. Nobody ever even touches the honeydew melon
> I thought you may be dissing my melon, so I found this. This the good one IMHO:
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> http://www.beabeeinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/melon-fruits.jpg
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> The green one isn't very flavoursome, as you say.
>
> I think watermelon is over-rated, actually. Or maybe I'm not subtle enough for it.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on April 3, 2016, at 23:41:11
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by baseball55 on April 3, 2016, at 20:09:24
i found this googling honeydew]
wonder if it's a good try or get off the platter......who knows
Posted by alexandra_k on April 4, 2016, at 14:24:17
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by rjlockhart37 on April 3, 2016, at 23:41:11
> i found this googling honeydew]
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> wonder if it's a good try or get off the platter......who knows
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> http://www.marthastewart.com/313942/honeydew-agua-frescaHard to go wrong with sugar, lime, and raspberries!
Posted by alexandra_k on April 4, 2016, at 14:25:34
In reply to Re: what's your favorite fruit, posted by baseball55 on April 3, 2016, at 20:09:24
Yeah, it is practically flavourless. If only it tasted like honey or... Something.
I didn't mind the darkest green bits when they were fairly ripe... But last to go off the fruit platter, indeed.
Posted by ed_uk2010 on May 29, 2016, at 15:01:45
In reply to what's your favorite fruit, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 28, 2016, at 22:00:06
Maybe nectarines, but I prefer junk food.
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