Fruit is amazing!

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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Soon pomelos will be out and I can't wait! Nothing compares to handling a giant cross between an orange and a grapefruit the size of your head. It takes literally more than an hour to eat, which makes the process even more enjoyable.
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  • bloodofareptile
    bloodofareptile Posts: 47 Member
    skr00b wrote: »
    So I've eaten horribly most of my adult life, I know this, this is why I'm here. But now, something amazing has happened. I've discovered strange and miraculous fruits that I never knew existed, and oh boy I've been missing out. Honeycrisp apples - AMAZING. Comice pears - AMAZING. Cotton Candy grapes? Seriously? AMAZING! The list goes on and on. Where did all of these candies of the heavens come from? When I was a kid we had red or gold apples, purple or green grapes, and tiny little bartlett pears.

    This eating better thing is still hard, but not as hard as I thought it'd be!

    Let's hear it, what is your favorite fruit that you've discovered?

    I don't know about the pears, but the honeycrisp apples and cotton candy grapes are both human engineered (selective breeding I think). You have SCIENCE to thank for this. :-p
  • Missjulesdid
    Missjulesdid Posts: 1,444 Member
    Pomegranates! They were always too expensive to get when I was a kid. The place I'm living now grows many varieties. They're in season right now. ZOMG.. I just got four pomegranates for 1 Dinar.. that's about 60 cents for FOUR pomegranates.

    Plums! As a kid, I always got kind of sour red plums or mushy purple plums. This summer I ate ALL the plums. Red, green, yellow, purple, black, large, small. ZOMG there were so many delicious varieties and what a difference when they're fresh and tree-ripened.

    The last fruit I discovered is this:xnac294ziq5w.jpg
    It's called bousaa. I have no idea what it is in english but it's delicious. Sadly it has a REALLY short growing season.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Missjulesdid wrote: »
    Pomegranates! They were always too expensive to get when I was a kid. The place I'm living now grows many varieties. They're in season right now. ZOMG.. I just got four pomegranates for 1 Dinar.. that's about 60 cents for FOUR pomegranates.

    Plums! As a kid, I always got kind of sour red plums or mushy purple plums. This summer I ate ALL the plums. Red, green, yellow, purple, black, large, small. ZOMG there were so many delicious varieties and what a difference when they're fresh and tree-ripened.

    The last fruit I discovered is this:xnac294ziq5w.jpg
    It's called bousaa. I have no idea what it is in english but it's delicious. Sadly it has a REALLY short growing season.

    That's a loquat. I too hate that they are only available for a short while. I remember we had a young loquat tree when I was little and we used to wait for the fruits every year impatiently.
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    I have a kumquat tree in my backyard. Just wished I like the yucky things!
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
    My daughter isn't too big on fruits. She says her favorite is pumpkin.

    I like all kinds. Plums, nectarines and berries are my favorites
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    mygnsac wrote: »
    I have a kumquat tree in my backyard. Just wished I like the yucky things!
    We have two, only more lemony and the other more like oranges. They make the best preserves, try it.
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    mygnsac wrote: »
    I have a kumquat tree in my backyard. Just wished I like the yucky things!
    We have two, only more lemony and the other more like oranges. They make the best preserves, try it.

    I did, but didn't like it (I also don't like orange marmalade, so that's probably why I didn't like it). I usually just wind up taking them to co-workers. One came up with a kumquat cream pie that was really good, but I'd never make that for myself.

  • marcenepea
    marcenepea Posts: 364 Member
    Last week I found Dragon Fruit. I had never heard of it but I really liked it.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I also love fruit, my favorite apples are pink ladies and galas. I love "the grapery" grapes, they make those cotton candy ones, witch fingers too.

    Also love calcium fortified orange juice, and bananas, and dried fruits too!

    Pretty much all fruit is full of win for me, and I always make room in my calories for 2 or 3 servings a day.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    The only new ones I added were pomegranate (but that's just for fun, I spit the seeds out) and dinosaur eggs.

  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    i am ALL UP IN ME SOME Ruby Red Grapefruit.
  • hortensehildegarde
    hortensehildegarde Posts: 592 Member
    I don't think honeycrisp apples existed when we were kids (at least not very young kids), I think they are newer than that, but I agree they are super yummy!

    My favorite I think is the tiny clementines, we never got those when I was a kid I am sure because they were too expensive.
  • daisyverma
    daisyverma Posts: 234 Member
    I have always loved fruit since I was a kid.
    There isn't a fruit I don't like...except grapefruit maybe
  • nickysbt
    nickysbt Posts: 21
    I grew up eating kiwi, mango, and guava thanks to living in a warm climate. Now I get excited about fruits like Jonagold apples that other people barely pay attention to.
  • myfitnesspale3
    myfitnesspale3 Posts: 276 Member
    I don't eat much fruit but ripe Persimmon is kinda special. I think it must be delicate since it is well padded when I get it.

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