tnavarro61 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Durian stinks but I love the taste. I love durian candies! yum yum! (makes breath smell bads too but they are sweet.) Gimme durian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) i wish i could find more of them here Edited January 20, 2011 by rachael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='rachael' timestamp='1295533389' post='2202192'] ever had a durian? [/quote] I have. Have you? Durian is incredibly unique. It's kind of got that intense aromatic rotten onion sort of smell to it. And then when you eat it you find that it's almost like a nut custard in both consistency and taste. And it seems like I can smell it later in the day. [img]http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/24065/2702674010066947068S500x500Q85.jpg[/img] The great thing about durians is that you can find frozen durians at any Asian store. I've heard rumors that fresh durian are being sold here but I haven't been to the store to check it out. However fresh mangosteen (Considered one of the worlds best tasting fruit) are being sold here, so maybe it's true about the durian too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1295531603' post='2202185'] Do you like, play farmville in real life? [/quote] good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 here in upstate NY, we have a very, very rare fruit. Maybe (just maybe) you know it. It's called the apple. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57902372@N06/5373732010/"][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5373732010_69d3c428e3_s.jpg[/img][/url] not to be confused with its materialistic cousin, the Apple apple: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57902372@N06/5373138743/"][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5373138743_29dcf5d982_s.jpg[/img][/url] Some are sour, some are sweet. Some are red, some are green. We pick them off trees and make apple pies, apple cider, apple fritters, apple turnovers, apple juice, but not sour apple lollipops. *Sarcasm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1295531603' post='2202185'] Do you like, play farmville in real life? [/quote] I do. I belong to the California Rare Fruit Growers Society (Not all of their fruit is really rare.) and we trade grafting wood, seedlings, and try all of the different varieties. And I'm ordering all sorts of seed for the vegetable garden that I'm going to grow in the spring. I don't plan on selling anything. I've got family down here and I can give them melons vegetables and fruit. I'm espaliering apples and figs, and growing berries, on the fences surrounding my property and I'm planting a whole bunch of fruit trees on my hillside. I'm planting them in garbage cans with holes drilled in them because I am going to terrace the hill with retaining walls and I want to be able to move them. I figure that the garbage cans will help me to move them with a bigger root ball. The UPS guy just dropped off more trees on my doorstep. I think they must be my Green Gage plum, Pakistan mulberry, and four-in-one pear tree. This is great gardening weather. It's sunny and 75 degrees outside. And it's not humid here! [quote name='tnavarro61' timestamp='1295531901' post='2202187'] I am impressed with your knowledge with scientific names, SCG. You make Botany so interesting. [/quote] Thank you. Yeah I'm a plant nut. I was a horticulture major for a while in college. But I got my degree in geology... [quote name='IcePrincessKRS' timestamp='1295532152' post='2202188'] lol Didn't you start a thread about this last year, too? [/quote] I did! I've started a number of gardening threads! [quote name='MIkolbe' timestamp='1295444462' post='2201761'] interestingly, i do not think so. the fruit, on the whole, is not as good as it is in southern CA. I bought a mango, both in and out of season....they both tasted the same.. like nothing... plus, the fruit is more expensive here. and their oranges are no bueno. and they sell garlic by the pound, not by the bulb. and their spinach is crazy expensive. potatoes are cheaper, though. they had some star fruit that didn't even look good. [/quote] I've been to some of the stores back in your area and I know what you mean. You should grow your own fruit! You can still grow a lot of good stuff back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='AudreyGrace' timestamp='1295557160' post='2202314'] here in upstate NY, we have a very, very rare fruit. Maybe (just maybe) you know it. It's called the apple. [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57902372@N06/5373732010/"][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5373732010_69d3c428e3_s.jpg[/img][/url] not to be confused with its materialistic cousin, the Apple apple: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57902372@N06/5373138743/"][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5373138743_29dcf5d982_s.jpg[/img][/url] Some are sour, some are sweet. Some are red, some are green. We pick them off trees and make apple pies, apple cider, apple fritters, apple turnovers, apple juice, but not sour apple lollipops. *Sarcasm* [/quote] Boy that sounds good! Ummm.. Homemade apple pie with a scoop of homemade ice cream.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 [quote name='southern california guy' timestamp='1295557878' post='2202320'] Boy that sounds good! Ummm.. Homemade apple pie with a scoop of homemade ice cream.. [/quote] yes! and loads of cinnamon! apple crisp is the best, though. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/dance.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) [quote name='AudreyGrace' timestamp='1295558049' post='2202321'] yes! and loads of cinnamon! apple crisp is the best, though. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/dance.gif[/img] [/quote] Sounds good. How do you make apple crisp?! Any suggestions about recipes? Edited January 21, 2011 by southern california guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Does it taste like chicken, preferably fried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 [quote name='MIkolbe' timestamp='1295444462' post='2201761'] interestingly, i do not think so. the fruit, on the whole, is not as good as it is in southern CA. I bought a mango, both in and out of season....they both tasted the same.. like nothing... plus, the fruit is more expensive here. and their oranges are no bueno. and they sell garlic by the pound, not by the bulb. and their spinach is crazy expensive. potatoes are cheaper, though. they had some star fruit that didn't even look good. [/quote] The best oranges are Florida oranges! And really, if you have potatoes, what other food do you need? [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1295450091' post='2201792'] Those things look freakish and weird... Now, in the north, we grow a fish called "lutefisk"... you can eat its custard-like flesh with a spoon. [img]http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Banquet/Lutefisk2Small.jpg[/img] Nobody finds them too sweet. [/quote] Surprisingly, having grown up in MN, I have never seen, or eaten, luetfisk in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1295450091' post='2201792'] Those things look freakish and weird... Now, in the north, we grow a fish called "lutefisk"... you can eat its custard-like flesh with a spoon. [img]http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Banquet/Lutefisk2Small.jpg[/img] Nobody finds them too sweet. [/quote] [b][i]Every Advent we entered the purgatory of lutefisk, a repulsive gelatinous fishlike dish that tasted of soap and gave off an odor that would gag a goat. We did this in honor of Norwegian ancestors, much as if survivors of a famine might celebrate their deliverance by feasting on elm bark. I always felt the cold creeps as Advent approached, knowing that this dread delicacy would be put before me and I'd be told, "Just have a little." Eating a little was like vomiting a little, just as bad as a lot. Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days[/i][/b] I did a little internet search and found a blog that explained lutefisk: [color="#483D8B"]-Lutefisk is made from dried whitefish, normally cod, which is prepared with lye (which you may be familiar with if you've ever made your own soap) in a sequence of specific treatments normally not reserved for the preparation of food served to humans. -The first treatment is to soak the stockfish in cold water for five to six days (with the water changed daily), then soaked in an unchanged solution of cold water and lye for an additional two days. The fish swells during this soaking, causing its protein content to decrease by more than 50 percent, producing its famous jelly-like consistency. When this treatment is finished, the fish (saturated with lye) has a pH value of 11–12 and is therefore caustic (read=inedible). To make the fish edible, a final treatment of yet another four to six days of soaking in cold water (also changed daily) is needed. Eventually, the lutefisk is ready to be cooked. Hurrah![/color] [url="http://transplantedbaker.typepad.com/the_transplanted_baker/2010/12/the-lutefisk-misconception.html"]The Great Lutefisk Misconception[/url] Edited January 21, 2011 by southern california guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern california guy Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) Maybe you could have lutefisk for dinner, with durian for desert! [img]http://www.soystache.com/images/Durian_head_eating2.jpg[/img] Actually durian is pretty good. But I'd say it's definitely an acquired taste. Edited January 21, 2011 by southern california guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1295573531' post='2202405'] Surprisingly, having grown up in MN, I have never seen, or eaten, luetfisk in real life. [/quote] I also have never seen the real deal. Thank goodness for my nice German/English background. I know that's a Minnesota meal, though. Lutefisk with mac and che[i][/i]ese and boiled potatoes, doncha know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1295577476' post='2202434'] I also have never seen the real deal. Thank goodness for my nice German/English background. I know that's a Minnesota meal, though. Lutefisk with mac and che[i][/i]ese and boiled potatoes, doncha know. [/quote] Youbetcah! I, too, am greatful for a German background (and a tiny bit English). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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