From: Adam Walker (dreamertwo@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jun 04 2002 - 15:17:36 EST
From: "Barry Garcia" <barry_garcia@csumb.edu>
>Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 05:36:09 -0700
>
>A lot of "uncultured" montreianos use it simply as a decorative garden
>plant though.
Oooh. You need to be punished for that one.
> >
> >
> >>- chirimoia - cherimoya. The most exotic of fruits grown, but rather
>cold
> >>hardy. Can be grown in most of coastal Montrei.
> >
> >Not familiar with this one
>
>This is a Mexican introduction. Usually these are somewhat cold sensitive
>(you may not have heard of it because the fruits bruise easy and dont last
>well when shipped. I think you can only really buy them in states where
>they can be grown). If you´ve had soursop juice before, it´s very similar.
>The fruit looks something like an artichoke, with greenish yellow skin
>that´s indented, or pebbly. The flesh is creamy and sweet, with large
>brown seeds.
>
Oh, I think that's the one I call a custard apple. Shijia or shikya
(Buddah's head) here in Taiwan.
>
>- mañga - mango
>- lañka - jack fruit
>- niog - coconut (ok, so the Spanish could have introduced it and it could
>be called "coco", but i like the Tagalog term better)
>- ube - purple yam (not a fruit but used in desserts)
>- sampaloc - tamarind
This one was introduced to the Cardadjen~us by the Arabs so we have
tamarindi. From tamar hindi - the Indian date.
>- durián - durian :)
>- papaia - papaya*
>- balimbiñ - star fruit
>
>* introduced via Mexicans.
> >
>I can say that camel is most definitely not eaten in Montrei :).
LOL And why not?? Surely camels are in good supply in California!! LOL
Adam
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