MULBERRIES
November 10th, 2011 → 1:10 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” MULBERRIES The wonderful Mulberry tree, sometimes called the Silkworm tree, because the silkworm lives on the leaves of the Mulberry tree. The fruits are so delicious when they are really ripe and eaten directly from the tree. I had a magnificent tree and it bore fruit twice a year. […]
MANGOSTEEN
November 10th, 2011 → 1:05 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” MANGOSTEEN The mangosteen is becoming more popular these days. Its popularity took a while to become known in western countries, where in the far East, Indonesia, The Philippines and Malaysia, these fruits have been a staple diet for a long time. They are really sweet and another favourite of […]
MANGO
November 10th, 2011 → 1:00 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” MANGO What can I say about mangoes? Maybe they are my favourite food. I believe that when we eat fruits in season, they are all favourites, because we haven’t eaten them since the last season and you are really looking forward to eating whatever comes next. That taste, that […]
LYCHEE
October 10th, 2011 → 1:45 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” LYCHEES Oh, you beautiful lychee. You are so delicious! There are many cultivars of lychees around the world and they all have their own tastes. Basically they are the same, but in China, people are very particular about them. During their New Year season, lychees are a favourite and […]
LOQUAT
October 10th, 2011 → 1:40 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” LOQUAT Loquats are a small fruit, about the size of a large cherry and grow very easily in the right area. Originally from South Eastern China, they now are grown in a lot of countries. They produce large amounts of fruit, slightly elongated. The fruits are not a common […]
LEMONS
October 10th, 2011 → 1:35 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” LEMONS The humble lemon is so versatile and may be used for almost anything. In my book you might have read, that it can be used as a deodorant even. The juice of a lemon, although being acidic, its reaction in the stomach is alkaline and therefore a good […]
KUMQUAT
October 10th, 2011 → 1:30 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” KUMQUAT Kumquats look like little oranges, only much smaller and are eaten with the skin on. There are different varieties, which have different tart-ness. The rounded ones are more sour and tart, but the elongated variety is very nice, but must be tree ripened and really orange in colour, […]
KIWIFRUIT
October 10th, 2011 → 1:25 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” KIWI FRUIT / CHINESE GOOSEBERRY The Kiwi fruit is grown on trellises, a bit like grapevines but made very strongly, as the vine lasts for quite a few years and becomes very heavy with woody vine indeed. They can be grown free standing, but become very scraggly and need […]
JACKFRUIT
October 10th, 2011 → 1:20 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” JACKFRUIT Jack fruit is an acquired taste and again some people cannot stand the smell, including me. They are quite strong and you either like them or hate them. Some of my friend will almost kill for them, but not this fellow. The fruit is very large, up to […]
GUAVA
October 10th, 2011 → 1:15 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food” GUAVA Guavas come in many shapes and size and are all different in flavour. The one above (not ripe yet) is a more common variety and is used to make guava juice .It has many seeds which are like little stones. If you bite on them it hurts your […]
