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Unusual Fruits This is my page on
unusual Fruits, I hope that you will find the information interesting and that the pictures
will be helpful in your search.
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Passion Fruit
It has Brazilian
origins, contains 34 calories in 100g(40z) and is a good source of dietary
fibre. An egg shaped fruit which when fully ripe has a hard leathery skin which
becomes wrinkled and purple-brown in colour resembling a shrivelled plum. The
flesh is yellow and juicy with edible seeds and has a sweet, tropical flavour
with a distintive fruity fragrance.to Serve- cut in half and scoop out
the flesh with a spoon, to be eaten on it's own or added to a puree for ices and
sorbets. When mixed with fresh cream, this is the traditional filling for
Pavlova
Guava
Originating from Brazil and South Africa, It contains 62
calories per 100g(4oz)and is a rich source of vitamin C when fresh. Pear or
round shaped with a yellow-green skin and pale yellow flesh which contains
edible seeds, is highly scented with an aromatic, sweet-acid taste.To
Serve- cut in half lengthways and scoop out flesh and seeds. These can be
used to make preservatives, souffles, sorbets, purees or used in a fresh fruit
salad with fresh whipped cream
Kumquat
Originating from China, where kumquats were symbols of gold and good
fortune. They are closely related to citrus fruits and look like miniture
oranges. The rind is thin and edible with a sweet but tart flavour. Contains 72
calories per 100g(4oz).To Serve- wash fruit and eat whole. When sliced,
they make an attractive garnish and can be poached in syrup for a sweet flan
served with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.
Mango
A fruit native to Far Eastern countries, contains 59 calories per
100g(4oz) and rich in vitamins A and C. 100g(4oz) provides the full recommended
daily intake of vitamin C. It is a fragrent fruit with yellow-green to dark
crimson coloured skin. The flesh is yellow with a distinctive flavour similar to
apricot and pineappleTo Serve- slice lengthways either side of the large
flat stone on the centre. Mango is delicious in fruit salads, with parma ham, in
mousses and sorbets or eaten on its own.
Kiwi
Fruit (Chinese Gooseberry)
Named after New Zealand's native bird because
of its furry brown skin. One kiwi fruit contains more than 1 day's recommended
daily intake of Vitamin C for an adult(30mg) and 35 calories. A fruit with a
refreshing tangy flavour with a bright green flesh pitted with small edible
black seeds. It is a very acid fruit, which contains an enzyme that dissolves
aspic and gelatine, so should not be used in recipes containing those
ingredients. To Serve- can be peeled and cut into slices or wedges and
used in fruit salads and decorating cakes and desserts. Also goes well with most
meat and fish dishes.
Tamarillo (Tree
Tomotoes)
Originating from South America and often called tree tomotoes as they
come from the same family as tomotoes and taste very similar. A tamarillo
provides more vitamin C than the average orange and contains 18 calories per
average fruit. It is shaped like an egg with a hard red or yellow skin, the
yellow ones often being sweeter than the red. The flesh is juicy with many small
edible seeds. To Serve- peel and eat raw either on its own or in a fruit
salad. May be grilled for a garnish to meat or fish or the puree makes a
delicious ice cream as well as a tasty accompaniment to cooked
chicken.
Paw Paw
(Papaya)
Originating from South America
and Brazil. An excellent source of Vitamin A and C and containing 45 calories
per 100g(4oz). A pear shaped fruit which when ripe has a yellow-orange skin, a
pink-orange flesh and dark inedible seeds. The flavour is similar to peaches and
apricots. To Serve- cut in half lenthways and scoop out the seeds. Cut
into wedges or slices or use in mousses, fools and fresh fruit
salads.
Lychee Lychees originated
from China and were considered a symbol of love and romance by the Chinese for
centuries. Fresh Lychees contain 64 calories per 100g(4oz) and are rich in
Vitamin C. A round fruit with brittle reddish-brown skin and translucent,
pearly-white flesh with a firm but jelly-like consistency and faintly prefumed
flavour. Contains a hard inedible brown seed. To Serve- peel away the
shell to reveal the flesh inside, discard stone. Use in exotic fruit salads,
poach in a sugar syrup or use in Chinese sweet and sour
dishes.
Star Fruit
(Carambola) A yellow-green fluted
fruit from SE Asia, with a thin waxy skin which changes to yellow as it matures.
Has a bitter-sweet flavour.To Serve- wash, top and tail and slice the
fruit to form star shapes, removing the seeds from the slices. Can be added to
fruit salads and make attractive garnishes to sweet and savoury dishes |
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