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Mangoes in heaven!
June 8th 2013
At this time of the year, when the winter citrus season is behind us and the summer fruit season has not yet begun, we often wonder what fruit to eat. Simple: Mangoes! Sea-buckthorn: A super food
June 5th 2013
One such discovery is the vitamin-rich sea-buckthorn fruit. In fact its vitamin C content is 30 times greater than oranges while its vitamin E content is more than wheat, corn and soybeans. Date: The healing fruit of the desert
December 1st 2012
Date palm is one of the most cultivated palm trees in the world and also one of the oldest domesticated fruit trees (since about 8000 years). Originating in the Euphrates basin, it spread westward across North Africa and eastward to India. Quince season
November 17th 2012
Fruit of the quince tree, which grows in countries with a Mediterranean climate, quince resembles a large yellow pear in its shape and colour. Upon maturity, it gives off a pleasant fragrance and is covered with fine hairs. Its flesh is hard and astringent when raw. This is why it is always eaten cooked, in compotes, jams (the word “marmalade” comes from the word “marmelo” which means “quince” in Portuguese), or liquor. In North Africa, it is also added to stews such as tagines. Foods That You Should Always Buy Organic
July 13th 2012
Kiwi, the ‘migratory bird’
February 18th 2012
Native to China, where it has been cultivated for over a thousand years in all shapes, sizes and colors, the fruit known as kiwi has only been called thus for about 40 years now. Chestnut, fruit of the ‘bread tree’
October 22nd 2011
Chestnuts are nuts that grow on the chestnut tree. While the marron variety is large, round and undivided, and normally used for making sweets and other delicacies (i.e. “marrons glaçés”), the standard chestnut is smaller in size and used for preparing more common dishes and flour. | |||||||||||||
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