Tropical fruits

[CAJUNLAWYER]

So I was at the local Super One perusing the produce and having some extra funds at my disposal due to a Fortuitous flop at the gaming tables, I decided to sample some otherwise too expensive tropical fruits.
First up were the red bananas. At the price they were charging NOT WORTH IT. Although the internet extols the faint rasberry undertone and super rich creaminess, my tast buds could discern no difference between the red ones and the good ole standby yeller nanners.
Next were the golden kiwi fruits. Although three times as expensive than the smaller green kiwi's thest were absolutely worth it! VERY sweet and juicy indeed. At $1,50 each they were pricey compared to the .58 each green kiwis for a special treat worth it.
Mangos. PITA to peal and carve out the stone but once you get there pretty tastey and at a price of .77 each I can handle it.
Finally up was the golden dragon fruit. FIrst off I thought it was a golden mango and was .77 each. GOt to the register and that sucker was $4.98 for one. Damn, wouldn't have bought it had I known. Well, this sucker had better taste good. It was sweet. That's it. All I could taste was sweet. WIfe says she could taste pear in it but all I could taste was sweet.
I'm not a big apple fan and nanners are getting tiresome. Problem with fruit is you can't get properly ripened peaches, nectarines pears or plums anywhere and I refuse to waste money on rock hard tasteless stone fruit.

FInally bonus thoughts. Jalepoenos get REALLY hot when they turn red. Sweeter yes but H-O-T for sure, and these were the milder TAM's

 

[326MOD10]

Read all that waiting on the punch line???

Sorry, but somebody has to tell you that you can no longer try new things.

Some of us like the old plain banana and apple we have grown used to over the past decade plus.

 

[Onomea]

Figs. Try some figs.

 

[ralph7]

FInally bonus thoughts. Jalepoenos get REALLY hot when they turn red. Sweeter yes but H-O-T for sure, and these were the milder TAM's

Them square red jalapenos are habaneros.

 

[john17427]

What? No Durian?

 

[MelvinWalker]

Funny you should post this....A few weeks ago, the wife and I noticed our Peruvian cactus was flowering...Then it started making fruit. These are getting ready to be incorporated in a fresh salad.

This cactus broke off during hurricane Milton, so we replanted it in a pot with nice moist fertilized soil. It took root and has done well. I guess this is our payment.

No Texas hold 'em flop needed

 

[s&wchad]

Cherries, seedless grapes and watermelon have been outstanding this year. Tomatoes too, but I'm not sure if they're a fruit or a vegetable.

I'm sure someone will be along to set the record straight.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Speak in a jalapeños- when you have some raw ones and your grilling some meat,
lightly oil the jalapeños and lay them on the grill.
Grill to a blister on both sides.
Enjoy, you can thank me later.

 

[Telecaster]

Store bought fruit is a gamble.

 

[JohnRippert]

Figs. Try some figs.

Will Fig Newtons do?

 

[Kinman]

I wasn't all that old before I learned that the only real difference between a green, yellow and red sweet pepper is the stage of development. I had a buddy that always grew a terrific garden, he has always been into peppers and taught me a good deal about what to look for what to avoid. We spent one afternoon blistering fresh picked Jalapeano's over briquets, in order to make them easier to peel prior to canning. I knew about the oil and not rubbing your eyes or other tender parts after handling peppers of just about any kind. He had one pepper that I really like, it was a Hungarian sweet pepper that was heart shaped, according to him it was what the Hungarians made their paprika out of, smoked Hungarian paprika is my favorite. He fooled around with all of the hottest peppers like the Scotch Bonnet, there wasn't much I liked about those really hot ones. I like the flavor of a pepper but am not crazy about the heat, that is what I liked about the Hungarian pepper, very rich pepper flavor, not a ton of heat. I find the seeds contain quite a bit of the heat, remove the seeds and it knocks some of that heat down.

 

[UncleEd]

Fruits to be any good must come in a can with its syrup or a jar with pickling brine. It's how Mother Nature meant them to be eaten.

 

[ACORN]

A customer gave me a couple of "Sugar Cube Melons". Supposedly super sweet and tasty. They look like a cantaloupe but only about the size of a softball.
I'm anxious to try them after dinner.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The top of the fruit pyramid.

 

[45Smashemflat]

Not tropical, but muscadines and scuppernongs are just coming in here in Ga. When I was younger, that always meant wine making time for my Dad.

 

[Imissedagain]

Name this fruit?
Years ago, we had 50 Pineapple plants growing. Vine ripened cores, are soft and taste great.

 

[pawncop]

A couple of years ago Mrs. Pawncop and I traveled to Hawaii and tried a fruit I had never heard of before, a mangosteen. A different flavor and texture from anything I've ever tried. It was fairly expensive but the adventure was worth it.

 

[CH4]

What? No Durian?

My first encounter with the durian was at a night market in Kulala Lumpur. As I passed by a pile of Durian, I smelled what I thought was dog . I immediately inspected the bottom of my shoes, but they were clean. It didn't take much investigating to determine where the smell was coming from.

 

[JohnRippert]

Not tropical, but muscadines and scuppernongs are just coming in here in Ga. When I was younger, that always meant wine making time for my Dad.

Last year I went with my old roommate to his Mom's place to check that it had not been messed with since she passed. Her Dad used to make homemade muscadine wine every year. There was a family get together to pick grapes off the barbed wire fences on the county roads around the ranch. When he and I were going through one of the cabinets we found one of the 1.75L plastic whisky bottles Grandpa used to 'age' the wine. It was still full and when we opened it up and tried some it was still good 25 years after Grandpa passed away. It brought back some wonderful memories of campout past. If you look past the end of the log in the fire you can see one of the 1.75L bottles of wine under the chair.

 

[4K2022]

Name this fruit?
Years ago, we had 50 Pineapple plants growing. Vine ripened cores, are soft and taste great.

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Carambola Commonly called Starfruit
Those look a little green,,,