Fruit

Minderbinder

What is your favourite fruit?

Having been abroad for a number of years I've tried a variety of different fruit I hadn't tried in Ireland. The strange thing is that a lot of this fruit is available in Ireland and not too expensive considering it's imported. Yet my family and friends eat apples, bananas and oranges exclusively.

I tried introducing mangoes to them but they weren't having it. Mangoes are amazing and my personal favourite. If you haven't tried one... try one today.

*not a mango salesman*

Just a little Samba

Jackfruit or mango (specifically Alphonso) for me, that said a good properly ripe pineapple is hard beat too.

But Jackfruit is just epic. I love being in South India for Jackfruit season, the smell is amazing and the taste is just bliss.

Nothing better than buying a bag of ripe chilled jackfruit segments from a street vendor on a hot summer day.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Stephen Fry

Swanley

I bought a Mango the other day. I still have it. What do I do with it tell me? Seriously.

mutley18

Nothing worse than a fruit hipster...

Minderbinder

Swanley wrote: »

I bought a Mango the other day. I still have it. What do I do with it tell me? Seriously.

Eat everything but the skin and core. Just peel it. The skin comes off fairly easy. It's a bit messy though. There's a professional way to do it by cutting it into three segments. You can probably find a video on how to do that .

Samaris

I have a definite fondness for lychees. There a fruit fizzy drink in the foreign section of Tesco's that is delicious if you like lychees. Also like physalis, which a farmer behind thte estate I grew up on used to grow.

Hate grapefruit. 'orrible fruit.

brianwalshcork

Minderbinder wrote: »

Eat everything but the skin and core. Just peel it. The skin comes off fairly easy. It's a bit messy though. There's a professional way to do it by cutting it into three segments. You can probably find a video on how to do that .

Sounds like a lot of work... I'll just have an apple

Menas

I do love a kiwi, but there is something very off putting about the skin of a kiwi...

Guy:Incognito

Purple

Minderbinder

mutley18 wrote: »

Nothing worse than a fruit hipster...

Please, don't make excuses for your own lack of interest in things by suggesting there's something wrong with me.

freshpopcorn

I would eat apples, strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, etc. I'd prefer vegetables if I had to pick either fruit or veg. If you asked me tough what was my least favorite fruit was I'd say Mangos. Even the scent of them I find disgusting.

anto9

The Coconut .Gods gift to man .The milk is delecious chilled,and the white skin inside the shell very tasty .Here in Thailand i have one daily .Not sure if they are available in Ireland ?

kneemos

Some of them look to be hard work for little reward.
Can't beat an easy to peal sweet Mandarin.

KungFuhrer

Persimmons, but not the rounder firm ones that are sold everywhere, the darker super juicy and soft ones.

Also... raspberries, loquats and annonas.

But you're right OP a lot of people don't seem to know any more fruit than bananas and apples. Once at Dunnes I was asked by the guy at checkout if a pomegranate was an onion! The lady behind me was almost crying from holding back the laughter.

mushu

Strawberries, honeydew melon, passion fruit and a nice juicy granny Smith

I seem to just get a wave of inner well being any time I eat Pineapples. Never been sure why. They are my real world happy place I think.

I am a demon for Pina Coladas too in the summer, so I love me some coconut.

gramar

A novel use for the humble grapefruit.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvqhb_bUmIs

Banjo String

Samaris wrote: »

Hate grapefruit. 'orrible fruit.

Very misunderstood fruit imo. Love ruby grapefruits with natural yoghurt topping.

Delicious, and great addition to a diet, grapefruits actively burn fat.

murpho999

Bananas, Pomegranates, oranges and Grapefruits. In any order

Cee-Jay-Cee

Pineapples are my favourite but also love bananas and oranges

kneemos

gramar wrote: »

A novel use for the humble grapefruit.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvqhb_bUmIs

:eek:

Corcaigh84

Nectarines

mad muffin

Any fruit that comes in loops.

Level 5 Vegan

Mango for me too. Love jack fruit and grapefruit too though. Apparently my super valu have started selling cherimoya but haven't had a chance to try it yet.

anto9 wrote: »

The Coconut .Gods gift to man .The milk is delecious chilled,and the white skin inside the shell very tasty .Here in Thailand i have one daily .Not sure if they are available in Ireland ?

You can buy the young white ones in Asian markets but usually €2.50 a pop. Lidl usually the mature hairy ones like €1.

SEPT 23 1989

the juice of an orange smothered in vodka

kylith

I love, love, love fruit. There are loads I'd love to try, like Jackfruit, and some I still search for after a brief window of availability (Ugli fruit), but I can only think of one that makes me think 'meh'; the Dragon fruit.

Put a load of berries in front of me and I'm in hog heaven.

LadyFenghuang

I am veggie ...I want to try vegan again sometime. I found it hard. I don't subscribe to the whole totally raw food thing. But I have tried some of their recipes.


I have tried dragon fruit ...it was like a mild kiwi. I haven't ever tried jackfruit. I know it smells though.

The Backwards Man

The humble apple.

LadyFenghuang

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The humble apple.

Pink lady granny smith or golden delicious?

Level 5 Vegan

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

I have tried dragon fruit ...it was like a mild kiwi. I haven't ever tried jackfruit. I know it smells though.

Are you mixing up jackfruit with durian?

And yeah I find dragonfruit is basically a kiwi with a sort pear flavoured taste to it. Wonder if they taste stronger/sweeter actually where they're grown.

LadyFenghuang

Check out Ka sundance Durian rider and liferegenorator. They are crazy ....like NUTS but they have good fruit recipes.

LadyFenghuang

Especially Durian .....actually sometime he is just plain nasty!

LadyFenghuang

Level 5 Vegan wrote: »

Are you mixing up jackfruit with durian?

And yeah I find dragonfruit is basically a kiwi with a sort pear flavoured taste to it. Wonder if they taste stronger/sweeter actually where they're grown.

I am actually yes! I haven't had either ever.


I wondered that too. For my last birthday I wanted different types of fruit salad and that was in one of them. I got it from the Asian market. (You could probably get it in tesco). I have seen durian on sale there too.

Thailand is supposedly great for fruit.

kneemos

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Pink lady granny smith or golden delicious?

humble.

Crumpets

I could live off apples. Especially when you put peanut butter on them!

LadyFenghuang

Crumpets wrote: »

I could live off apples. Especially when you put peanut butter on them!

Have you ever put apple butter on them?

LadyFenghuang

It feels like you are teasing the apples when you put apple butter on them....but it's good.

I am just glad we are talking about something interesting on here.

sbsquarepants

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Check out Ka sundance Durian rider and liferegenorator. .

Sounds like something you'd hear on MTV dance, we have to go for a quick break but stay tuned cos up next with a blistering set from from Ka sundance it's Durian rider and liferegenorator.:)

Crumpets

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Have you ever put apple butter on them?

Apple butter? :eek:

jester77

Durian, that beautiful fresh smell :P

You just can't beat mango, it is heavenly. I prefer the Asian variety.

kylith

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Pink lady granny smith or golden delicious?

Braeburn!

NachoBusiness

LadyFenghuang wrote: »

Check out Ka sundance Durian rider and liferegenorator. They are crazy ....like NUTS but they have good fruit recipes.

DR is an twat. Promotes himself as a health guru but yet makes videos where he is adding bags of refined sugar to smoothies as he says it's not sweet enough in Australia. Eats Pizza (without the cheese) and yet runs the raw food forum 30BananasADay.com where he spent years banning people that eat cooked food. Woodstock fruit festival banned him from attending over the refined sugar crap. A bigger hypocrite you couldn't come find online.

I made one of those Hitler videos taking the mick out of him and he threatened to sue me after YouTube refused to remove it. I see recently he has now uploaded it to his own channel and said he can't remember where he found it. Eh, try the channel you downloaded it from Harley. Apparently he makes quite a bit of cash from YouTube and so it takes it quite seriously when anyone threatens his income. Hi g/f (Freelee the Banana girl) is the most annoying woman in the universe. She has vegan dogs.

anto9 wrote: »

Here in Thailand i have one daily .Not sure if they are available in Ireland ?

Asian market on Moore St have started selling young Thai coconuts. About time. Quite expensive though. €2.50.

Deleted User wrote: »

I seem to just get a wave of inner well being any time I eat Pineapples. Never been sure why.

Bromelain content. It's quite high. People buy it in tablet form to take as an anti inflammatory. I love drinking fresh Pineapple Juice.

LadyFenghuang

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Sounds like something you'd hear on MTV dance, we have to go for a quick break but stay tuned cos up next with a blistering set from from Ka sundance it's Durian rider and liferegenorator.:)

Dan the liferegenorator! Check out the serious of videos he made trying to cycle accross America on nothing but fruit. There is a clip where he goes to pick wild herbs by a wall and some woman screams out 'THAT IS NOT A TOILET!'. :-D


In the last year or so he has become more serious. He stopped wearing the robes. I was disappointed.


Great recipes. But apply some moderation and common sense.

LadyFenghuang

NachoBusiness wrote: »

DR is an twat. Promotes himself as a health guru but yet makes videos where he is adding bags of refined sugar to smoothies as he says it's not sweet enough in Australia. Eats Pizza (without the cheese) and yet runs the raw food forum 30BananasADay.com where he spent years banning people that eat cooked food. Woodstock fruit festival banned him from attending over the refined sugar crap. A bigger hypocrite you couldn't come find online.

I agree he can be plain nasty sometimes. Very few raw foodists are completely honest. To be honest I find a lot of people who say they are totally vegan all the time are not honest. Veganing is HARD ...it takes organization if you go out or or are traveling.

LadyFenghuang

That being said I might just be saying that because I tried cooked vegan and failed :-( I will try again though sometime.

Level 5 Vegan

Yeah can't say I'm a big fan of most of those YouTube personalities.

Tomato seriously underrated too, eat them all day when in places like France, Italy etc. so good.

TheBeardedLady

Live in Spain so have access to lots of delish fruit and I love it all but apples are still me fave. Versatile, can be eaten anywhere and come in lots of different varieties. Funnily enough, the apple variety in Ireland is far superior to Spain.

LadyFenghuang

Crumpets wrote: »

Apple butter? :eek:

YUP! There are lots of fruits butters. I made my own once. I must try again sometime. It's a very very concentrated form of apple sauce cooked slowly with either a liquor or water it caramelizes the apples.

Have you EVER tried a burnt orange???OMG you HAVE TO TRY A BURNT ORANGE!

I know someone who has a foodie blog and has a recipe.

The blog is smorgasblog. I hope she does not mind me saying. I think there is a recipe on there. I read it sometimes. I didn't try her recipe though.

The prep altogether is a few days. It's like making jam.

LadyFenghuang

A burnt orange is delicious by the way. You cut it into quarters and put it in the oven...make SURE you put tinfoil over the tray the acid ruins it otherwise.

I do it in the oven...it's a roasted orange actually i think. I think some people do it differently. I don't know how though.

LadyFenghuang

TheBeardedLady wrote: »

Live in Spain so have access to lots of delish fruit and I love it all but apples are still me fave. Versatile, can be eaten anywhere and come in lots of different varieties. Funnily enough, the apple variety in Ireland is far superior to Spain.

Wow good to know.