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Re: [romanceconlang] some food terms



From: "Barry Garcia" <barry_garcia@hidden.email>
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 05:36:09 -0700

A lot of "uncultured" montreianos use it simply as a decorative garden
plant though.

Oooh.  You need to be punished for that one.

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>>- chirimoia - cherimoya. The most exotic of fruits grown, but rather cold
>>hardy. Can be grown in most of coastal Montrei.
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>Not familiar with this one

This is a Mexican introduction. Usually these are somewhat cold sensitive
(you may not have heard of it because the fruits bruise easy and dont last
well when shipped. I think you can only really buy them in states where
they can be grown). If you´ve had soursop juice before, it´s very similar.
The fruit looks something like an artichoke, with greenish yellow skin
that´s indented, or pebbly. The flesh is creamy and sweet, with large
brown seeds.


Oh, I think that's the one I call a custard apple. Shijia or shikya (Buddah's head) here in Taiwan.


- mañga - mango
- lañka - jack fruit
- niog - coconut (ok, so the Spanish could have introduced it and it could
be called "coco", but i like the Tagalog term better)
- ube - purple yam (not a fruit but used in desserts)
- sampaloc - tamarind

This one was introduced to the Cardadjen~us by the Arabs so we have tamarindi. From tamar hindi - the Indian date.

- durián - durian :)
- papaia - papaya*
- balimbiñ - star fruit

* introduced via Mexicans.
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I can say that camel is most definitely not eaten in Montrei :).

LOL And why not??  Surely camels are in good supply in California!!  LOL

Adam

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