Another Tropical Fruit from Vietnam: Longan, Dragon Eyes
On our tour of the Mekong River Delta we had a chance to visit an orchard and sample some of the local fruits, one of which was the Longan, a […]
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Travel Theme: Kumquat, an Orange Fruit from Vietnam
We got a couple of kumquats as a going away present from our cooking class, and man, the first one was so sour we left the other one as a […]
Tropical Fruits: How to Grow a Baby Pineapple
“It’s so cute!” “It’s adorable!” They are talking about my new baby pineapple plant, the only bromeliad that produces a little edible extra. How to grow a baby pineapple: Cut the top […]
Some More Tropical Fruits from Vietnam: Jackfruit & Durian
How to learn to love the smell of Durian. Durian may look like a medieval weapon but it’s the smell that will knock you to the floor. At least it […]
More Tropical Fruits from Vietnam: the Rose Apple (or Water Apple)
When we toured the orchards of the Mekong Delta, I discovered this amazing fruit tree that had flower buds, flowers, fruit buds, unripe fruits and ripe fruits on the tree, all […]
How They Grow Bean Sprouts in Vietnam
Part of our cooking class at the Morning Glory Cooking School in Hoi An included a bicycle tour of the countryside to see how they grew many of the ingredients […]
GAC! something different from Vietnam…
GAC! Apparently this is some kind of fruit. But with a name like this who knows what it tastes like? At any rate, it ripens over December and January, and […]
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