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Tag Archives: fruit

Aceituna (olive). Translating as 'oily one', olives are on offer everywhere in Spain.

Spanish Food Words with Arabic Origins

January 9, 2021by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

When the Moors arrived in Spain in 711 C.E. they brought with them advanced agricultural methods in addition to introducing many new crops including sugar cane, rice, ginger and saffron […]

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Spain, Spanish Lessons
Prickly Pear cactus growing on the side of the great Pyramid in Cholula, Mexico

Opuntia, the Prickly Pear Cactus, with Edible Paddles and Fruit

May 19, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

The Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia), with its distinctive oval paddles dotted with spines, flowers and fruits, prefers the arid lands of Las Americas. A wild Prickly Pear cactus growing on […]

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American Southwest, BC, Gardens, Mexico & Central America, South American
a 'perro carinoso' suffers from squash overload

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Harvest Scenes

January 28, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Some harvest scenes from around the world. Espaliered apples the castle garden in Glenveagh National Park in Ireland.  A ‘perro carinoso’ suffers from squash overload in the north of Portugal. […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Collections from Around the World
Mekong fruit-tasting

Travel Theme: Tropical Fruit Tasting in a Mekong Delta Orchard

September 26, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

On our tour of the Mekong Delta we spent some time going through an orchard full of amazing fruits. At the end of our wander they brought out jackfruit, longan, […]

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Asia, Ingredients, Travel Theme, Vietnam
In Chinatown, longans for sale

Another Tropical Fruit from Vietnam: Longan, Dragon Eyes

April 9, 2015by Albatz Travel Adventures 5 Comments

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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Asia, Chinese Food, Ingredients, Vietnam
Portland Farmer's Market Tomatoes

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Portland, Oregon

September 25, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

Portland’s Farmer’s Market was not only a feast for the eyes, it was a feast for the nose. I really wish my photos had smellavision to them. This has to be […]

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Oregon, Road Trip, Western USA & Canada
Candied Kumquat from our Cooking Class in Hoi An

Travel Theme: Kumquat, an Orange Fruit from Vietnam

August 23, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 7 Comments

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 […]

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Asia, Ingredients, Travel Theme, Vietnam
Mekong River Floating Market

Floating Market in Can Tho on the Mekong River

April 3, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

The floating market in Can Tho is pandemonium – large boats (wholesalers) selling large quantities of various types of produce to smaller boats (retailers) who later go down various tributaries […]

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Vietnam
Durians Growing on a Tree in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Some More Tropical Fruits from Vietnam: Jackfruit & Durian

March 6, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 13 Comments

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 […]

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Asia, Ingredients, Vietnam
Tropical Fruit in the Market: Rose Apple

More Tropical Fruits from Vietnam: the Rose Apple (or Water Apple)

February 26, 2014by Albatz Travel Adventures 27 Comments

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 […]

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Ingredients, Vietnam

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