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viernes, 27 de junio de 2008
Okra
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okra
........................""""""""""""""Based on the rising experiences with its country cousin, kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), okra could, at least in principle, have a future producing yet more things that are strange for a vegetable crop, including:
Construction materials. (Kenaf-blend panels are said to perform better than the present particleboard.)
Handicrafts. (Kenaf fiber makes excellent mats, hats, baskets, and more.)
Forage. (Chopping up the whole kenaf plant and feeding it to animals has proven successful.)
Fuel. (Kenaf roots and stems burn fiercely.) """"""""""""""
southernfood.about.com/library/weekly/aa081401b.htm
southernfood.about.com/od/okra/r/blbb509.htm
"""""""""One suggestion for handling okra so that it is not slimy: While okra is still whole, rinse thoroughly, pat completely dry with toweling. Place whole pods in zip lock freezer bags. Leave in freezer until okra is frozen solid (at least overnight is best). Remove from bag, slice while still frozen. Add immediately to dish - don't allow to thaw even a little, as the water contact is what encourages the slime to come out.
From Stitchwitch:
Just couldn't resist joining the okra slime melee. I don't know where you are but I am writing from Cajun country and here what we do to cut the slime:
When fresh okra is in season, we slice it and then cook it down very slowly in a heavy pot (not cast iron, it darkens it.) with a few fresh or canned tomatoes, onions, garlic and about a tablespoon or so of vinegar. Plain old white vinegar. All of this is mixed up and cooked covered until oka is tender. We refer to this as "Smothered Okra." It is usually seasoned with salt, black pepper and cayenne. It can be eaten as is or cooled and frozen and added to gumbo when we get a little cold weather, like in the 50's. Just thought the great okra debate could use another thought."""""
viernes, 30 de mayo de 2008
Durian
Durian
www.singapedia.com.sg/entries/d/durians.html
""In The Malay Archipelago (1869), the great naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace described the flavour of the fruit in these terms: ‘A rich butter- like custard highly flavoured with almonds gives the best general idea of it, but intermingled with it comes wafts of flavour that call to mind cream- cheese, onion- sauce, brown sherry, and other incongruities. Then there is a rich glutinous smoothness in the pulp which nothing else possesses, but which adds to its delicacy. It is neither acid, nor sweet, nor juicy, yet one feels the want of none of these qualities, for it is perfect as it is. It produces no nausea, or other bad effect, and the more you eat of it, the less you feel inclined to stop. In fact, to eat durians is a new sensation, worth a voyage to the east to experience.’
The durian is also noted for its strong, pungent odour, compared variously to that of an open sewer or rotten onions. The smell tends to put off people who have not grown up with it. As Wallace noted: ‘When brought into a house the smell is often so offensive that some persons can never bear to taste it.’ The durian is banned from the carriages of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system and many other public places."""
www.singapedia.com.sg/entries/d/durians.html
""In The Malay Archipelago (1869), the great naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace described the flavour of the fruit in these terms: ‘A rich butter- like custard highly flavoured with almonds gives the best general idea of it, but intermingled with it comes wafts of flavour that call to mind cream- cheese, onion- sauce, brown sherry, and other incongruities. Then there is a rich glutinous smoothness in the pulp which nothing else possesses, but which adds to its delicacy. It is neither acid, nor sweet, nor juicy, yet one feels the want of none of these qualities, for it is perfect as it is. It produces no nausea, or other bad effect, and the more you eat of it, the less you feel inclined to stop. In fact, to eat durians is a new sensation, worth a voyage to the east to experience.’
The durian is also noted for its strong, pungent odour, compared variously to that of an open sewer or rotten onions. The smell tends to put off people who have not grown up with it. As Wallace noted: ‘When brought into a house the smell is often so offensive that some persons can never bear to taste it.’ The durian is banned from the carriages of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system and many other public places."""
jueves, 29 de mayo de 2008
Nar
histoire : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade_(fruit)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
very interesting page here :
""""""The fruit has long been a religious and artistic symbol. It is described in the most ancient of Asian literature. In the Old Testament, Solomon sang of an “orchard of pomegranates.” Because of its role in the Greek legend of Persephone, the pomegranate came to symbolize fertility, death, and eternity and was an emblem of the Eleusinian Mysteries. In Christian art, it is a symbol of hope. ."""""""""
www.answers.com/topic/pomegranate?cat=technology
""""""""""""""""Ezra Pound and Noel Stock translated, second hand, the following "Garden Song" from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics:
"The pomegranate speaks:
My leaves are like your teeth
My fruit like your breasts.
I, the most beautiful of fruits,
Am present in all weathers, all seasons
As the lover stays forever with the beloved,
Drunk on 'shedeh' and wine.
All the trees lose their leaves, all
Trees but the pomegranate.
I alone in all the garden lose not my beauty,
I remain straight.
When my leaves fall,
New leaves are budding.
First among fruits
I demand that my position be acknowledged,
I will not take second place.
And if I receive such an insult again
You will never hear the end of it...."
(This translation was based on Boris de Rachewiltz' literal renderings into Italian of papyri and pottery dating back to 1567-1085 BCE.) """"""""""
www.soupsong.com/fpomegra.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
very interesting page here :
""""""The fruit has long been a religious and artistic symbol. It is described in the most ancient of Asian literature. In the Old Testament, Solomon sang of an “orchard of pomegranates.” Because of its role in the Greek legend of Persephone, the pomegranate came to symbolize fertility, death, and eternity and was an emblem of the Eleusinian Mysteries. In Christian art, it is a symbol of hope. ."""""""""
www.answers.com/topic/pomegranate?cat=technology
""""""""""""""""Ezra Pound and Noel Stock translated, second hand, the following "Garden Song" from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics:
"The pomegranate speaks:
My leaves are like your teeth
My fruit like your breasts.
I, the most beautiful of fruits,
Am present in all weathers, all seasons
As the lover stays forever with the beloved,
Drunk on 'shedeh' and wine.
All the trees lose their leaves, all
Trees but the pomegranate.
I alone in all the garden lose not my beauty,
I remain straight.
When my leaves fall,
New leaves are budding.
First among fruits
I demand that my position be acknowledged,
I will not take second place.
And if I receive such an insult again
You will never hear the end of it...."
(This translation was based on Boris de Rachewiltz' literal renderings into Italian of papyri and pottery dating back to 1567-1085 BCE.) """"""""""
www.soupsong.com/fpomegra.html
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