tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post775458298988357358..comments2023-09-20T11:00:37.211-05:00Comments on The Phytophactor: Fruit DiversityThe Phytophactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-70973258000355407292011-09-29T11:03:49.900-05:002011-09-29T11:03:49.900-05:00Mangosteens are delicious, but have two problems: ...Mangosteens are delicious, but have two problems: they are usually expensive, and as far as I know it is not possible to determine if they've gone bad, short of opening one up. <br /><br />If you really want to up the diversity, bring in some jackfruit and durian. Somehow I don't think peer pressure is enough to get students to try durian!Colin Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954566470293309790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-88316623263065853662011-09-29T08:34:53.625-05:002011-09-29T08:34:53.625-05:00But on the subject of fruit, when I was a Hoosier ...But on the subject of fruit, when I was a Hoosier (in the '30s) I could eat pawpaws. Now there's a great fruit that only midwesterners can enjoy.<br /><br />FundyBayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-39667418857118671582011-09-28T09:57:50.450-05:002011-09-28T09:57:50.450-05:00Ah, yes, but the complements belong to whomever to...Ah, yes, but the complements belong to whomever took the picture and allowed me to pinch it from the web. A fairly high southern Asian population helps maintain such exotic faire in our markets, but not rambutan, mangosteen, or sapote, although the Phactor did find rambutan at <a href="http://www.junglejims.com/" rel="nofollow">Jungle Jim's </a>. It's worth a field trip.The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565734316555677541.post-75788177237193027162011-09-28T09:37:43.967-05:002011-09-28T09:37:43.967-05:00High marks for color and composition there - and h...High marks for color and composition there - and high jealousy here, since getting anything more exotic than a banana is a rare event here.<br /><br />FundyBayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com