Monday, June 6, 2011

EXOTIC FRUITS TO TRY

 

05-Buddha-s-Hand

Buddha's Hand

Also known as bushukan or fingered citron, this citrus fruit—whose skin somewhat resembles that of a lemon—is native to south-western China and north-eastern India, and looks like a giant-fingered hand or yellow squid. The fruit is in season in winter, and can grow up to 12 inches. When split vertically, it reveals a white, juiceless and often seedless flesh. Prized for its fragrant scent (like that of violets), its thick yellow rind is often used to make jam and marinades, to flavour liquors and perfume clothing. In Japan, it is also considered to be a good luck totem for New Year’s, and is displayed as a decoration in homes

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