Category "fruit"

Do relish recipes typically include vinegar?

I'm designing a sandwich and I want to include a fruit relish as a topping. Are there methods that don't include pickling?

Can I simply soak fruit and vegetables in water for several hours to sanitize them?

To optimize my time as much as possible, I would like to know if I can simply put them in water and leave them there for a while. This would help if there are l

What are berry grains?

For several years, I ordered items from Finland. Typically, things not common or not found in the US. To my dismay, the place I ordered from went out of busines

How do you dry fruit slices in a humid environment?

In a humid environment, with an abundance of fruit at certain times of the year, what is the best method for drying fruit slices for later use? I don't want to

Are Blood Oranges actually that red

I have tried 2 different brands of Taroccan blood orange and I have also had some Moro ones but none of them are that red like you see in pictures. Do I need to

Can bananas really be ripened through oven baking?

I am following a diet for IBS called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Only bananas that are ripe, i.e. well spotted, can be consumed. Green and non-spotty

What is the proper way to eat lychees? [closed]

Not long ago, my parents purchased a tin of lychees. They tasted ok when eaten straight out of the tin, but I was wondering: Is there a proper

How do I choose to avoid brown stringy fibres in avocado?

How do I choose to avoid brown stringy fibres in avocado? The brown stringy fibres in avocado taste not good and looks not good when there are brown stringy fi

What does North American mixed dried fruit contain?

I have a recipe for a fruit cake that uses 2lb of mixed fruit plus 11oz currants and 15oz raisins In the UK, mixed dried fruit is usually a mixture of sultanas

Goldenberry Storage Conditions

I have a question about goldenberries (aka Cape Gooseberry, Physalis, ground cherry.) Is it better to keep goldenberry in the fridge or not and for how many day

What is this fruit called?

Very soft inside, small seeds, tastes bit sweet

How do the nutritional values of bananas change as they ripen?

Unripe bananas are hard with thick skins and an unmistakeable raw flavour. As they ripen they shrink slightly, the skins become thinner, and the fruit becomes s

Correct term for marinating+degorging/macerating at the same time?

Sometimes it makes sense to marinate fruit or vegetables with water-extracting ingredients (sugar,salt,alcohol...) and flavorings (spices or extracts) at the sa

Please can someone help me identify this?

Please can someone help me find out what this is

Why/when would grapes (and other fruits) have better flavor/texture when served chilled? [closed]

I thought fruit would be more flavorful if served at room temperature. However, recently I had the opposite experience with a bunch of grapes.

Can i substitute frozen berries when the cheesecake calls for fresh?

I would like to make the following cheesecake recipe. It uses fresh raspberries to add flavor. I only have access to frozen berries. I can defrost the frozen on

Upside-Down Lemon Squares?

I made a batch of lemon squares last night with my tried and true recipe that I have made multiple times. When it was done, I let it sit on the counter until co

Is there any way to avoid fruit flies with my fruit on the counter rather than the fridge?

I enjoy keeping bowls of fruits out at room temperature in my kitchen. This has given me quite an annoying abundance of fruit flies in my apartment. I've bro

Onion smell getting on fruits

I use a recently-purchased bamboo large-and-heavy cutting board to cut/chop/dice/slice veggies and fruit. However, my routine is such that I typically dice a r

How to preserve vitamin of fruit juice when making fruit jelly?

To create a jelly, I always use hot water to dissolve synthesized-flavored gelatin. Today, I want to create a more exciting jelly. It uses real orange juice.