Kumquats, a revelation

[novella]

I have eaten a lot of unusual things, but I'd never had a kumquat until today. Wow, what an explosion of citrusy weirdness. I only bought about 10 because I didn't know how to eat them. Gonna go get a bagful.

They have them in the store for Christmas. Who eats them at Christmas? It's one of those things like eels and Italians. All of a sudden the eels show up in late December, and a line of Italians forms out of nowhere.

 

[Freya]

Novella, I have 2 words for you. Hobnob flapjacks

Kumquat, hmmm. Hadn't even heard of them before today.

I have a fruity ponderation - gooseberries. Why do people feel like one when they're with a couple? And why do people claim they're furry, when they're clearly not. A grizzly bear is furry. A gooseberry isn't.

 

[bobbyburns]

I remember back in the '60s biting into a kumquat was like taking a journey through a citrus mountain.

 

[Cathy C]

I like kumquats, but they're hard to find except in the larger cities. Has anyone tried a "pluot"? It's a plum/apricot hybrid. Really strange flavor. Not really plumy or apricoty, but something akin to a lingonberry.

 

[Anahorish]

Kumquats, well I remember having one when I was about 8. Before you ask, no, I didn't grow up in the tropics, unless you count the exotic fruits section of the Co-Op in Stoke-on-Trent.

Didn't have one after that until about 2 months ago. They're all right, but a little too weird for my liking.

 

[Mort]

Neighbor of mine had a kumquat tree in his yard when I was a kid, so I had a few. He also had a loquat tree. I can remember them being good, but can't rememeber what they tasted like. Ever have a cherimoya? I tried growing them but never got anything larger than a golf ball. Them're good!

 

[Wabbit]

You haven't lived till you taste a strawberry flavoured marmot!

 

[Ell]

You haven't lived till you taste a strawberry flavoured marmot!

marmot: stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

Okay, Wabbit. What am I missing?

 

[Occlith]

Kumquats are nice because they they don't need to be peeled. I have tried mamei Pouteria sapota. It would probably have tasted better if it had ripened on the tree; it had the texture of mango and the flavor of sweet potato. At six dollars per pound i'll probably never try it again.
I would like to try carambola, breadfruit, and atemoya one of these years...

 

[Wabbit]

marmot: stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter

Okay, Wabbit. What am I missing?

My precarious grip on sanity

 

[Ell]

Oooh < light goes on > a joke!

 

[liv]

I love kumquats!

 

[novella]

Kumquats are nice because they they don't need to be peeled. I have tried mamei Pouteria sapota. It would probably have tasted better if it had ripened on the tree; it had the texture of mango and the flavor of sweet potato. At six dollars per pound i'll probably never try it again.
I would like to try carambola, breadfruit, and atemoya one of these years...

Exotic fruits that, to me, are overrated and just don't taste pleasant are kiwi, starfruit, and papaya. They have a certain slime factor that's repulsive.

A kumquat is like a perfume ball full of warhead juice. Guava is cool, too.

In general, I steer clear of anything associated with Hawaiian cuisine, for personal reasons. No poi, paki, taro, spam musubi pour moi.

 

[phil_t]

Starfruit is fantastic!! I ate a ton of it in the Caribbean last year, its the best taste ever Slimy? Pfwah!

Phil