Dried fruit

I was afraid to go down there first. “Sure”, he muttered, but he made no move to go down the stairs. I figured that if I wanted to go down there then I would have to go down first. Never have I been to the West Side Market at a time when it was not extremely noisy and full of people. Me and Sam went off on our own to explore and take pictures while Mr. Lutman went to go get coffee and whatever else he does. Sam really wanted dried fruit. Samantha was desperate for this dried fruit. Disconnected from the main structure is a skinny open-aired building without walls where vendors line up to sell a variety of produce. We travelled up and down the long row of fruit and vegetable booths to find the absolute best prices on dried fruit. Of course, the West Side Market also has samples, and each time we traversed the building we took pieces of the dried strawberries, juicy watermelon, and not-quite sweet enough cantaloupe. We finally spent about 20 minutes at one of the dried fruit stands for Sam to decide that 12 dollars was too much for her coveted dried fruit, and we went off in search of Mr. Lutman. We eventually found him near the back entrance of the building, and we went in search of snacks. Then we got what is possibly the best thing on this Earth. The pinnacle of human achievement. The one salvation God has given the Earth. Cream puffs. We brought our cream puffs to the upstairs of the market and enjoyed our view of the chaos below. Where we started the rapid was on an…

the evening cocktail hour—at least officially. Yet the desire doesn’t disappear. It’s a thirst that seeks gratification. If anything, the prison community is creative. It comes up with solutions. For those who simply can’t live without a cocktail, it offers a substitute. It’s called pruno, but it’s not a cocktail for the faint of heart. What is Pruno Pruno is a homemade alcoholic beverage, sometimes called “prison wine” or “toilet wine.” It’s made of a variety of different ingredients,…

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Tropical Fruits Tropical fruit is any type of fruit produced in tree that is native to the tropics. The tropics are usually as the region and area of the globe that is between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Tropical region has unique environmental conditions and therefore creates a habitat that is usually for diverse species of fauna and flora. Many tropical fruits are mostly used and consumed by humans, and certain fruits are widely known where its demands are high. (Site) There…

Persian Spice : Treasure of Persian Cuisine Eclectic, ancient, cosmopolitan Persian cuisine has spread its unique style of cuisine from Greece, Rome, Asian and Mediterranean countries. From thousands of years ago, they had gardens and orchards. They grew things like roses, pomegranates, persimmons and dill, so those ingredients made their way into every dish from desserts and drinks to main courses. Hence, they had so many fruits that were native to Iran like dates, grapes and oranges, There are…

11 excellent Benefits of Desiccated Coconut There are so many dried fruits available in the market but desiccated coconut is a lesser popular one compared to other dried fruits. Mainly, coconut is consumed as a food product in India and India is one of the largest producers of coconuts. Coconut suppliers in India supplies ‘semi husked’ and ‘fully husked’ dried coconuts. Desiccated coconuts have a very high nutritional value and it’s always a better idea to give them a place in your daily…

for its oil-bearing seeds and fruits. Usually 23 kg is the average weight of each bunch but a bunch may up to 82 kg. A bunch of the type contains between 200 and 2000 sessile ovoid drupes, 2 cm broad and 4 cm long with pointed apex. Elaeis guineensis coat colour varies from yellow to orange or nearly black. Varieties of oil…

with up to 15% supplementation of wheat flour with plantain flour. Mepba et al., (2007) also developed composite flours breads and biscuits mixed of wheat and plantain. Most acceptable breads and biscuits were formulated from wheat-plantain composite flours using up to 80:20 (w/w) % and 60:40 (w/w) ratios of wheat: plantain flours for breads and biscuits respectively. In the total world’s banana production, Uganda ranks second after India (INIBAP, 1999). Banana production area is about 1.3…

The typical food served in Greece during the Classical period was olives, grapes, figs, bread, beans, and or cheese. Most of these dishes were so common because of the easy-access they had to it all. For example, they could grow the olives, grapes, figs, and wheat and keep goats for the milk and cheese. During the summer, fruit would be a popular dish because of the abundance of it that the warmer weather caused. They would store the dried fruit for the winter. A common meal consisted of…

The traveling plum. Directly translated “Li Hing Mui” means traveling plum and it is no wonder since it is exactly that, a small deeply coloured plum that is cured with salt and then dried, preserving it for travel. With roots in China these little salty sweet and sour nuggets have traveled all over the world, a secret to those who know but hiding in plain sight in any China town grocery store. In the early 1900 imported Chinese ingredients started making it on the scene in Hawaii and Li Hing…