Loquat
Winter has officially pass in Perth and Spring definitely hit Perth. Recently, I have been addicted to a certain type of fruit call the Loquat.
How did I even came across this fruit?
Well, the story goes like this:
It has long caught my attention that birds have been snatching off fruits from a particular tree. For weeks, I have been walking up to this tree and taking a closer look at it. However, I have no idea what sort of fruit it is? This is not the sort of common fruit one could get in the supermarket. One day, I met the owner of the tree and asked him. He told me it was call Loquat and even offer me to try one. It was a mind blowing experience with just one bit off the fruit. This fruit is so juicy and the best part of it, it taste like honey. I have never tasted fruit that is so sweet and yet juicy. Seriously, everytime I walked past that tree now, I would just help myself to a few of the fruit. Even as I am typing this post, my mouth just water just thinking about this fruit. Hmmm... Loquat....
According to Wiki:
Loquat fruits, growing in clusters, are oval, rounded or pear-shaped, 3-5 cm long, with a smooth or downy, yellow or orange, sometimes red-blushed skin. The succulent, tangy flesh is white, yellow or orange and sweet to subacid or acid, depending on the cultivar. Each fruit contains five ovules, of which one to five mature into large brown seeds. The skin, though thin, can be peeled off manually if the fruit is ripe. The fruits are the sweetest when soft and yellow.
How did I even came across this fruit?
Well, the story goes like this:
It has long caught my attention that birds have been snatching off fruits from a particular tree. For weeks, I have been walking up to this tree and taking a closer look at it. However, I have no idea what sort of fruit it is? This is not the sort of common fruit one could get in the supermarket. One day, I met the owner of the tree and asked him. He told me it was call Loquat and even offer me to try one. It was a mind blowing experience with just one bit off the fruit. This fruit is so juicy and the best part of it, it taste like honey. I have never tasted fruit that is so sweet and yet juicy. Seriously, everytime I walked past that tree now, I would just help myself to a few of the fruit. Even as I am typing this post, my mouth just water just thinking about this fruit. Hmmm... Loquat....
According to Wiki:
Loquat fruits, growing in clusters, are oval, rounded or pear-shaped, 3-5 cm long, with a smooth or downy, yellow or orange, sometimes red-blushed skin. The succulent, tangy flesh is white, yellow or orange and sweet to subacid or acid, depending on the cultivar. Each fruit contains five ovules, of which one to five mature into large brown seeds. The skin, though thin, can be peeled off manually if the fruit is ripe. The fruits are the sweetest when soft and yellow.
