What's your favorite fruit?

[Mr. Ected]

And how do you know you've found a good one when purchasing at the store or market?

[NJmaverick]

1. Toss up between cherries and blue berries

I think the season pretty much defines how good they are going to be.

[Rowdyboy]

44. Blue berries are grat but cherries are gifts from the gods.....

In season of course

[Callalily]

2. The ever wonderful

pineapple!

[KamaAina]

3. Oh, you mean from the produce section!

:P

I had a really good reply right at my fingertips...

[backtoblue]

4. grapes

the biggest bag of seedless.

[HopeHoops]

5. Kiwi

It has to be firm, but with a little give. The skin should not be wrinkled. If it doesn't give at all, it isn't ripe and will be tart, sometimes even bitter. Over-ripe is okay if you're using it in a smoothie or something. I've got kiwi in the dehydrator at this very moment! It is awesome that way.

[noamnety]

10. golden kiwi

all the yum of regular kiwis, but with edible smooth skin - no hairs.

[Bucky]

13. You can eat the skin of green kiwis.

I think the hair actually contains extra protein.

[noamnety]

18. You can, yes

but I find the skin of the hairy ones about as appetizing as licking the sink after someone's left razor stubble in it. :D

[HopeHoops]

21. I've never had it, but I eat the skin on the regular ones.

The hairs don't bother me.

[MineralMan]

6. Feijoas, and always picked fresh from the tree.

That and loquats, also picked from the tree.

I miss California for those two fruits alone.

[StClone]

19. Holy Crap!

I was going to post that! Feijoas remind me of my childhood. That is, they taste to me like lime-flavored Beech Nut Gum ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKenR9k238 ) I chewed as a kid, but better.

Formally we could get really good ones here in Wisconsin but now the Feijoas never seem very flavorful or sweet. I think they are imported from South America unripe. It'd be nice to get some tree ripened from California.

[MineralMan]

36. They don't ship well. They go from just right to overripe

almost overnight, so they're best if you can pick them from the tree and eat them immediately.

[StClone]

37. When do Feijoas ripen (January?) in Cali?

And what area are they easily obtained? I want to make California the 31st State I visit and the Feijoas would be worth a stop.

[MineralMan]

39. April in Southern California, May in Northern California.

They're available for two or three weeks. Ones ready to eat will give a little under finger pressure. If they're soft, they're overripe and taste lousy. If they don't give at all, they aren't ready to eat, but will ripen OK in a few days.

The fleshy petals of their flowers are also edible, with a unique flavor. A wonderful addition to a salad, if you can beat the birds to them.

Buy them at a farmer's market, though...not at the supermarket if you go. The supermarket ones probably come from Mexico or something.

[ccinamon]

30. I love loquats!

My grandfather-in-law had a tree in his yard....yummy! Haven't had any since he died... :(

[MineralMan]

35. They might well grow in Texas. Worth investigating. It's

an easy tree to grow and has few pests or diseases.

[LiberalEsto]

7. Nectarines nt

[dysfunctional press]

8. mango

[EndersDame]

9. Avocados! Papayas ! andTexas Citrus

My grandma grew papayas and avocados mmmmm! Ruby Red Grapefruits kick the shit out of any other grapefruits

[Dr Fate]

11. Rip Taylor. n/t

n/t

[crim son]

12. Peaches, mangos.

I could live on either of the above and a bit of bread, every day.

[surrealAmerican]

14. Black Raspberries

You just need to make sure they're not moldy.

[Sheltiemama]

22. Seconding the raspberries.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Beans, beans,

the musical fruit.

:rofl:

[Eyerish]

16. Oranges & Pineapples

:9 Yum

Damn, now I want some fruit

[Burma Jones]

17. White Peaches

From Lewis Orchards, about 5 miles from here......

they grow a few different varieties so they're available from early July to the end of September.....

[cleveramerican]

20. Been on a mango kick

Hard to pick a good one.
Hard to peel and eat.
they put it in everything from shampoo to floor wax.
Its just so damn good.

[noamnety]

25. mangoes aren't hard to eat!

Slice down one side of pit.
Slice down other side of pit.
In each half, cut a little grid with a butter knife.

Either flip inside out and bite off the chunks:


or scoop out with a spoon

[Xipe Totec]

23. Guanabana, AKA Custard Fruit

Because it tastes like egg custard.

[Ikonoklast]

24. Glenn Beck.

He may be technically classified as a nut, however.

[PfcHammer]

26. Mango ftw mutha fuckahs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn, I lurves me some mangos. I buy em when they're on
sale by the dozen and let em ripen on the window. They
are one of the easiest fruits to eat.

[rucky]

27. Mangoes!

[pokerfan]

28. tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, avocados, squash...

[ccharles000]

29. grapes

[trof]

31. Peaches solo. Bananas with peanut butter!

[azmouse]

32. Strawberries

[hippywife]

33. All of them.

I have yet to meet a fruit that I didn't thoroughly enjoy. We go without for the most part in the winter so I go crazy this time of year buying and eating as much as I can.

[elocs]

34. Bananas: a very dependable and tasty fruit. What they look like reflects how they will taste.

There are other fruit that may look very good, but that is not always a predictor of how they will taste. Bananas are dependable in that respect.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Raspberries

but they don't really taste good unless you've picked them yourself.

[femmocrat]

40. Watermelon.

Look for a nice yellow area on the underside to pick a ripe one.

[triguy46]

41. Oranges.

[snailly]

42. Apples and Bananas

I need to eat a Braeburn apple and a banana for breakfast every day. I just feel really good after.

[susanr516]

43. Figs

My great-uncle lived near Waco and had a huge fig tree next to his house. One of my fondest memories--a blistering hot summer afternoon, standing in the shade of the fig tree, looking for the perfect figs. A totally ripe fig has a single drop of nectar at its base. Shoo away the flies and eat the warm fig right under the tree. Heaven is eating figs right off the tree. It's been over 40 years, and I still remember how good they tasted.

[astral]

45. cherries

cherries cherries cherries!

[ellisonz]

46. Papaya

[old mark]

47. Georgia peaches and strawberries are tied for my #1.

I had both for breakfast just now, along with some blueberries.

I also love fresh figs (we grow our own)ans all kinds of melons.

markO8)