Buddha’s Hand

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1. it’s a citrus fruit. slice it finely, it’ll go nicely in a salad. doesn’t have a bitter pith like other citrus, so peel is entirely edible. very fragrant, too

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   1. I was sure it was a variety of hot pepper. Had I known it was citrus, I would have totally bought it!

      Thank you!

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2. I met a woman in Whole Foods last spring who was photographing it. I asked if she had a food blog. She laughed and admitted she did. I forget what she said she did to it to get it ready for a plate, but I bet if you typed “Buddha Hand” into Google, you’d find enough recipes to keep you busy for a while. And if you don’t like what you see, there’s always Epicurious. I have no further wisdom on the subject: I’m too much a Type A to be big on Buddhism.

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3. Not sure but I think the hands pictured above are unripe. I’ve seen bright yellow ones. Can’t say I’ve ever tried one, though.

   Dragonfruit is pleasant.

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4. Screw the Buddha’s hand, where were you shopping that had rambutan for sale? Tropical fruit aficionados want to know.

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   1. What’s rambutan?? Is it in the photo?

      I was at the Dierbergs in Edwardsville.

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      1. Rambutan is the spikey looking fruit in the background. It’s a tropical fruit– common in Thailand– and very delicious. But an even better fruit from SE Asia (in my opinion) is the mangosteen: http://chomphudoudao.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/mangosteen/

         Have you ever tried it? It’s such a delicious fruit. If you ever see it, (and they are hard to find in the USA) I highly recommend. One of the most delicious fruit I have ever tried.

         You have intrigued me with Buddha’s Hand though and now I’m curious to try. I thought it was some type of green bean!

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         1. Ok, I think I need to go back to that store tomorrow. 🙂

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