Prickly pear [fichi d'India] growing in the garden of an abandoned villa and on sale from a barrow this morning.
The citrus fruit was on sale from the same barrow at €1.50 for 2 kilos - cheap, indeed, by UK standards. For new readers this reminds me that I began this blog with a post entitled "Tangerine Land".
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Lovely pictures. I will have to log on as other or anonymous to get this thing to work. A work around, but it serves the purpose. Beta Blogger is not bad, from what I've seen so far. I'm sure I'll run into other problems.
Steve
I saw lots of these in Corsica this summer, I must try one next time I am there, or indeed visit Sicily. My fruit bowl contains the more traditional Comice pears and tangerines, and even pomegranates. Are they a local delicay for you too?
those pictures are awesome.. thank you so much for sharing them with us. ~M Sorry i have been away. Things were overwhelming.. missed you much.. hope all is well!
those pictures are awesome.. thank you so much for sharing them with us. ~M Sorry i have been away. Things were overwhelming.. missed you much.. hope all is well!
Hi, Steve. I'm still scared to change to Beta but guess I will have to. Hi, Ellee. Yes, pomegranates are abundant at this time of year. I love them and from a "Nigella" book got the idea of freezing the seeds for garnishing dishes.
Hello, M. Nice to hear from you. I know from your own blog that you've had a hard time lately and I am off to visit you now to see how you are. Take care.
Prickly pear is very popular in Mexican cuisine. Here it's called nopalitos or nopales—I'm ashamed to say I can't remember what the difference is.
Hi, Bonnie. Yes, on my only visit to the USA, to visit a friend in Nevada, I was fascinated to find the cactus preserved in vinegar. I took jars back to the UK with me and used the fruit in lots of recipes. Whenever my friend came over to the UK, she'd have to bring me some more! I don't know why they don't preserve them this way here.
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