I am getting bored with my yogart and strawberries in the morning. Sure I add peach or blueberries or mango and apple BUT I want to try something new.

So, I was thinking: What do South Americans eat in their yogurt? I mean, outside of banana and those I mentioned. Are there any exotic fruits that taste good in yogurt?

Michael

Mmmmm mango:)

Yes mango is yummy :)

Rich South Americans probably import exotic North American Thimbleberries and Cloudberries and Blackberries, Paw Paw and Chokecherry and Prairie Plum gel.

If they don't, time to get entrepreneurial here.

what about dragonfruit? I saw that at the grocery store but didn't know how to eat it so I didn't buy it.

Pineapple, kiwi, raspberries

what about dragonfruit? I saw that at the grocery store but didn't know how to eat it so I didn't buy it.

dragonfruit is really good for you, the taste is out of this world its better than sex.

dragonfruit is really good for you, the taste is out of this world its better than sex.

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dammit! I wish I had bought one. Do you peel them and just eat the insides?

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dammit! I wish I had bought one. Do you peel them and just eat the insides?


yes you do, dont eat the skin, thats like bad sex!! lol

Anyone ever try Cherimoya?

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/pics/annona.jpg

It looks exactly like custard apple - which is soooooo YUMMY!

Or what about Curuba?

http://www.ica.gov.co/CEF/frutas/curuba.jpg

Or how about Pitaya?

http://www.5cense.com/Yucatan/09_Pitaya_dragon_fruit.JPG

Which is better white or red dragon fruit?

http://teagans.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dragon-fruit-3.jpg

Don't know about in their yogurt, but latinos are crazy for tamarind.

Yummy... Tamarind.. I love the stuff. Shame you can't get it here in Australia.. My grandmother used to make a compote with sugar, salt, chilli with tamarind.. I used to live on it as a child. And no, I am not South American... Mmm tamarind.. great.. now I want tamarind.:bawl:

You could always try fresh Lychee's or tamarillo with your yoghurt. Or if you are able to get some fresh guava, the pink flesh variety.

you can buy tamarand paste here bells

I'm getting hungry .... time for a packet of natto. That's my lunch everyday :)

... shit I forget to bring it today :(

well looks like no lunch for me...

Yummy... Tamarind.. I love the stuff. Shame you can't get it here in Australia.. My grandmother used to make a compote with sugar, salt, chilli with tamarind.. I used to live on it as a child. And no, I am not South American... Mmm tamarind.. great.. now I want tamarind.:bawl:

You could always try fresh Lychee's or tamarillo with your yoghurt. Or if you are able to get some fresh guava, the pink flesh variety.

Yup! All good. Ever had the green young tamarind? the fresh ones taste oh soooooooo good with a dash of salt and red chili. yummmmmmmmm!
:p

Asian food stores sell tamarind candy which is also tamarind with salt and sugar, have you tried it?

you can buy tamarand paste here bells

Not the same.

Michael, dunno about south American, but we like melons, grapes, peaches, sapota, apple, guava, pear, berries, lychees in our yoghurt.

If you get tired of sweet, try plain yoghurt with a dash of salt and chilli powder, whipped.

Ok on the subject of fruit. How the hell do you eat pomegranates?

I love pomegranates in anything.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Pomegranate03_edit.jpg

How do you eat them. I bought a couple and had a hell of a mess for what it was worth. Mine didn't look like that
when I opened it.

Ok on the subject of fruit. How the hell do you eat pomegranates?

What a coincidence (see post below yours)!

I just tear them open and pick the arils out.

Mango LASI (i hope thats how its spelled):D:D:D

Also seen a skri Lankan drink where you strain the youghert and then add chilli, and fresh coriander to the clear liquid that comes out. That was quite nice too

Ok on the subject of fruit. How the hell do you eat pomegranates?

Carefully slice off top, not too much, you don't want to cut through seeds if possible. Then you can "see" the divisions or compartments of the fruit. With the tip of a paring knife, run along the "vein" dividing the compartments, but not deeply, only the width of the skin. Do this from the sliced off top to the bottom, there should be about 5 compartments to slice along. Then holding carefully with thumbs on top and fingers below, pull it apart and gently roll off the seeds.

I love pomegranates in anything.


Duh, so do I!!!

But I especially love them with some salt, pepper and a bit of orange juice mixed in. :D

thanks, I will have to try that again.

Carefully slice off top, not too much, you don't want to cut through seeds if possible. Then you can "see" the divisions or compartments of the fruit. With the tip of a paring knife, run along the "vein" dividing the compartments, but not deeply, only the width of the skin. Do this from the sliced off top to the bottom, there should be about 5 compartments to slice along. Then holding carefully with thumbs on top and fingers below, pull it apart and gently roll off the seeds.

This is slightly better than my explanation. :o

"I just tear them open and pick the arils out."

But I especially love them with some salt, pepper and a bit of orange juice mixed in. :D

As do I, but there's one thing about them I hate: their price!

Mango LASI (i hope thats how its spelled):D

Also seen a skri Lankan drink where you strain the youghert and then add chilli, and fresh coriander to the clear liquid that comes out. That was quite nice too

Mango lassi!!

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/54/81/23288154.jpg
Why do they strain the yoghurt? We just add lots of ice and water and whip it till it froths before adding mint and pepper.

http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/masala_chaas

Asian food stores sell tamarind candy which is also tamarind with salt and sugar, have you tried it?


I've not actually tried much tamarind. The tamarind I have tried is Mexican candy which, unfortunately for me (although Mexicans love it), contains... pepper.

Pepper.

In candy.

Hot and salty candy.

Weird.

Even the 'mild' version tastes too peppery. Although, I do seem to get a hint of a flavor that reminds me somewhat of fig newtons.

Pepper. In candy.

They've even got this hard candy. It's like a jaw breaker. It's good. Sweet. Normal.
Then you get to the middle and instead of something sweet or sour... they have pepper.

Pepper.

http://sweetlittlemexico.com/catalog/images/pulpas/la%20rosa%20pulparindo%2024%20x%2014.jpg

Tamarind is supposed to be eaten spicy!!!!

Its the major ingredient of the very hot and sour rasam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasam) that south Indians pour on their rice.

Whether you buy it fresh or dry, its accompanied by a small packet of salt and red chili mixed together

http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingredients/produce/fruit/images/tamarind2.jpg

http://www.mexicanmercados.com/produce/tamarind.jpg

I also like the "other" tamarind, which has a unique, indescribable taste
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/manila_tamarind.jpg

well when i worked with that chef we were using strained youghurt for some dish (cant rember what it was now) so he used to use the way?(i think its that way around kurds are the solids, way is the liquid) to make that drink with coriander and chilli

But i didnt mean that was the same as a lassi. I LOVE lassi's, i make them all the time:D
They are so delicious:D

Have you ever had falooda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falooda)?

http://sundeep.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/falooda.jpg

/shudders of ecstasy

No but it sounds delicious:D

I love pomegranates in anything.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Pomegranate03_edit.jpg

so that is what pom looks like? when i was a kid we called them Chinese apples.

thanks, I will have to try that again.

Once you know just how much of the top to take off, you can use the tip of the knife make a thin cut along the top and twist it off. That way you don't slice any seeds. ;)

No but it sounds delicious:D

/moans

sapota, ...

If you get tired of sweet, try plain yoghurt with a dash of salt and chilli powder, whipped.sapota? what
s that?

OK is this like Greek style plain? How do you do the chilli? Buy some powder and sprinkle it? Sounds interesting...

Mine didn't look like that
when I opened it.Really??? Are you sure it was a pomegranate?

Mango LASI (i hope thats how its spelled):D:D:D

Also seen a skri Lankan drink where you strain the youghert and then add chilli, and fresh coriander to the clear liquid that comes out. That was quite nice tooYum Mango lassi - if I find some nice ripe mangoes at the market I'm making some this weekend... any good recipes?


Also, more chili and yogurt - huh I must try it now....

Michael

Damn without my small lunch I'm getting really hungry...

Really??? Are you sure it was a pomegranate?

Michael

Definitely!! It just didn't open like that with all those seeds clumped together like that. It must have been the way I opened it.:shrug: I made such a mess I was trying to spoon them out. :shrug:

I eat yogurt everyday with either strawberries , raspberries or mixed berries...yum

sapota? what
s that?

Sapota, aka sapodila or in India, chikoo.

http://www.agridept.gov.lk/Techinformations/Fruits/images/sapodila.jpg

Other must have drools

Custard apple. Best ones are from Hyderabad, India and to be eaten when they are so sweet they start falling apart.

This is the correct one:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/The_strangest_Fruit_Yet.jpg/569px-The_strangest_Fruit_Yet.jpg

called sitaphal in India

not to be confused with the poor and not so delish ramphal.

http://www.melissas.com/magazine/..%5Cimages%5Cobjects%5C896a.jpg




OK is this like Greek style plain? How do you do the chilli? Buy some powder and sprinkle it? Sounds interesting...

unsweetened yoghurt, fresh is preferred not the processed prepackaged variety, but in lieu of that, Dannon's plain Yoghurt will do.

I usually use very hot red chilli powder, homemade from dry roasted ground red chillis. You should ideally have it cold, liquefied or blended with some ice, add pepper, salt and red chilli powder (salt is required and you can try it just like that). Also if you know an Indian store, you can add boondis to this yoghurt instead of salt (thats fried lentil balls, the size of peas)

well the way i make it is (all Australian mesurements here) 1 tablespoon of white sugar, 1 cup of greek yoghurt, 1 cup of milk and 1 mango. Throw it all the blender and drink

If you want a traditional recipy though ask SAM, she is indian

Damn, that green blob looks gutwrenching!

Damn, that green blob looks gutwrenching!

You have to taste it to believe it!!

http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/2004/2/2439.jpg

The pulpy part can be scooped and eaten with a spoon. It had a slightly rough texture to the tongue, but its incredibly sweet and smells heavenly.:D

well the way i make it is (all Australian mesurements here) 1 tablespoon of white sugar, 1 cup of greek yoghurt, 1 cup of milk and 1 mango. Throw it all the blender and drink

If you want a traditional recipy though ask SAM, she is indian

Only one mango!!:D

The recipe is fine.

Another recipe I like (but you may not!) is blenderised yoghurt with banana and rose syrup. It also works with milk instead of yoghurt, and apples (peeled, cored and diced) instead of banana, and is a great pick me up.

Pomegrenates are undesirable. They are difficult to prepare, and I always seem to make a huge juicy mess with them, not to mention in the end some of the skin and white flesh is still attached to the fruit. No thanks.


Blueberries are delicious. Ripe blueberries and cherries are my all time favorite fruits.

Which is better white or red dragon fruit?

http://teagans.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dragon-fruit-3.jpg

red dragon fruit is much more tastier, :)

i keep meaning to try it with palm sugar but im usually out by the time its mango season. Reason i only use one mango is because they are expencive, at $1 each its a bit out of my reach to put 2 or more in for one drink

Pomogranate juice is delicious, and no they are not a pain to prepare. I used to do it all the time at the restraunt i used to work at. You just run your finger through them and they fall out:) Not to good if your a Greek goddess though:p

Actually my favorate is just to get whatever fruit is inseason and throw it in a blender with some yoghurt and milk. I must try your drink though sam:)

About mango...I usually chop 3 or so mango's...than chop strawberries....bits of banana...and some blueberries (2 packs of them) and mix it all with wheap cream

Pomegrenates are undesirable. They are difficult to prepare, and I always seem to make a huge juicy mess with them, not to mention in the end some of the skin and white flesh is still attached to the fruit. ....

we eat them a lot and they are a pain. They take forever to break down. They stain horribly. But....its worth it.

Ok on the subject of fruit. How the hell do you eat pomegranates?

as juice, with vodka. twice daily.

anyone mentioned limes yet? I love love love limes.

Paw Paw is the North American custard apple - same family of fruit.

Hard to find in stores, because they ripen better on the tree and are basically impossible to handle when ripe - very soft.

Persimmons, for those who like mangos.

Juneberries - in June, often, for some reason. Several kinds.

Persimmons, oh thats a pretty color - i never knew it was a fruit. sounds yummy!

Hold on, so you DON'T eat the little beads within a Pomegrenate?

Hold on, so you DON'T eat the little beads within a Pomegrenate?

I don't, I just eat the juice off. I'm the only one I know that does it this way. Everyones else eats the seed.

you DEFINITLY dont eat the white bit:p

why not?

I always get nateous after eating Pomegrenates, and have stopped eating them because of this. Too juicy and sweet, and yet disgusting at the same time.

Err because its the same as eating the peel on an orange? its hard unpalatable and bitter:p

oooo, I thought you were talking about the white seed, not the membrane.
yeah, that yucky.

does dragon fruit "sting" the tongue like kiwi does?

draqon fruit does not sting at all, its tender to touch and reacts well and firmly

draqon fruit does not sting at all, its tender to touch and reacts well and firmly

this just seems so wrong coming from you... tender firm dragon fruits. haha :bugeye:

for your information that "other" tamarindo are called huamuchiles. they grow in mexico and other places, but I only know about Mexico since I was born and grew uo there.:)

[QUOTE=S.A.M.;1742596]Tamarind is supposed to be eaten spicy!!!!

Its the major ingredient of the very hot and sour that south Indians pour on their rice.

Whether you buy it fresh or dry, its accompanied by a small packet of salt and red chili mixed together



I also like the "other" tamarind, which has a unique, indescribable taste


By the way that "other" tamarindo are called huamuchiles. they are grown in mexico and other places. I know about Mexico only because I was born and grew up there. and huamuchiles are delicious. yuo pronounce it wa-moo-chee-less.:)

Anyone ever tried Boonji tamarind?

http://www.wettropics.gov.au/st/rainforest_explorer/Resources/Images/bushTucker/BoonjiTamarind.jpg

Yup! All good. Ever had the green young tamarind? the fresh ones taste oh soooooooo good with a dash of salt and red chili. yummmmmmmmm!
:p

Asian food stores sell tamarind candy which is also tamarind with salt and sugar, have you tried it?



The one's they sell in the asian stores are not the same. They tend to be coated in sugar. The one my grandmother used to make is the best. She would stew it in a little bit of sugar, then add chopped up chilly and salt flakes at the end, so it was almost like a spicy thick tamarind jam. You'd put it on a big spoon and slowly suck at it.. sometimes with a glass of water handy if the chillis were particularly hot.:p If she had the time, she would put them into these little plastic bags, seal the ends and you eat it by snipping off on corner and slowly squeezing it out.

God I miss my grandmother.:bawl:

Have you ever had falooda?
Yes!

I love falooda! Especially with almond flavouring and very light green colouring!

Yummy.

Mmmm almond falooda with crushed ice...


/Drools..