Monday, April 11, 2011

Mmm, Starfruit.



Isn't it pretty?  I've been trying to broaden my horizons in the food world for some time.  I used to be super picky with whatever I was eating.  In high school, I would have dance class later in the day as well as work, so my meals would usually consist of hot pockets and whatever junk was around the house.  I didn't eat nearly enough food that grew out of the ground.  All in all, I had terrible eating habits.  

Somewhere in college, I decided I wanted more out of my food experiences.  Unfortunately, I didn't have a kitchen and had to settle for crappy food court meals.  Now, I have a choice.  Choice is good.  

I saw some starfruit at Wegmans one day and decided I hadn't tried anything new in a while.  It looked cool and I couldn't resist.  I bought it home and wanted to eat it, but I realized I didn't really know what to do with it.  Sadly, I googled how to eat this bad boy.  

Turns out, it's a lot like a star-shaped apple, both in texture and taste.  I sliced off the ends and cut the tips of the corners off since they were starting to brown a bit.  After that, I sliced them all up into awesome little stars.  Then, I picked the seeds out of the center which are also very similar to apples.  

This fruit is super tasty.  It's nice and juicy and has a taste similar to a sweet apple.  I'm usually really weird about textures and certain fruits are always what I have a problem eating.  This I was able to handle though.  Sadly, I probably won't be seeing this fruit around much in stores for too long.  Tropical fruit usually comes and goes from Wegmans.  

I definitely need to broaden my fruit horizons.  There are three things I REALLY want to try:

Dragonfruit
Young Coconuts
Blood Oranges

...Anyone have any suggestions?



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