tropical fruit

Mangosteen

By FruitGuys Staff on January 22, 2013

The Mangosteen is truly exotic, when opened it looks like a tropical orchid. In fruit hunting lore, Queen Victoria set a bounty of 100 pounds sterling for one fresh one. …

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Of Bananas

By Chris Mittelstaedt on January 6, 2012

The 1878 edition of A Domestic Cyclopídia of Practical Information, published by Henry Holt & Company, explained to eager readers the uses for the banana: “It is eaten raw, either alone or cut in …

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Sugar Cane Kebabs

By The FruitGuys on March 14, 2011

Adapted from foodnetwork.com INGREDIENTS 1 sugar cane, washed well and cut into 1/4-inch sticks, tapered to a point on each end to form skewers (leave the skin on—it helps strengthen the …

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