tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194361583586198576.post1740488318025734089..comments2023-10-29T03:00:35.349-07:00Comments on The Conscience Pudding: There Are Just Barely Enough Here for MeWatoosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532321360262510965noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194361583586198576.post-19243540198808195892008-02-01T11:55:00.000-08:002008-02-01T11:55:00.000-08:00Interesting. Chinese lychee aren't hairy at all. I...Interesting. Chinese lychee aren't hairy at all. It's possible to buy them canned, but then they have about the consistency and flavor of canned Bartlett pears. <BR/><BR/>As you say, disappointing, and definitely not worth paying for.hayumbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893794664821800017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194361583586198576.post-22250281056484970182008-01-30T04:37:00.000-08:002008-01-30T04:37:00.000-08:00Hayumbone, You should be able to just ask a knowle...Hayumbone, You should be able to just ask a knowledgeable grocer for fragrant pears. Be sure they aren't confused with asian pears (not the same). Try Trader Joe's or Whole Foods if you can't find them at a regular supermarket there.<BR/>The Indonesian variant of lychee was called "rambutan" ("hair fruit" because of the rubbery spiny hairs on the exterior). You really have to get it fresh and local--doesn't export well. But it's my favorite and is so divine. When I'd go home to Meulaboh with my best friend, we'd lie on her porch and eat rambutan until we were sticky and then nap the rest of the afternoon. <BR/>I did see some rambutan for sale in Chinatown in London and paid the exorbitant price for them, even though they were overripe. Sometimes I see them canned, which look disappointing.Watoosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532321360262510965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194361583586198576.post-35457299422010685022008-01-30T00:52:00.000-08:002008-01-30T00:52:00.000-08:00How can I tell the difference when shopping, since...How can I tell the difference when shopping, since I now know that there is one? (Obviously I've never partaken of the divine fruit that is a fragrant pear.)<BR/><BR/>I personally wish that stores here sold lychee in quantities that made purchasing them worthwhile. Randall and I adore the fruit -- also from China, so this is a related tangent, I swear -- particularly when it's been put in the freezer to the point of near-frozen. <BR/><BR/>However, if it can be found at all, it's quite expensive and sold in measly, tasteless little bunches. I can't bring myself to buy them when I know how cheap and plentiful they are in China.hayumbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893794664821800017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4194361583586198576.post-41208819496901589522008-01-04T15:12:00.000-08:002008-01-04T15:12:00.000-08:00I pity the fool that gets between my wife and a fr...I pity the fool that gets between my wife and a fragrant pear!Ickenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363338992763566656noreply@blogger.com