Thread: Which countries produce the best fruits.

Tomatoes, yes they are a fruit, are the bestest from Italy or Spain.

On the vine, they just have the most lovely aroma and taste. They give off sunshine.

And we get them so cheap here. About a quid a kilo. So i make lots of tomato sauces and a few years ago i made chutney!! Cost me all of 6 quid for six large jars.

And it was yummy. Except i had to "phone home" because my sugar vinegar mix was dodgy. But my mum soon put that right. And tasted the chutney, and loved it.

So those hours of toiling over a hot stove came up good.

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

Strewth, I wish we could get a reliable source of spuds up here.

I am dealing with 4 british chefs at the moment and the problem they have with getting old potatoes is mind boggling.

They tell me it is all about climate and soil composition which is impossible to find here in Thailand.

Originally Posted by patsycat

Tomatoes, yes they are a fruit, are the bestest from Italy or Spain.

On the vine, they just have the most lovely aroma and taste. They give off sunshine.

I have to agree with you there Patsy, but we've also had some very good home grown tomatoes here in the village. god, I love a good tomato.

Originally Posted by patsycat

On the vine, they just have the most lovely aroma and taste. They give off sunshine.

I'm with you on that one Patsy.

Proper tomatoes are a rarity here and if you can find them cost a fortune.

Hard to beat BC (Canada) apples and cherries.
Canada's wild berries are really great. Blackberries. Blueberries, Bilberries, Huckleberries, Buffaloberries. Chokecherries, Cranberries, Currants, Gooseberries, Raspberries and Saskatoons.
Aus and Calif avacado
Malaysia for durian. Really smelly stuff.
Korea applepear

So many brilliant fruit varieties. Sure I'll add a few more later.

I hate the ones that look all red and juicy. And there is not taste to them, yuck.

When i had a garden, we did grow our own. There is something special in growing your own fruit or veg. But we had too many... i was all tomatoed out!!

I was giving them to work colleagues, friends, neighbours, restaurants.

All for free. All my ex's fault. We had 25 different tomato plants. And they all came into season together. Bags and bags of the bloody things!!

But all grown outside, with rain and sun and love, they were good.

It took me a good five years to ever eat a tomato again.

Originally Posted by Norton

Bilberries, Huckleberries, Buffaloberries. Chokecherries, Cranberries, Currants, Gooseberries, Raspberries and Saskatoons.

I spent some time in Germany and everyday I always went to the markets and tried their berries and it was awesome eating.

I have heard about the North American fruits and would love to try these fruits you have mentioned.

Best strawberries - British. I recently ate some Aussie strawberries and I was disappointed. I expected much better.

Best mangoes - Thai. South American ones are awful.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Best mangoes - Thai.

Agreed though the ones from NT are pretty good too.

Originally Posted by patsycat

I hate the ones that look all red and juicy. And there is not taste to them, yuck.

Agreed. I like green tomatoes when they're home grown. Loads of flavour and firm flesh. Hmmmmm

Originally Posted by Neverna

I recently ate some Aussie strawberries and I was disappointed.

Mate you must experience what I enjoyed.

Eat the strawberries as you are picking them.

We also had chickens and the manure was a secret in growing them.

Without doubt the best I have ever eaten but I have been spoiled.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Best mangoes - Thai.

The last time I checked there are at least 5 different species of mangoes here.

The Aussie ones all originated from Phillipine species which are sweet and cannot be used as the Thais use them for Somtam and their other dishes.

Great mangoes with rice and coconut milk. You will have to take out a bank loan to buy this product in Sydney.

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bon appetite.

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

Strewth, I wish we could get a reliable source of spuds up here.

Any large supermarket, Macro, Tesco. Big C. Even in the village you can get them, given 24 hour notice.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

Strewth, I wish we could get a reliable source of spuds up here.

Any large supermarket, Macro, Tesco. Big C. Even in the village you can get them, given 24 hour notice.

Are you trying to tell me that I can order spuds from Tescoes?

Originally Posted by Neverna

Best mangoes - Thai.

That makes sense, since a greater variety of the common mangoes are native to Siam and India - could be argued as to origins of certain varieties here and there...


Most of the introduced hybrid variety found throughout the tropical/sub-tropical world just don't develop the same.

Let's not forget the lovely rambutan and the amazingly tasty jackfuit.
Yesterday I had some slightly overripe jackfruit in the fridge which I added to a tomato beef garlic chili pasta sauce, turned out really yum!

Quote:
Originally Posted by bsnub
You clearly have never tasted a Washington apple. Like no other they stand alone as the worlds best.

Snubs has got it mostly right...The southern barstards (heh) have "stolen" our industry by sheer volume...

The Okanagan Valley in the "Republic of Western Canada" has been a world-famous fruit growing belt forever...

(Copied from the Crack Addict thread)

Guavas , ripe pink guavas, best country for guavas Zambia.

Originally Posted by thaimeme

The Chinese Gooseberry [Kiwifruit] is native to China - Actinidia Chinensis.

Wrong species.
Try.

Actinidia deliciosa

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Cyrille is tring to uprail another one of my threads.

Best fruit comes from tins.

FACT.

Tinned mixed fruit salad is the perfect post kebab pudding for those that know best.

Great with squirty cream on top.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Cyrille is tring to uprail another one of my threads.

That's Stacey Dooley, has made me commit self abuse.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Great mangoes with rice and coconut milk. You will have to take out a bank loan to buy this product in Sydney.

how true mate.
How very very true.

that comment just reminded me of my dear old auntie molly

she was a big speedway fan.

every time i smell petrol i cry.