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Weird stuff. I went to the supermarket and spied one of these strange thingies. So I figured, hey, what the hell, you only live once! Bought it and brought it home and looked it up on the net. It's called "Buddha's Hand" and is a citrony like fruit, smells like a lemon. According to the net they rarely contain any juice or pulpy type matter but are basically a giant lemon peel! Odd stuff, eh? I haven't got the heart yet to cut it open..
1 posted on 11/21/2017 9:27:05 PM PST by djf
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Veggie octopus?


2 posted on 11/21/2017 9:31:06 PM PST by sagar
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Animal, vegetable, fruit or mineral?


3 posted on 11/21/2017 9:31:13 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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Kill it! Before it’s too late!


4 posted on 11/21/2017 9:31:14 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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Ooooooooomm.


5 posted on 11/21/2017 9:32:19 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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I’ve gotten those at the farmer’s market before. Buddha’s hand lemon.


8 posted on 11/21/2017 9:37:48 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Image result for Buddha's hand
10 posted on 11/21/2017 9:44:18 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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11 posted on 11/21/2017 9:44:44 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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Weird stuff. I went to the supermarket and spied one of these strange thingies. So I figured, hey, what the hell, you only live once!

You only die once too.

14 posted on 11/21/2017 9:48:12 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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Al Franken Hand


16 posted on 11/21/2017 9:49:55 PM PST by tinyowl (A is A)
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Ahhh cooking padwan. The Buddhas hand is a herb for the most part. It is always in my local Kroger. Think lemon zest on steroids. (Fish, baked products, dressings, etc.) PM me when you want to know what to do with Dragon Fruit. ;-)

Or god forbid you find one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian

Very very stinky. I did not use enough verys.

Writing in 1856, the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace provided a much-quoted description of the flavour of the durian:

The five cells are silky-white within, and are filled with a mass of firm, cream-coloured pulp, containing about three seeds each. This pulp is the edible part, and its consistence and flavour are indescribable. A rich custard highly flavoured with almonds gives the best general idea of it, but there are occasional wafts of flavour that call to mind cream-cheese, onion-sauce, sherry-wine, and other incongruous dishes. Then there is a rich glutinous smoothness in the pulp which nothing else possesses, but which adds to its delicacy. It is neither acidic nor sweet nor juicy; yet it wants neither of these qualities, for it is in itself perfect. It produces no nausea or other bad effect, and the more you eat of it the less you feel inclined to stop. In fact, to eat Durians is a new sensation worth a voyage to the East to experience. ... as producing a food of the most exquisite flavour it is unsurpassed.

How about Lychies. Much much easier place to start in the exotic tropical fruit world. Weird. Delicious. Even Guava. Not as weird and delicious too. You could go biblical too and try fresh figs. They are awesome.

If you want something wild, try this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8WG0d9jaY


17 posted on 11/21/2017 9:54:40 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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I....ah....don’t suppose it’s was...uh...imported from Fukushima? Just askin’.


22 posted on 11/21/2017 10:12:52 PM PST by ransomnote
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You can flavor a ton of these with it...


23 posted on 11/21/2017 10:13:30 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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I use them for ‘air freshiners’, really.
A neighbor has a tree.


37 posted on 11/22/2017 7:47:01 AM PST by glasseye ("24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ H. L. Mencken)
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