Many of the plants you will find at the Fruit & Spice Park have been used throughout time in a variety of different ways. In the modern world, we tend to focus on just the fruit or edible part of the plant, but during the time when there were...
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February is not only the month for love, but at the Fruit & Spice Park, it’s also the time for Jujubes. And we mean the jujube fruit and not the little gummy candies that come in a colorful box! Jujubes, Ziziphus mauritiana, are produced on...
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Almost all plants have a season during the year in which they produce flowers and fruit. In South Florida mangos bloom in early winter, and then in the summer we harvest the fruit. In December and January, lychees typically bloom, and then around...
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This month our featured fruit is Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum. Regular readers may recall my prediction that the stress caused by Hurricane Irma would result in a profusion of flowers and fruit in some species, and can see the result on...
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It’s time to go bananas! This is a great time to enjoy one of the most popular fruits in the world. Bananas (Musa spp.) are an herbaceous perennial, not a tree, with a pseudostem emerging from an underground root structure called a corm. Each...
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INGREDIENTS 1 20 oz can young green jackfruit 2 tsp oil, divided 1.5 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp parsley ½ tsp salt 1 tsp paprika ½ to ¾ tsp cayenne ¼ to ½ tsp black pepper a good dash of cinnamon, nutmeg and all spice...
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Jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophylla is identified as the most versatile fruit known to man. Aside from being the largest tree borne fruit (commonly found up to 100 pounds) it is useful and valuable at every stage, from flower to mature fruit. In...
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We have been waiting a whole year for mango season to return and it’s finally here. Glenn… Carrie… Florigon… Kent… Keitt. They are all back. We sure did miss you. You might have noticed that the mangos are ripening either later or earlier...
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The following recipe is compiled from the collective wisdom of thousands of Abuelas throughout history! It is very similar to the conventional milkshake, but uses condensed milk instead of ice cream—either way it is delicious and refreshing! 1...
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May is usually a time of great anticipation in the world of tropical fruit, with peak mango season just around the corner. It’s also a time that leaves some very deserving fruits in the corner and not getting the attention they deserve! The...
Read moreThe following recipe is as easily adapted as the Tamarind itself. The glaze goes just as well with roasted or grilled vegetables and is dairy free and gluten aware. Recipe 2 large mangos, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped 1/3 cup dark...
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Tamarindus indica This month’s featured fruit is one of the most widely used in the world. Tamarind is thought to originate in Tropical Africa, but has been used and transported around the world for so long, that many places claim it as their...
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