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aboxofchocolates
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 Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:03 am Post subject: So what fruit is best this time of year here? |
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| I just bought a juicer and I am looking for stuff to juice. The fruit in E-mart was great in the summer, but with the change of seasons it's hit or miss. Anything particularly good? |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| Mandarin oranges (tangerines) will be good all winter. Strawberries are starting to come back too. Best time of year for fruit, IMO. |
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Bread
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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There are pomegranates at Lotte right now and pomegranate season is very short. Get them while you can!
If you've never had a pomegranate, look on the internet for instructions on how to prepare it.
I don't think they're grown in Korea, so I don't think you can find them in the random little markets. |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Yea, the soft mandarin oranges are in season right now. You can get bags and bags of these right now for reasonable prices, but come 1st of January, nothing is available in quantity. You'll still find a few oranges and pineapples at Emart and other stores, but prices will turn you off for sure and 5 day markets will have little to no fresh produce. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Bread wrote: |
There are pomegranates at Lotte right now and pomegranate season is very short. Get them while you can!
If you've never had a pomegranate, look on the internet for instructions on how to prepare it.
I don't think they're grown in Korea, so I don't think you can find them in the random little markets. |
Pomegranates rock! I thought pomegranate season was earlier in the summer? |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Bread wrote: |
There are pomegranates at Lotte right now and pomegranate season is very short. Get them while you can!
If you've never had a pomegranate, look on the internet for instructions on how to prepare it.
I don't think they're grown in Korea, so I don't think you can find them in the random little markets. |
Pomegranates rock! I thought pomegranate season was earlier in the summer? |
Yes, I love pomegranates too, but they are a lot more expensive here in Korea than in other countries. An Uzbekistani friend of mine was telling me that in Uzbekistan, they cost 80 Won.
Finally, you usually can't go wrong with a kiwi. |
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Bread
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Bread wrote: |
There are pomegranates at Lotte right now and pomegranate season is very short. Get them while you can!
If you've never had a pomegranate, look on the internet for instructions on how to prepare it.
I don't think they're grown in Korea, so I don't think you can find them in the random little markets. |
Pomegranates rock! I thought pomegranate season was earlier in the summer? |
Wikipedia says September-January, though I usually see them showing up around November. |
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jeni_escobar
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
Location: Gwangmyeung
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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I would try kam (kom? cam? not sure of the spelling). They are amazing. If you let them get very ripe, they almost have the texture of jelly. I like to eat ripe kam on croissants with butter in the morning. When they're not ripe, they're still very good, and have the texture of an apple. Not sure how they would juice though.... but it's become my new favorite fruit, bar none.  |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| The Mandarin Oranges are great. What I can't wait for are the Halla-bongs. Hallabongs are the best damn oranges I've ever had, in my life. |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| The Mandarin Oranges are great. What I can't wait for are the Halla-bongs. Hallabongs are the best damn oranges I've ever had, in my life. |
When and where? |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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People are literally giving mandarin oranges away here on Jeju. I'm so sick of them. You can also go pick them yourself. They also have persimmon's here but I'm not a big fan.
Are Hallabongs oranges from Mt. Halla?
Strawberries are in season like one other guy said.
A pomegranate would be great right now. Maybe I'll head to the store. |
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Lukychrm42
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Cheonan
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:59 am Post subject: Re: So what fruit is best this time of year here? |
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| aboxofchocolates wrote: |
| I just bought a juicer and I am looking for stuff to juice. The fruit in E-mart was great in the summer, but with the change of seasons it's hit or miss. Anything particularly good? |
Umm.. it may be hit or miss with some fruits, but it's great weather for SEASONAL fruits... hence the abundance of apples, persimmons, mandarins, figs, grapes, grapefruits, pomegranates, oranges...
Also, beets, pumpkins, winter lettuces, carrots, and so forth are great for the seasonal juicing!
Instead of mourning what you can't find, maybe try to appreciate what is in season for its freshness. Yum! |
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earthbound14
Joined: 23 Jan 2007
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: |
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| jeni_escobar wrote: |
| I would try kam (kom? cam? not sure of the spelling). They are amazing. If you let them get very ripe, they almost have the texture of jelly. I like to eat ripe kam on croissants with butter in the morning. When they're not ripe, they're still very good, and have the texture of an apple. Not sure how they would juice though.... but it's become my new favorite fruit, bar none. |
Kam or Gam. The season for them is winding down, but they are really good. i think they are calles parcimones in the rest of the world, but never ate one before Korea.
Tasty things.... |
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victorology
Joined: 10 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| earthbound14 wrote: |
| jeni_escobar wrote: |
| I would try kam (kom? cam? not sure of the spelling). They are amazing. If you let them get very ripe, they almost have the texture of jelly. I like to eat ripe kam on croissants with butter in the morning. When they're not ripe, they're still very good, and have the texture of an apple. Not sure how they would juice though.... but it's become my new favorite fruit, bar none. |
Kam or Gam. The season for them is winding down, but they are really good. i think they are calles parcimones in the rest of the world, but never ate one before Korea.
Tasty things.... |
persimmons. |
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jeni_escobar
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
Location: Gwangmyeung
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| victorology wrote: |
| earthbound14 wrote: |
| jeni_escobar wrote: |
| I would try kam (kom? cam? not sure of the spelling). They are amazing. If you let them get very ripe, they almost have the texture of jelly. I like to eat ripe kam on croissants with butter in the morning. When they're not ripe, they're still very good, and have the texture of an apple. Not sure how they would juice though.... but it's become my new favorite fruit, bar none. |
Kam or Gam. The season for them is winding down, but they are really good. i think they are calles parcimones in the rest of the world, but never ate one before Korea.
Tasty things.... |
persimmons. |
Maybe they are a different kind of persimmon from what we get in the US. The persimmons I've tried are always chalky and horrible, and with a more oblong shape. I've seen what looks like those here too, but they are slightly different from Kam. Maybe they are called the same thing here, not sure... |
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