Lucuma is pronounced (loo-koo-mah) and is also known as the “Gold of the Incas” and is so common in Peru. This fruit is mostly used in ice cream flavors and even trumping vanilla and chocolate. Lucuma (Pouteria Lucuma) is a super healthy fruit that has been eaten by Peruvians since 200 A.D.
But modern science is just now getting...
Parsnip takes some patience. The seeds are slow sprouting, the plants are slow-growing, and the whole crop can take a good year to produce if you do it right. But they’re easy, pest-free, and well worth the wait. They look like white carrots but are fatter on top and skinnier on the bottom.
The Parsnip's texture is somewhat potato-like,...
If you ask any Frenchman about Artichokes Plant, he will tell you, that Artichokes are the friend of the liver. Its extracts from this vegetable feature prominently — as do those of the dandelion — in bitter alcoholic drinks intended to stimulate the appetite or soothe the troubled liver after an evening’s excess at a table or bar.
Three Frenchwomen,...
Apricots are native to the mountains of Asia and need freezing weather during their dormant period. Though quite a cold-hardy, they are happiest in long-summer areas in Zones 6 – 8, especially the west coast. Since they bloom very early in spring, they don’t thrive in areas such as New England where spring weather is erratic and can kill...
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Pineapples are a tropical fruit that grows on a plant of the same name. The fruit is large, spiky, and has a tough, waxy skin that is usually a dark greenish-brown or yellowish-brown color. Inside, the fruit is sweet and juicy, with a fibrous, edible core and a crown of spiky green leaves at the top. Pineapples are commonly...
That is a "Moon Melon" scientifically called Asidus. This lovely fruit grows in some parts of Japan, and it’s recognized for its strange blue color what you most likely don’t know about this fruit, is that it can switch flavors after you eat it, everything sour will taste sweet, and whole thing salty will taste bitter and it gives...
Japanese pastry-maker “Qu’il Fait Bon” captured the art of love and scent in a single, delicious treat. Their fruit tart is made with a sweet white strawberry called “Hatsukoi no Kaori”, which exactly translates to White Strawberry The Scent of First Love.
After 20 years of research done by plant suppliers and fruit breeders in Japan. The first white strawberry...
There are countless health benefits of Pomegranates. This is a magical fruit that is often forgotten by most people when they buy their weekly groceries. This super delicious fruit contains tiny seeds that are actually richly healthy and assist in preventing the onset of particular common diseases. Pomegranate has a leathery texture on the outside that may be orange-yellow,...
The Black Sapote “Diospyros nigra” is a species of persimmon in the family Ebenaceae. It is also called “chocolate pudding fruit” and black snap apple. Black Sapote is a tropical fruit mostly grown in Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean, and Colombia. Sapote means soft edible fruit and has no relation with white sapote or mamey sapote. The tree can...
Some vegetables, like lettuce and asparagus, are grown for the thrill of an early harvest of fresh-tasting produce for the table. Brussels sprouts are a late thrill. The ultimate cool weather crop, their flavor is actually improved by a touch of frost. Hence, plantings are timed to mature just when days are still warm and sunny but night frosts...
Japanes Farmers Produced Pentagon Shaped Iyokan Citrus Fruits. It is well believed all over the world, that the Japanese are a quality-conscious and very hard-working nation, and they always try to experiment with different ideas. Similarly, the iyokan citrus fruits or called “Gokaku no lyokan” were handed out as good luck charms for students in the upcoming entrance exam...
Top 10 Foods That Help Out To Burn Fat
Apples: Apples are rich in powerful antioxidants and other supplements. However; it contains Pectin which helps out to decrease the fat cells in the body.
Green Chillies: Green chilies contain Capsaicin which helps out to maintain the body's growth cells and burns calories in rapid time.
Wheat Grass: It boosts...
How to Grow Sweet Strawberries?
In growing strawberries, you must know what to expect. Indeed you will get luscious red fruits for shortcakes and pies and in a lot less time than you would have to wait for tree fruits. Yes, strawberries are vigorous perennial plants that grow like crazy with very little encouragement. They take up relatively little space...
The cashew nuts actually is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae that generates a seed that is harvested as the cashew nut. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, it is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew apples and nuts. The cashew fruit or cashew apple is...
Amazing Benefits of Eating Apples. Fruits are one of nature's most invaluable health blessings, which cannot be denied at any stage. Continuous experience has shown that fruits act as a shield against epidemics and the body's immune system. There is an undeniable source of growth.
Fruit nutrition has a hidden power to cure diseases that cannot be achieved by...
Cerbera odollam, is a dicotyledonous angiosperm, commonly known as a suicide tree. The tree is also called pong-pong and othalanga and this plant belongs to poisonous Apocynaceae family. The plant yields a potent poison that has been used for suicide and murder, which includes the yellow and common oleanders.
The seeds are excessively toxic, containing cerberin as the main active...
Papaya Shrinks Prostate Cancer Risk by 63 percent and that’s the benefit seen by men in this study. When they ate 390 grams of papaya per week that’s half a large papaya and carries just 200 calories. How does papaya provide such health benefits? It is an extremely rich source of the three anti-cancer super nutrients beta-carotene, lycopene, and...
There are numerous health benefits of Papaya. This is a fruit that can be cooked, eaten raw, or used in recipes to provide flavor. The papaya is a tropical fruit and originated from Central America. It has been planted all around the world and is consumed by many people regardless of their culture and location. Papayas are also called...
Introduction
The cherry tree is one of the world’s oldest cultivated fruit trees. This is not some mythological or mythical tree from ancient history—it is a living, breathing organism that has been around for centuries. Cherry trees have a long history of being used to provide fresh fruit to humans. In fact, they have first cultivated thousands of years ago...
Tarragon is a hardy perennial that becomes a woody shrub, normally about three tall.
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus), is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America. The plant is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes in many lands. It is long, slender, dark green leaves...
Well, crops in Succession Planting is a good way to make the most of your precious garden space. Sometimes it means planting several successions of the same crop. However, in the small plan, there is a spring carrot crop planted together with radishes to shade the carrot seedlings, then a summer carrot crop planted in another spot to mature...
Like fruit, Eat More Vegetables are packed full of antioxidants that help our bodies fight free radicals. The catch is that as soon as they are harvested. They begin to lose their essential nutritional value and when they are cooked, they lose more. To get the full benefit, it is important to buy them as fresh vegetables. Then use...
Fruits are an integral part of our life. Different fruits have numerous benefits to human life. Some fruits are really beneficial for the fat person who wants to reduce weight. Here're 10 Fruitful Foods That Burns Fat Fast.
Apples: Apples are rich in powerful antioxidants and other supplements. However; it contains Pectin which helps out to decrease the fat...
The mysterious and rarely seen Butcher's Broom or (Ruscus aculeatus), is a low-growing permanent shrub. It has hard, erect, stems and very rigid leaves that lay off in a sharp spine. Thus, from the center of the leaves grow small greenish-white flowers. The flowers flourish in early spring and grow into red berries in autumn.
The minute red berries...
The best reason to grow beets is to make homemade borscht. But you can also boil them and serve them with butter or one of those gooey sauces, you can pickle them, or you can eat the green tops in salads or as cooked vegetables. Beets can be savored from the first tops in spring to the last dug roots...