March 17th
2009
…I said sure (have I ever said no before?)! While its taste made my tastebuds cry “woah, sour!!!”, the shop assistant insisted that the little pearls go exceptionally well with champagne, vodka or oysters. I certainly have been wowed, but I’m pretty sure some of my smart readers know what I’m talking about, no?
EDIT Nicky: Hooray for finger limes aka citrus caviar! If you get the chance, they’re definitely worth a try. And Nathalie, I found these here at Käfer, too ;)
Oh! Are those finger limes or some such? My friend in Australia told me about them and sent me some promotional photos - they are GORGEOUS. How fun! Did you get those locally? They sound delightful.
No clue. Fresh Tamarind?
Ich habe bei "Käfer" ein paar zum Probieren bekommen. Den Namen habe ich mir nicht gemerkt - aber witzig fand ich sie.
nie gesehen, aber die kerne sehen sehr nach granatapfel aus. bin ich auf'm richtigen weg?
No. A long grapefruit?
No. Never saw them before...
Give...
yum. citrus caviar (finger lime). I love your puzzles.
what an amazing vegetable!!
war das nicht irgend so eine seltsame australische zitronenvariante deren name mir gerade abgeht? ;)
What is that?
finger limes!
Are they Australian finger limes? Nice shots, by the way!
Cheers,
Rosa
Very interesting. Wikipedia says it's an Australian red finger lime, Citrus australasica, but the picture isn't as good as yours.
No.......... : (
Looks like some kind of bizarre citrus...
und, was ist es? obst? gemüse? sieht aus wie eine kreuzung aus zucchini, granatapfel und gurke... ó.ò
ah! finger limes! they're so hard to come by... but delicious! i have been wanting to buy some for ages and every time i go to the market i hear "next week, for sure" - i really envy you!!! they're perfect for canapes and tiny desserts as well!
Include me with the dumb readers...what is that?? :)
It looks like some sort of South-Asian pomegranate...
Wow Never seen these before, what are they? :)
Oh my gosh! Finger limes! They still don't ship them to the US and I am DYING to get my hands on some!
Wow, I had never even heard of these before (I had to google around the find out what it was).
They sure are pretty, I would love try some.
Finger lime? Read about it, never seen it in person.
Finger Limes?
Saw these once in London at Borough Market.
Oh goodness it looks mighty sour! What is it called?
I'm pretty sure it's a finger-lime
Uncut I would have thought it was in the gourd family but open it looks like a fruit. And since it goes well with champagne or vodka, I'm thinking it's in the pomegranate family. Interesting.
Explain please. What is this fabulously beautiful fruit (or is it a fruit?)?
that is the coolest looking thing - how does it taste?
Oh, I LOVE finger limes. I have been trying to get my Dad to grow some (the climate of our farm is perfect for them), but he keeps saying NO! Something about the gigantic thorns that grow from the tree to protect the fruit. Apparently the people who grow them harvest the fruit wearing chainmail!
Pfft, I say. Huge thorns? I'd buy him some spike protection if I could get my own personal supply of finger limes.
Delish!
I´ve never seen them before, but "citrus caviar " -as called in previous comments- sounds perfect. Did you get them at the Viktualienmarkt?
I discovered finger limes in April 2007 in London, when Johanna (the passionate cook) took me to the Borough Market. I love that they come in all those different colours!!
Still some questions about finger limes? http://www.fingerlime.com/
Although these are native to Australia we can't buy them in the shops here. I've tried them at a wild foods demo only. Would love to be able to buy them. THey are delicious.
It's so frustrating that we can't readily find them in Australia, even though they're native. But that's the case with so many indigenous foods. :(
I've never seen these....How wonderful! I want to try one.
I hve never heard of these before. Now I am dying to try one. It figures that I would fall for a fruit that can only be obtained in Australia. I am trying to comfort myself with the bare-faced lie that I probably wouldn't like them very much anyway. Sigh.
Die schauen wirklich sehr strange und sauer aus. Da hat man warscheinlich ein Zitronengesicht, wenn man dran geschleckt hat.
Like the other Australians I haven't seen these for sale. It's very disappointing.
Never seen that before.
That just looks, well, decadent.
And fascinating.
But, alas, doubt I'll see any of this at school any time soon. Culinary school is great, but only within the realm of the more predictable.
Cheers!
Never have seen that kind of stuff. Amazing.
Wow. They really look like a great and promising 'new' (at least for me) ingredient.
What are they called in German?
I discovered finger limes at the Koenigshof Restaurant in Munich last month, where I ate slices of raw Huchen (no clue how this fish is called in English) which were marinated with apple and finger limes - and I was enraptured ...
Those Finger Limes look great, even better than the ones that are you can buy in australia. Most Australians don't know about them and they are hard to buy in Australia, amazing you can purchase them over there.
I grow these wonderful fruit on my farm in Lovedale, NSW, Australia. Supply is very limited. I have been able to get only 40 trees over the last four years, the first of which are now bearing fruit. The fruit is available around March/April. My trees produced only 50 limes this year but I expect 3 or 4 times as many next season & hopefully more as the trees mature. We are developing many fabulous recipes using the finger limes. I can't wait til we get a really good harvest.
Yep! It's even hard to find here in Australia. I buy finger limes from the Balmain (Sydney) markets on Saturdays. According to the grower, the fruit is seasonal (unlike a lemon), and the trees don't seem to have a huge yield. But they are wonderful little fruits. Cut in half, and roll around with a bit of pressure between your thumb and index finger and the little pearls start falling out. I use them on sushi for a bit of something different.
I have four finger lime bushes in my backyard. They are about 20 years old. Some taste like lime, others taste 'citrusy'. All taste fabulous. I use them in salads, drinks, pastes, wine and cakes.
They are readily available in Brisbane - as are a lot of native foods - you just have to be aware of what you're looking for. And most people aren't. For example, the macadamia nut is an Australian native food.
The finger limie is okay but I prefer the mangosteen and muntries.
wow, that looks like a grapefruit, but of course it's not -- what is it? I am so curious to know!!