You may remember that one of my goals this year was to
try five new foods. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you food #4: gooseberries!
David spotted them when we were at AJ's the other day and insisted that we take them home to try. I was on board immediately.
They're sweet and a little bit tangy, but very mellow, and vaguely reminiscent of something although I can't place my finger on what it might be. It's not a particularly memorable taste--certainly not something I'd crave--but what they lack in flavor they make up for in appearance. I want to string them into a garland or a wreath or stuff a cornucopia with them for Thanksgiving.
I think
ostrich egg still wins for most random and exotic thing I've tried this year, but these babies are far and away the prettiest. What do you think I should try next?
We tried these the other day and I really liked them. Cute and they taste good...what more is there in life?
ReplyDeleteHow funny that we all tried them without realizing it!
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ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty. Great photographs.
"Gooseberries" must be used to refer to more than one fruit. When I was a kid in Idaho, we used it to refer to light green berries that grew in clusters. Or I think that's what we called them . . . . Maybe I should as my mom. . . .
David remembers eating that kind of gooseberries as a kid so these surprised him too. They are cape gooseberries, if that helps.
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As I was reading this post I kept hearing Catherine Tate in my head saying "goozeburry" and couldn't figure out what it was from. Here it is. http://youtu.be/4usAhEvMKZ4
ReplyDeleteOh Catherine Tate. I love that woman.
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