Can somebody who is into growing exotic edible fruits please identify
the fruit contained in the bottle illustrated at

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg

It tastes almost exactly like the European gooseberry Ribes
uva-crispa, but clearly is not.

The fruit is the size of an olive and, as the photo shows, seems to
have had a stone removed.

It is a product of China.

Richard Wright wrote:
Can somebody who is into growing exotic edible fruits please identify
the fruit contained in the bottle illustrated at

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg

I can't see the fruit too clearly to tell.

It tastes almost exactly like the European gooseberry Ribes
uva-crispa, but clearly is not.

The fruit is the size of an olive and, as the photo shows, seems to
have had a stone removed.

It is a product of China.

Maybe someone who reads Chinese can

Richard Wright wrote:

Can somebody who is into growing exotic edible fruits please identify
the fruit contained in the bottle illustrated at
http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg
It tastes almost exactly like the European gooseberry Ribes
uva-crispa, but clearly is not.

Check out the litchi fruits - litchi and rambutani. Although rambutani has far
spinier (hairier? One or the other) skin than that shown on the bottle...

Henriette

--
Henriette Kress, AHG Helsinki, Finland
Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.henriettesherbal.com

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Richard Wright wrote:

Can somebody who is into growing exotic edible fruits please identify
the fruit contained in the bottle illustrated at

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg

It tastes almost exactly like the European gooseberry Ribes
uva-crispa, but clearly is not.

The fruit is the size of an olive and, as the photo shows, seems to
have had a stone removed.

It is a product of China.

Most likely this fruit:

http://www.lycheesonline.com/

Lychee.

Cheers!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

The fruit is called "san ja" in Chinese. It has a sour taste. It
suppose to help digestion.

It looks like a Longan. The ones i've seen and eaten were white. Very
tasty.

Dwayne

"Richard Wright" wrote in message
...
Can somebody who is into growing exotic edible fruits please identify
the fruit contained in the bottle illustrated at

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg

It tastes almost exactly like the European gooseberry Ribes
uva-crispa, but clearly is not.

The fruit is the size of an olive and, as the photo shows, seems to
have had a stone removed.

It is a product of China.

On 31 Mar 2006 13:12:02 -0800, "
wrote:

The fruit is called "san ja" in Chinese. It has a sour taste. It
suppose to help digestion.


Thanks for that. Do by any chance know the scientific name?

http://www.viable-herbal.com/singles/herbs/s350.htm

The berries' name is: hawthorn berries. Read about on the above link.

On 31 Mar 2006 18:58:22 -0800, "
wrote:

http://www.viable-herbal.com/singles/herbs/s350.htm

The berries' name is: hawthorn berries. Read about on the above link.

These are not hawthorn berries, which are tiny in comparison. The
fruit in the bottle I illustrated is the size of an olive or an acorn.

Other posters suggested lychee and longan, but the fruit in question
is neither or these. I know what lychees and longans look and taste
like. In particular lychees and longan have non-fibrous fruit. The
fruit in the bottle is a bit 'gritty' like a pear.

Somebody also suggested loquat. The loquats I know are yellow or
yellow-orange, whereas the fruit in the bottle are represented as
scarlet. And again, the flavour and texture are wrong.

What I found most striking is that the flavour is indistinguishable
from the European gooseberry.

Richard Wright said:

Can somebody who is into growing exotic edible fruits please identify
the fruit contained in the bottle illustrated at

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg

It tastes almost exactly like the European gooseberry Ribes
uva-crispa, but clearly is not.

The fruit is the size of an olive and, as the photo shows, seems to
have had a stone removed.

Chinese haw is about 1 inch in diameter. Big enough?

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....natifida+major

Mume (a type of apricot/plum) is probably too big.

If you *do* find out what the fruit is, please post. I hate unsolved
mysteries.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg
The berries' name is: hawthorn berries. Read about on the above link.

These are not hawthorn berries, which are tiny in comparison. The
fruit in the bottle I illustrated is the size of an olive or an acorn.

The four Chinese characters on the label says "ben tong san ja"
translate into "rock sugar san ja". As I said before, "san ja" is
hawthorn berry. The can contains peeled hawthorn berries on rock sugar
syrup. After the hawthorn berries are peeled, the berries absorb the
syrup and expanded into bigger size.

On 1 Apr 2006 10:00:24 -0800, "
wrote:

http://www.box.net/public/static/490zvq1gf6.jpg
The berries' name is: hawthorn berries. Read about on the above link.

These are not hawthorn berries, which are tiny in comparison. The
fruit in the bottle I illustrated is the size of an olive or an acorn.

The four Chinese characters on the label says "ben tong san ja"
translate into "rock sugar san ja". As I said before, "san ja" is
hawthorn berry. The can contains peeled hawthorn berries on rock sugar
syrup. After the hawthorn berries are peeled, the berries absorb the
syrup and expanded into bigger size.

Thanks for that very specific translation of the label. My apologies.
I had not considered the possibility that there was a larger
cultivated version of the European hawthorn.

Thanks also Pat for your link to

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....natifida+major

which gives some interesting botanical information.

That's settled then. It is hawthorn.

Anybody in Sydney who wants to try it can buy it in the supermarket
above Paddy's Market in the city. Excellent flavour.

"Richard Wright" wrote in message

Thanks for that very specific translation of the label. My
apologies.
I had not considered the possibility that there was a larger
cultivated version of the European hawthorn.

There are many crataegus which have much bigger berries than the
European ones. I have a friend who specialises in growing them (well
south of Sydney in the Southern Tablelands) He has lots of varieties
and one which I seem to recall has very large berries in the Mexican.
He says that Hawthorns take about 2-3 years for the planted haws to
grow.

On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 17:08:14 +1000, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow
wrote:

"Richard Wright" wrote in message

Thanks for that very specific translation of the label. My
apologies.
I had not considered the possibility that there was a larger
cultivated version of the European hawthorn.

There are many crataegus which have much bigger berries than the
European ones. I have a friend who specialises in growing them (well
south of Sydney in the Southern Tablelands) He has lots of varieties
and one which I seem to recall has very large berries in the Mexican.
He says that Hawthorns take about 2-3 years for the planted haws to
grow.



Could you ask him if he has Crataegus pinnatifida major -
Chinese Haw?

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....natifida+major

I am curious to know whether it can be grown as a food plant in
Australia.

"Richard Wright" wrote in message
On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 17:08:14 +1000, "Farm1"
please@askifyouwannaknow
wrote:

"Richard Wright" wrote in message

Thanks for that very specific translation of the label. My
apologies.
I had not considered the possibility that there was a larger
cultivated version of the European hawthorn.

There are many crataegus which have much bigger berries than the
European ones. I have a friend who specialises in growing them
(well
south of Sydney in the Southern Tablelands) He has lots of
varieties
and one which I seem to recall has very large berries in the
Mexican.
He says that Hawthorns take about 2-3 years for the planted haws to
grow.



Could you ask him if he has Crataegus pinnatifida major -
Chinese Haw?

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....natifida+major

I am curious to know whether it can be grown as a food plant in
Australia.

Will do. He may not have it but he certainly has some with very big
haws. I'll get back to you.