Showing posts with label Buddha's Hand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddha's Hand. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Buddha's Hand

I have never had a citrus go bad so quickly. I didn't take any pictures since it was pretty much a powdery green coating on the fingers of the fruit which started from the middle of the fruit and spread outward, but I felt that I had to describe it.
I cut it open to look for seeds since I was obviously not eating it. Inside it had a very sweet smell, not at all unpleasant, and no seeds. I hear they're pretty uncommon in this variety. Next time I get one I will cut it open right away to see exactly what the deep inside tastes like. I would guess that it's probably much sweeter than it's relatives.
The bit I did cut off, before the powdering started, and tasted a little of was strong but not as rindish as you might expect. It also might be possible to ferment the insides due to a higher sugar content.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Buddha's Hand Citrus

I didn't know what to expect but it's an obvious choice for variety. I went ahead and got the large one since they were priced by the piece even though it had a few pieces already cut off of it.
The peel has large oil nodules in the skin and is very fragrant, a cross between orange and lemon somewhere.


Centrel Market is having their Citrus Fest going on and they were handing out these handy reference booklets for ideas on what you can use the different kinds for. The Buddha's Hand is typically candied and is the recomenation they give. I hope to getting around to trying it in the next day or so.