Amaras

Favourite fruits? Well, Liberace, Richard Simmons..... oops! Sorry, wrong thread!

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spindles

This made me think of this song from one of my kid's CDs (there is a video and audio option on the linked page):

Justine Clarke : Music : I Like To Sing! CD : Watermelon

There really aren't too many fruits I don't like, but favourites are probably Apricots,Cherries, Bananas and Apples, though they have to be in season. edit: and blackberries!

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Charlatan

One of the great things about living in South East Asia is the fruit. It is abundant and relatively cheap.

Pinapples are always sweet and juicy. In Canada, it was always a crap shoot and you would frequently end up with woody pineapples. I can go to a fruit stall here and get fresh juice (made in front of me) for about half, or less, than what I'd pay in Toronto.

The one thing that is more expensive is berries. These are mostly shipped in from Australia or the US.

My favourites in no order:

Pineapples, Mangoes (fresh and dried -- and especially with sticky rice and coconut milk!), Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Apples (a good crisp MacIntosh I cannot get here but a firm Fuji or a tart Granny Smith I can), Oranges (another plus of living here is that the oranges are always sweet, unlike back home), Longan, Rambutan and Lychee (oh. my. god.), Bananas, grapes (but only when they are crisp... mushy grapes suck).

I like mangosteens and when they are in season can get them cheap. I just don't love Mangosteens as much as the others above.

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Tully Mars

Watermelon and apples, hands down.

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I think my favorite fruits are mangos, Fuji Apples specifically, watermellons, and a perfect nectarine.

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samcol

No question about it.

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Charlatan

I do love a good cantaloupe or a watermellon.

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little_tippler

mango, cherries, raspberries, cantaloupe and apricots. Tangerines occasionally, but they can't be dry.

Avocado - though I can't see it in my mind as fruit, I only like it savoury.

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Poppinjay

Cold watermelon, far and away my favorite. I love citrus fruits, grapefruit is my favorite. The only apple I get excited about is honey crisp. Also plums and nectarines.

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