Not greatly different, no. I think the real difference between my fruit adventure in IL and here is that I'm in a rural area, here. I have access not only to the really great farmer's market in A2, but all the on-site markets on the farms around me. Nothing beats just picked fruits and vegetables!
There are two fruits that stand out here: apples and cherries. (There are also vineyards, but they mostly go to wines, not market.) Michigan is known for its cherries, rightfully so. Out here they make what is called a "Michigan salad." It's a regular green salad with salad vegies (carrots, onions, tomatoes, etc.) with walnuts, cherries, blue cheese crumbles and a cherry vinaigrette dressing. Wonderful.
I've yet to meet a fruit I don't like. I understand there's a fruit in China that smells just awful, and I might not like that, since my sense of smell is so keen, but I haven't met it yet, so it doesn't count. So far I'd probably put lychee on the bottom of the list, but I still like them -- I just like other things more.
Favorites: apples (yes, Michigan has good ones of those, too, but I have to admit my favorites are Braeburn and Fuji. *sigh*) clementines, pineapple, plum, peach. Oh, and berries - any kind of berry. In fact, put them at the top of the line.
We have red raspberry canes on the new property, and we had cups full this summer. My favorite is blueberry, but I really like all kinds of berries.
Once upon a time, bananas were my favorites, but I seem to have grown more eclectic in my taste as I age.
There's a Hillers on the far east side of A2 that gets lots of interesting stuff, including new fruits that appear to be hybrids of different fruits. Ever had a pluot? It's a cross between a plum and an apricot. Quite good. The taste really was a blend of the two parent fruits; but the texture was apple-like in its crispness. I indulge less often in these, since the price is comparatively high.
TMI?
(The trick with fridging them is that they have to be in an airtight container and dry. Even so, apples do last longer than almost everything else.)
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There are two fruits that stand out here: apples and cherries. (There are also vineyards, but they mostly go to wines, not market.) Michigan is known for its cherries, rightfully so. Out here they make what is called a "Michigan salad." It's a regular green salad with salad vegies (carrots, onions, tomatoes, etc.) with walnuts, cherries, blue cheese crumbles and a cherry vinaigrette dressing. Wonderful.
I've yet to meet a fruit I don't like. I understand there's a fruit in China that smells just awful, and I might not like that, since my sense of smell is so keen, but I haven't met it yet, so it doesn't count. So far I'd probably put lychee on the bottom of the list, but I still like them -- I just like other things more.
Favorites: apples (yes, Michigan has good ones of those, too, but I have to admit my favorites are Braeburn and Fuji. *sigh*) clementines, pineapple, plum, peach. Oh, and berries - any kind of berry. In fact, put them at the top of the line.
We have red raspberry canes on the new property, and we had cups full this summer. My favorite is blueberry, but I really like all kinds of berries.
Once upon a time, bananas were my favorites, but I seem to have grown more eclectic in my taste as I age.
There's a Hillers on the far east side of A2 that gets lots of interesting stuff, including new fruits that appear to be hybrids of different fruits. Ever had a pluot? It's a cross between a plum and an apricot. Quite good. The taste really was a blend of the two parent fruits; but the texture was apple-like in its crispness. I indulge less often in these, since the price is comparatively high.
TMI?
(The trick with fridging them is that they have to be in an airtight container and dry. Even so, apples do last longer than almost everything else.)