Pankaj: you still have a few gotcha veggies in store ... be careful... one was that durian, now ...persimmon.. god, you must be fun to have around for people who like pulling a fast one on newbies....
you still have few to go... I wonder if I should tell you.. NA..... I'll let you discover and live to tell us the tale... most are veggies, that will do you good, may be... JUST DONT TRY THE PUFFER FISH AS A DELICACY on your own, in your own kitchen... if you want to live to tell the tale... most likely you are a vegetarian , so we need not worry in that regard.. BUT if you are a fishitarian... go to a good sushi place to try it.. but my motto is why kill a unique fish just for the heck of it... ... had a nice laugh at the persimmon story... usha di ======== On Oct 31, 10:58 am, kamasani narasimhareddy <[email protected]> wrote: > Dr. Pankajji, > > Two years back one of my friend brother brought from Saudi area as a > Kashmir Sapota. It may be a Diospyros virginiana. Please visit below > site > > http://www.google.co.in/search?q=diospyros+virginiana+berries&tbm=isc... > > Reddy, K.N > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > This persimmon is currently being sold in Mumbai as 'Amarphal'. The fruit > > vendor said that they are sourced from Kashmir. > > Have attached some cell-phone shots of the fruit; diameter : 7 cm. Seed size > > : 2.5 cm long x 0.8 cm wide. > > Thank you Dr Pankaj and Dr Singh for sharing your experiences. > > > Best wishes, Viplav > > > 2011/10/31 Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > > >> Ghosh ji > >> In plenty in temperate areas, especially Kashmir, Manali, Nainital, etc. I > >> had uploaded two Manali, thinking one to be American D. virginiana, but as > >> it turned both were D. kaki, one astringent form and ne nn-astringent form. > >> Here is the link. > > >>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Diospyros$20... > >> -- > >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> Retired Associate Professor > >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >>> Thanks a lot Balkar sir, Sathish sir, Rakesh sir, Ghosh sir and Vijay. > >>> No Vijay, I have yet to give her the guavas :P.... > >>> Pankaj > > >>> On Oct 31, 2:23 am, "Ghosh Dr. Ashok Kumar" <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > Is this fruit available in India? > > >>> > On Oct 30, 6:26 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > I went to city to buy some stuff with one of our staff members, Daisy > >>> > > Hu. While we were returning, I bought some guava and she bought some, > >>> > > what I thought was tomato. Then she came to me and gifted me one of > >>> > > those tomato and asked me to try it. > >>> > > I smiled, "I know how tomato tastes". She said, "no this is not a > >>> > > tomato". > >>> > > Hesitantly, I took it and came home. > >>> > > In the evening she called me to say, "wise man, you are too bad". I > >>> > > said," why?". She replied, " when a girl gifts you something you > >>> > > should have gifted her the guavas". I couldnt stop laughing. She > >>> > > asked, "did you taste the fruit, do it now if you haven't and you > >>> > > will > >>> > > know its not a tomato". > >>> > > And finally I tasted what I thought to be tomato. And I am glad that > >>> > > I > >>> > > was wrong. Its one of the best fruits I have ever tasted. Very > >>> > > peculiar color and very peculiar taste. > > >>> > > Its commonly called the Persimmon. > >>> > > Diospyros kaki Thunb. > >>> > > Family: Ebenaceae > >>> > > This is a very high value medicinal plant. > > >>> > > Pankaj > > >>> > > -- > > >>> > > ********************************************************************** > >>> > > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > >>> > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >>> > > Conservation Officer > > >>> > > Office: > >>> > > Flora Conservation Department > >>> > > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > >>> > > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > >>> > > Residence: > >>> > > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > >>> > > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > >>> > > email: [email protected] > >>> > > [email protected] > >>> > > [email protected] > >>> > > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > >>> > > +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > > >>> > > Slide7.JPG > >>> > > 1037KViewDownload > > >>> > > Slide8.JPG > >>> > > 1147KViewDownload > > >>> > > Slide9.JPG > >>> > > 1288KViewDownload
