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04 november, 2010

Fruits *** Puuviljad



I must be hungry as various fruits are on my mind. One of my dreams is to taste various exotic fruits and vegetables in their original countries. I can cross off some of them: grapes and almonds (I stole some in Italy), grapefruits and bananas that I ate in St. Lucia with friends (I will make a separate post about that trip - it was fabulous). A local guy climbed up a big tree and started throwing them down in piles. We did see some pineapples there as well, but these were not ready to be eaten yet.
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Olen vist näljane, sest mõtted lähevad erinevatele puuviljadele. Üks unistusi on mul maitsta erinevaid eksootilis puuvilju/juurvilju nende päritolu riigis. Mõne juba saan nimekirjast maha kriipsutada: viinamarjad ja mandlid (näppasime mõned Itaalias), greibid ja banaanid - neid sõime Kariibidel Santa Lucial (teen sellest reisist eraldi jutu). Nagu üleval pool videolt näha ronis üks kohalik kutt Benjamin puu otsa ja hakkas meile greipe alla loopima. Ananasse nägime ka kasvamas, aga need polnud veel valmis.

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I got some fresh pineapples in Azores - it tasted like honey - very sweet and I learned that it takes 2 years to grow a pineapple. 

What else is on my list: definately kiwifruits from New Zealand, watermelons from Ukraine, Dragon fruit etc the list is long. 

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Assooride ananass - magus kui mesi, valmis viljaks küpseb 2 aastaga. Nimekirjas on veel Uus-Meremaa kiivid, Ukraina arbuusid, Draakonivili jne. Nimekiri on pikk.

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I have been lucky to have had a chance to handpick some plums, cherries, and apples from my own garden. Also, Estonians like to go to the forest to pick up blueberries, lingonberries, wild strawberries, raspberries, and many more :). Unfortunately, there is no real forest like the forests in Ireland.

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Eestis elades ja kasvades olen olnud õnnelik, et olen saanud puust korjata ploome, kirsse, kreeke, õunu, pähkleid. Lisaks sellele armastavad eestlased käia metsas ja korjata mustikaid, jõhvikaid, metsmaasikaid, vaarikaid jne. Iirimaal kahjuks ei ole selliseid marja ja seenemetsi nagu Eestis.

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