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Show 4 Vernal Express Friday, Morch Lai FRYING BANANAS may not sound like the thing to do but the banana looking items in this basket are a rich starchy food that could easily take the place of a potato. The plaintain is served tic 'fflSS By Merle Young Eiprtll Socy Editor Pushing your cart through the produce pro-duce departments of the large grocery stores can be an educational opportunity for both your eyes and your palate. Stacked among the common oranges, apples and bananas are I- found L 1 J r , f .. .. ' I ! !. V V V 'r - -V f I 21, 1986 new tastes can be in unusual some new and delightful fruits from exotic tropical places and dusky damp climates. These gourmet delights have rich, sweet and sometimes tart flavors. You may have found the looks of ugly grapefruit, plaintain and kiwi fruit a little repulsive but what's hidden hid-den beneath the peel may surprise you. At Smith's Food King, produce manager Paul Walker gave the run ft-iiiiiMnwi iiw ' "iii.,," J,r"J-' """'r''' . '''t I - I, I, MiwMwmWirffBli iiii'iiiiii iiiiBHiiiiBMHM ii .mrin . . -...aifc extensively in South American countries. The items in the right of the basket are the mangos of which Harry Belefonte sings, prod down on his uncommon fruit section. Ginger root can be found in large healthy looking hunks in that section. Looking at the roots really don't give a clue to what it is. Ginger is the substance used in oriental cooking that gives the hot to the sauces. It has a distinctive taste that is refined for putting into bottles and cans in the spice department. How else could we get gingerbread men and ginger bread? Walker said in its natural form it is very hot. uce Asian pears or apple pears are a smallish yellow fruit with a few brown freckles. The flavor Is a sweet rich mixture of pear-apple. The texture tex-ture is pear like. It is eaten raw like a common pear. Crab apples are available for garnish gar-nish or for making jams and jellies. The ones on the market now are a little lit-tle lighter in color than the apples we are used to seeing. From the citrus family a pretty, flavor filled little favorite has an inside in-side out flavor. The Kumquats have a sweet peel that looks like an orange and the sour is on the iaside. Uy eating the fruit peel and all you avoid the problem of a major puckering up. Kumquats can be boilled like cherries cher-ries and used In fruit glacis. They do have some small seeds but them! are also eaten. "If you have any Italian Wood ymi will never use anything but the lUima tomato in your conking. The Kama Is mealy and hits a firm solid skin making mak-ing it Ideal for cooking," Said Walker. The Homa louks much like en w dinary table tomata rstctj that U is elongated r&ifcrr than round and squat. 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The tomatillos are a key ingredient in much Spanish cooking. (MM. Ji . GINGER ROOT, Asian pears, crab apples, Roma tomatoes and kumquats are all found in the exotic food section at Smith's. people ask questions about the fruit, kinds of things in their diets." and some try it," said Walker. "More As M produce managcr,f people are trying new fruits and Walker says he and his counterparts other foods than In the past, but they arc willing to bring in most anything just seem to be ready to try new that Is available and give it a try. Mexican Desserts Blend Cultures X - . f ( water .a " 1 Ar-'fv - .'.iHf - U ' t . ... I unl ,( ' J V c j j t i ( an i'-.c a T fill! V'-f tl a f' f. .Att ,Jtt..4 .''k ft- If. r r ,,r JUtnj uijm-- , A, f(. t - U '" - ! -mi I ". t ri . In I i.,. .,. --.! r" . I'. ' It 1 " ' I r ' "r. t a- J c- r ,t r,lrl i CABAVfl fnftf at ft' Vv.s g i4 m eTgtj 2 nuiwH J-s t f f the r4 J-..ri ff. I t; I I '1 1 :p-. .;'! r( r r- 1 H A'-f. 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