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I have to agree with missydarlin on the rainer cherries. Unfortunately, they are hard to come by down here in Los Angeles, and probably impossible the rest of the nation. They are the sweetest cherries in existance. Some people may know them as Qween Anne Cherries. missydarlin, when the season comes, can you mail down a bunch to us? http://www.flyertalk.com/dining/ftdi...orum/smile.gif The local markets charge anywhere from $5.00 - $8.00 a pound for them. I would go to Pike's mkt in summer just to get these when I was visiting in seattle. I once brought 10 lbs back to LA.

Strawbeeries
Mango
Pineapple

Where is this type from?

Royal Blenheims are an older variety. On the west coast, I think, most come from the Sacramento Valley. They ripen later than most of the larger varieties. You don't often see them in groceries, as they bruise easily and don't travel well. I usually get mine from the Embarcadero Farmers' Market in season, but I know that Monterey Market in Berkeley often has them, as well.

Dragon Fruit
Physalis
Watermelon

What's "dragon fruit"? Where does it grow, what does it look like, whatg do you do with it, and when is it in season???

I've tried durian and not been particularly impressed, but this sounds interesting.

The Dragon Fruit comes from Vietnam, China, Nicaragua and Israel. I ate it the first time in Vietnam and liked it very much. Almost every breakfast in Vietnam contained this fruit. Since that time, I saw it sometimes on buffets in Germany - mainly for decoration (I have to confess that I take always the decoration from a buffet - especially fruits). The "inside of the fruit" is grey-white and has a lot of black mini-cores. The pulp actually looks like the ice cream "Stracciatella" and is quite soft.
The fruit is quite rare in Germany because it is very sensitive. Therefore transport is not easy. The fruit is imported from Israel (July-December) and from Vietnam (June-September).

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Sure! Or I'm sure I can find a reason to fly down to So Cal and cart them down with me.

It's from a cactus. The fruit itself looks like a big bud (lots of protective leaves) and is a light(er) crimson red in colour.

blueberries
watermelon - from GA or FL

I am up for that. It is a bone chilling 75 degrees here today. I think that the superbowl in San Diego is scheduled to be 78. Is that a good enough reason to visit?

Guava !

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Dragon fruit looks great but I found it a bit bland (in Thailand) they also had it in Singapore last week (don't know where it was from).