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Post by artisans on Oct 24, 2008 9:48:18 GMT 2
Remember Pete's mystery fruit - the loti - here's what they look like now.
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Post by pete sant on Oct 24, 2008 9:53:01 GMT 2
They look a lot nicer now don't they ? pete.
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Post by treece on Oct 25, 2008 15:18:45 GMT 2
erm.... were we ever told what they are? i still think they look like kumquats but then i have limited knowledge of the local fruits of corfu lol
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Post by pete sant on Oct 25, 2008 15:23:17 GMT 2
Hi Treece, we were told, it's under "what is it" in the photo gallery, page 2. pete.
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Post by treece on Oct 25, 2008 22:20:06 GMT 2
thanks pete lol.......... i dont have a comp anymore so i keep missing stuff......... hopefully santa (rob) will buy me a new lappy for xmas lol
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2008 23:32:55 GMT 2
Without looking at the gallery, they do look like Sharon Fruits or using their correct name, Persimmon Fruit. But Kumquat could be more to the right identity. Regards, Chris
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Post by artisans on Oct 26, 2008 9:00:23 GMT 2
You've been in France too long Chris - it is a persimmon, of which sharon fruit is one variety. In Greece it is a 'loti', or 'lotous' if there's more than one. As a francophile, you may have seen them in French supermarkets either as 'lotti' or 'kaki', depending on whether you are in the north or south. Because they need to be very ripe and are difficult to handle in that state, in Italy, they are sold in crates of about 24 fruits. I seem to remember that they call them 'loti', also.
With increasing awareness about 'food miles', it is something of a puzzle why UK supermarkets buy them from Israel, when they grow all over Europe. Perhaps it's something to do with money!
Steve
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Post by donbrindles on Oct 26, 2008 12:21:45 GMT 2
Probably is to do with money Steve - may be that UK consumers like the price supermarkets can sell them for.
Don
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Post by artisans on Oct 26, 2008 12:37:39 GMT 2
I was thinking more about their profits, Don, rather than the inflated selling price.
Steve
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2008 23:58:25 GMT 2
Afraid not Don, we UK consumers do not like the prices that are charged, but I will eat them when I abroad in Europe, either cheaper from the markets or from a free source (if I am not caught). ;D ;D
Regards, Chris
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Post by donbrindles on Oct 27, 2008 18:40:45 GMT 2
Hi Chris,
We seem to have a little discussion going here. I was simply responding to Steve's suggestion that Tesco's importing the fruit from Israel rather than markets closer to hand had something to do with money. Rightly or wrongly, everything has to do with money, whether it's the price supermarkets charge for their produce...ot the price we as consumers are - or are not - prepared to pay. Presumably, if so few customers buy the fruit at Tesco's inflated prices that it becomes uneconomic for them to import it from Israel they'll look for a source that would be economic...possibly Europe. Ultimately, the Customer is King: quite rightly.
Not that this has much to do with promoting Roda.
Don
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