Posts Tagged by carambola
Star Shrimp is Festive and Delicious
| December 3, 2012 | Posted by Melissa under Cooking, Healthy Eating, Produce, Recipes |
I love carambola (star fruit). It is sweet, crisp, juicy, fragrant and tasty. The first time I saw carambola, it was used as a garnish. Because of the star shape it has when cut, it is a pretty garnish. However, I wasn’t sure how to eat it. Did it need peeling, and if so, how do… continue reading
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
| December 16, 2011 | Posted by Melissa under Cooking, News, Produce |
If ever a holiday was created for me, it’s National Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Today we are supposed to celebrate the joy of enrobing foods in chocolate, so who am I to buck tradition, Florida style, of course?! Seasonal Florida fruits are delicious covered in chocolate. I’m thinking strawberries, carambola (starfruit) and oranges. This picture… continue reading
Carambola – a Star of a Fruit
| December 4, 2009 | Posted by admin under Produce, Recipes |
Have you ever tried the tropical fruit carambola (also known as star fruit)? It is delicious! To me carambola tastes like the sweet part of a SweeTART candy. It is crisp almost like an apple and it is refreshing. What is really cool about the carambola is that is pairs well with other fruits but also… continue reading
