The Medlar (Mespilus germanica)
Anytime soon now, you will find an unusual, small fruit in Mallorca’s markets, the Nespro. Outside of Spain, this fruit is rather known as the Medlar (Mespilus germanica), but it […]
Calabazas
With Hallowe’en less than three weeks away, may I remind you that Autumn is the time for pumpkins, gourds, calabazas, marrows, squashes, melons, whatever you want to call them. All […]
The Gínjol Fruit (Ziziphus jujuba)
You may have come across a strange looking, small fruit in Mallorcan shops and local markets called Gínjol, especially at this time of year. This Ziziphus jujuba fruit is also […]
Walnut Trees In Mallorca?
When I first came across a walnut tree (Juglans regia) in Mallorca, I couldn’t believe it. I thought that walnuts were native to the eastern Mediterranean and to the Balkans, […]
The Almond Tree Pest
Mallorcan farmers are very concerned about their almond trees. Apparently, quite a number of almond trees are dying as a result of a tree pest which might be caused by […]
Dried Apricots From Porreres
Porreres is one of my favourite pueblos on the island. Around this time of the year Porreres is in the news because of its apricot harvest. In the past, the […]
Ametlles Verdes
On a walk in the Mallorcan countryside you will now see the almond trees carrying a rich supply of ametlles verdes (green almonds). Green almonds are unripe almonds, picked before […]
The Kaki Tree (Diospyros kaki)
The Kaki fruit, also known as Persimmon (Diospyros kaki), is now in season. A few days ago I saw the first ripe fruits locally on this tree; some local farmers’ markets have also […]
Hail the Melon Festival in Vilafranca
The annual Melon Festival was held in Bukhara in Uzbekistan a week ago. I have to admit that I missed the occasion. Bukhara, of course, is a thriving city of […]
End of Summer Delights
Ah, the delights of late Summer. The fig season is starting now, at the end of summer, and figs are sold either fresh off the tree, or else, dried. The ripe […]
Juicy Grapes
I was pleased to see this year’s first Mallorcan grapes on sale in the local markets, a week ago; they tasted really good, by the way. I was surprised, however, to read in […]
Cape Gooseberries (Physalis peruviana)
I did not know that the Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) grew in Mallorca, but it does. A friend of ours planted six or seven plants in his finca near Felanitx. […]
The Return of the Prodigal Apricot
Last year was a strange year in Mallorca in botanic terms. There were no apricots in Mallorca. On a tree that normally is laden with hundreds of apricots, there were […]
Níspero (Eriobotria japonica)
The Níspero (Eriobotria japonica) is also known as a Loquat, Japanese Medlar or Mespilus japonica. This plant is widely available throughout Spain. It is indigenous to China and Japan, from where it came […]
Green Almonds
Thanks to the unusually mild January and February, not only did we see a particularly early almond blossoms season this year, but as a result, we now have the first […]
Making Lime Marmelade
Don’t be fooled by the picture into thinking that I am showing you some lemons today. They are limes (Citrus Aurantifolia). We picked them ourselves from an organic farm (Ses […]
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