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Durian—the infamous “king of fruits”! It’s a tropical powerhouse native to Southeast Asia, known for its spiky shell, custard-like flesh, and a smell so intense it’s banned on public transport in places like Singapore. Durian is native to Southeast Asia, where indigenous peoples had been enjoying and cultivating it for millennia before its “discovery” by…
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Duku Duku is a tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia, often confused with its close cousin, langsat. It grows in grape-like clusters and has a round to oval shape with a leathery yellow-brown skin. Inside, you’ll find translucent white segments that are juicy, sweet-tart, and slightly citrusy—some say it tastes like a mix between grapefruit…
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The Double Coconut name comes from the fruit’s unique shape: the seed has two lobes that resemble a pair of buttocks, which earned it the cheeky nickname coco fessesBritannica in French. The tree itself can grow up to 30 meters tall and has enormous fan-shaped leaves that can span 10 meters across. (The contents of…
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Let’s dive into the fruity side of the “Dinosaur Egg”. While the Dinosaur Egg One of the most popular varieties is the Dapple Dandy pluot, nicknamed the Dinosaur Egg because of its speckled, mottled skin that resembles a dinosaur egg. It has a sweet, juicy interior with a flavor that blends the tartness of plums…
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Don’t get bored, we are continuing our known and little-known fruits that begin with the letter D, and what health benefits they offer today. I offer information on Dewberry fruit. When was it first cultivated? As a tended garden plant: mid-1500s herb gardens in Europe. As a genuine commercial field crop: the 1880s dewberry plantations…
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Desert lime, also known as Citrus glauca, is a thorny shrub or small tree native to Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia. It is also known as Wild Lime, Bush Lime, and Native cumquat. The fruit is small, about the size of grapes, and has an intense, zesty flavor, although not quite as tart as…
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Desert King was first spotted in 1930 as a chance seedling near Madera, California. Local growers recognized its unusually heavy breba (early-season) crop and its tolerance for the Central Valley’s heat swings, so the tree was propagated and circulated under the working name “Madera Seedling” before nurseries rebranded it as Desert King a few years…
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Dead Man’s Finger, also known as Decaisnea fargesii or the Blue Sausage Fruit, is a strikingly unusual fruit native to the Himalayan regions of western China, Nepal, and northeastern India. It gets its eerie name from its bluish, finger-like pods that ripen around Halloween, perfectly timed for its ghoulish nickname. The fruit of Decaisnea fargesii—also…
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Davison Plum Davidson’s plum is a unique native Australian fruit that comes from a medium-sized rainforest tree known as Davidsonia pruriens. Despite its name, it isn’t a true plum from the traditional Rosaceae family but belongs to the Cunoniaceae family. The name “Davidson’s plum” comes from the genus name Davidsonia, which was established in honor…
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Dates, how much do you know? Dates have an impressively ancient pedigree—fossil evidence suggests they’ve existed for around 50 million years. As for cultivation, the earliest known records point to Egypt around 2500 BCE, where date palms were grown and revered. However, their true origin is a bit of a mystery. Some scholars believe dates…
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Holistically speaking, dangleberries offer a blend of physical, energetic, and traditional wellness benefits that go beyond just their nutritional profile. When Were They First Used? While exact dates are elusive, dangleberries were likely used by Indigenous peoples of the Eastern U.S. long before European contact. They were consumed fresh, dried, or made into tonics and…
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Damsons are small, ovoid, plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and are widely used for culinary purposes, particularly in fruit preserves and jams. In South and Southeast Asia, the term damson plum sometimes refers to jamblang, the fruit from a tree in the family Myrtaceae. The Damson plum—often associated with ancient Damascus—has been valued for…
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