Zuckermelone - Originally from Spain. This is an awesome melon. Like the name says it is sweet, but has some cucumber tones.
Kelek - I found this at the Turkish Market. It is very sweet and nice. Similar to a sugar melon but a little different.
Johannisbeere - Yes, we have these in the US (currants), but here they are so common. There is Johannisbeere everything - juice, ice cream, you name it. Also, they are sold all over here. They are even in the tiny markets that barely have any produce.
Maracuja - This is another thing that we have in the US (passionfruit). But it really is a staple here. There is Maracuja ice cream, yogurt. It is quite tasty and one of my favorites. They love to mix it with mango.
Mirabellen - I bought these today. I thought they were going to be like grapes, but no, they are like tiny plums. Very yummy.
Physalis - Growing up, I had a neighbor that grew these and sold them to the Hotel Dupont for like $40/lb. Here, they are common (and much cheaper). They taste like a mixture between a tomato and an apricot.
Pomelo - This is kinda like a grapefruit. I personally haven't tried them, but I have seen them around.
I will continue to keep you updated as I buy whatever I don't recognize at the market. In addition to these, Germany has the normal assortment of fruit: apples, bananas, oranges, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, cherries, etc.
4 comments:
It's so interesting to see the type of fruit they have over there. Honestly I think I'd only heard of one of those, haha. Some looked really goood, others not so much :/
The Afrikaners love passion fruit. They call it Grinadella (not sure of the spelling) They have Grinadella soda, which is seriously the BEST THING EVER.
The US really doesn't do enough with passion fruit in my opinion.
So glad you are enjoying your time there... have I mentioned I'm jealous enough?
I was going to say the same thing as Tennille - I had passion fruit all the time in South Africa and loved Grinadella! Yummy!!
Lin, its funny because some of the ones that look down right nasty are the tastiest (i.e. Maracuja)
Tennille & Sarah, I grew Passionfruit in California. I was surprised at how hardy they were in that climate. I'll have to find some Grindella soda. That sounds like the best thing ever created. Here in Germany, I will buy anything that says "Maracuja" on it. This has been a sound strategy so far!
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