The Florida Chef

Egg Fruit Egg fruit, (pouteria camphechiana), is also sometimes called canistel. This subtropical fruit comes from the forests of...

Asparagus Asparagus is the edible shoot or spear of the plant “Asparagus officinalis”. It is a member of the Lily family. Asparagus is...

Artichokes The artichoke is one of the oldest known foods to man. Theophrastun, an ancient Greek philosopher naturalist wrote them being...

Cassava Root Cassava is a root that is native to South America, from northeastern Brazil, to southwestern Mexico. Sometimes it is called...

Florida Strawberries Strawberries are members of the rose family. The berries are red, juicy, and conical shaped. Strawberries are...

Blood Oranges Blood oranges are oranges that have deep red flesh. They are believed to have come from a spontaneous mutation, probably...

Loquats The loquat is a small, pear shaped fruit, which is a member of the Rosaceae family. It is also called a Japanese medlar,...

Tamarillo The tamarillo, (Cyphomandra belacea sendt), sometimes called Tree Tomato, is a relative to both the tomato and the potato. ...

Quince The Quince, the “golden apple”, or “love apple”, is a funny pear shaped greenish-yellow fruit that is related to the apple and the...

Winter Squash Winter squash is a fruit of an annual garden plant related to the melon and cucumber. (Family cucurbitaceae). It has long...