A delightful discovery during a
visit to a fruit stall at the Santa Rosa public market -- fruits have ceased
to be limited by season or even geography. In fact, one can gorge
oneself on over a dozen kinds of fresh fruits -- some not necessarily native
to Nueva Ecija -- at any one time.
Who says durians
are found only in Davao?
Red juicy rambutans.
Take your pick of the oranges:
local dalanghita...
... or imported ponkan.
Mangoes, and it isn't
even May.
When was the last time you
smelled and tasted chicos?
Apples in Christmas
colors of red...
...and green.
How can a fruit as sweet
as the lanzones have seeds so bitter?
Citrus grand-daddies --
pomelos.
Branded, too.
Mangosteens? Ah,
so...
Plump grapes as big
as one's thumb.
Pineapples in their
natural state...
... or ready to eat.
And of course, bananas,
standard fare on the Filipino dining table
either as side dish (hard
for foreigners to understand why
Filipinos eat bananas during
meals ) or as dessert.
(Burp!) Don't you wish you were here?
Digital
photos by Ramon R. Valmonte
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