Vegetable gardening in Japan... We grow about 40 to 50 types of vegetables, and about 20 types of fruits in our potager-garden... This photo-blog represents an attempt to document the thrills and challenges of a 'student-gardener'... For me, it is 'heavenly' enough just to be able to connect with the soil and nature, and if we get to eat the fruits of our labor, it is but an added bonus...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
GOOD TO SEE, NOT SO GOOD TO EAT
One day, a neighbor gave us these stuff...
The Japanese name is gumi... (English name: cherry elaeagnus)
They are the size of large grapes, hence the name, bikkuri gumi (literally, 'Surprised cherry')
They looked very delicious, but looks do tell lies...
The taste was sweet and sourish, but most of all, sappy...
In other words, not too good to eat...
As they say, 'for your eyes only'...
By the way, I had previously bought a seedling of the bikkuri gumi...
Guess I shall reserve the fruits for the birds...
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