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Date: 5 May 2024

Do you know why this plant is caged?

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

🌐 Do you know why this plant is caged? Because it's so tasty! <
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🐇🐿 Yes indeed, we protect it from all kinds of visitors: deer, bunnies, squirrels, raccoons...

Because it's our favorite food and don't want to share! 🙄

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - variegated form Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata makes not only a great meal but a beautiful ornamental, as we mentioned earlier. Besides culinary value, it is simply a stunning little tree! <
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Plant several plants in your garden and you will never run out of healthy food. Try this vegetable and you will never want French fries!🍟<
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‼️ Don't be shy to harvest the roots - this plant is easy to regrow from cuttings, so you can have your crops year round.<
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📚 Learn more about Yuca Root<
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🍲 Cassava Fries Recipe<
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🛒 Order Cassava plant online

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Date: 26 Apr 2024

Tamarind

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind flowers - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind flowers - Tamarinus indica

📖 Fun Fact: Tamarind is used as a souring agent in many cuisines around the world, adding a tangy flavor to dishes. How to use Tamarind in cooking?<
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🍲 Tamarind Chutney Recipe

Ingredients:
  • &· 1 cup tamarind pulp
  • &· 1 cup water
  • &· 3/4 cup brown sugar or jaggery
  • &· 1 tsp each of ground cumin, ginger, and coriander
  • &· 1/2 tsp red chili powder
  • &· Salt to taste

  • Instructions:
  • &· Simmer tamarind pulp and water.
  • &· Strain, return to heat, and add sugar.
  • &· Stir in spices and salt.
  • &· Simmer until thickened.
  • &· Cool and store in the refrigerator.
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🛒Grow your own Tamarind Tree

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Date: 25 Apr 2024

Why this Akee taste of deliciousness always follows me?

Akee fruit, Ackee

Why this Akee taste of deliciousness always follows me? Definitely the favorite fruit (it's actually a vegetable).

Can't wait for the next crop this year 😼<
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📖 Fun Fact: Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica and is a key ingredient in the traditional Jamaican dish, ackee and saltfish. However, it must be properly ripened and cooked due to its toxic properties when unripe.<
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‼️ Check out our previous post about Akee.<
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📚 More about Akee<
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🎥 YouTube Recipe: How to cook perfect Akee?<
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🛒 Grow your own Akee tree

#Food_Forest #Nature_Wonders #Recipes #Fun_Facts<
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Date: 21 Apr 2024

How to make exotic fries from beautiful Cassava Tree (Yuca Root, Tapioca)

Cassava Tree (Yuca Root, Tapioca) - Manihot esculenta

🍟 How to make exotic fries from beautiful Cassava Tree (Yuca Root, Tapioca).
  • &▪️ Cassava (Manihot esculenta), also called Yuca Root, Manihot, Tapioca - is an exotic tropical root vegetable plant. The fries are more delicious than any fries you every tried!
  • &▪️ Besides culinary value, it is simply a stunning little tree! Don't be shy to harvest the roots - this plant is easy to regrow from cuttings, so you can have your crops year round.
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❗️Don't confuse Yuca Root (Cassava) with Yucca Plant from the Agave family - a no-go in the culinary world - you definitely don't want to cook that up for dinner!<
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📚 Learn more about Yuca Root<
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🍲 Cassava Fries Recipe<
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🛒 Order Cassava plant online

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Date: 21 Apr 2024

What is number one tree-grown vegetable?

What is number one tree-grown vegetable? Akee is a curious Jamaican fruit that is actually a vegetable growing on a tree! The fruit makes a delicious nutritious meal tasting like eggs and potatoes
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    🔺This showy fruit is a close relative of Lychee, Longan, and Rambutan.
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    🔺 Akee tree is easy to grow, undemanding, fast growing, and fruits right away. Sometimes it fruits twice a year!
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    🔺 Akee fruit must be picked after the fruit has opened naturally so the flesh is fully exposed to light.
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    🔺 The white arils are best parboiled for a few min and then lightly fried in butter. Then they are really delicious!
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📚 More about Akee<
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🎥 YouTube Recipe: How to cook perfect Akee?<
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🛒 Order Akee tree online

#Food_Forest #Nature_Wonders #Recipes

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