Feijoas

[goldfish]

This past weekend, we drove up to the Blue Mountains to pick chestnuts, walnuts, and apples.  At one lovely cafe/shop near Bilpin they had trays of gorgeous looking feijoas!

Was looking to find ways of using them other than jam, etc. and came upon this site.
http://feijoafeijoa.wordpress.com/recipes/

Also found helpful info on this site,   http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/feijoa-jam/

[Jamberie]

Oh great! this will be helpful, our new backyard has two massive feijoa trees so I'll be using lots of these! -(it also has two massive pomegranate trees which will be great too)

[goldfish]

(sigh)  Can I come and live with you?? LOL - no wonder you chose that particular house Jamberie - with those trees there I think I would have bought it even if the property only had a one room tent . . .    (read here "jealousy personified . . .!! lol)

[judydawn]

What a great choice of recipes for feijoas - I still have no idea what they are though 

[goldfish]

Judy - if you ever find them do try them - the taste is just amazing!!  We have a tree in our front yard, but sadly never any fruit.  The flowers are pretty though . . . Have a look at these links if you like.  The third link gives a recipe for Feijoa Curd!!

http://www.j-web.com.au/jpage/feijoa-pineappleguava.aspx

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Feijoa

http://winterskieskitchenaglow.blogspot.com.au/2007/06/feijoa-curd.html     

[judydawn]

Thanks GF, I don't remember ever seeing them but I'm sure they are in some shops and now I know what they look like, I will probably see them 

[fundj&e]

 same here, no idea what they are 

[cera]

Oh I miss feijoas from NZ

[maddy]

Thanks for the links Goldfish....I LOVE them, and we have 4 trees of them 
I had made paste with them, but wasn't so keen as I found it a bit gritty.
I personally love them just as is, scooped out with a spoon 

[goldfish]

Like most fruit I think Maddy....best as is!!!

Three trees .... How lucky are you!! )

[Aussie Brenda]

Yes just cut in half and eat,

[Kimmyh]

same here, no idea what they are  

Me too. Can't even pronounce them

[EmeraldSue]

We used to have a tree at our old house, and I still miss it. I think the new people have removed it along with most of the other fruit trees:(
I agree that they are best eaten with a spoon when ripe. Wish I had seen that Wordpress site when I still had the tree.

[goldfish]

same here, no idea what they are  

Me too. Can't even pronounce them

easy . .  fee - joe - ah . . . emphasis on the "joe" 

[Kimmyh]

Thanks GF