Editorial ChefThe peach is a deciduous tree native to the region of Northwest China. The tree produces an edible juicy fruit also known as a peach or a nectarine. In the real sense, the peach is a drupe. …
The Plum, a Delicious, Sweet, Fleshy, Single Pitted Fruit
The plum is a drupe fruit that is sweet, juicy, and delicious. It is visually similar to peaches, cherries, and other similar fruits. Botanically it bears the scientific name Prunus domestica of the family Rosaceae. It grows …
An Inside Look at the Great and Acidic Cranberry Fruit
The cranberry is a fruit that is widely used in commercial food production as well as being lavished raw as a snack. The raw fruit tends to be hard, sour, and bitter and therefore it is sometimes …
Meet the Date, the Definitive Fruit of the Sultans
The date is the edible fruit of the date palm tree. It is a distinct sweet and delicious fruit that groups in warm tropical regions the world over. It has been eaten by the Arabs as a …
You are Never Wrong With the Blueberry in Your Diet
The blueberry is a deciduous shrub belonging to the family of Ericaceae, in the genus, Vaccinium. The blueberry plant is a perennial flowering plant with indigo-colored berries. These blueberries grow off two types of shrubs, …
Getting Crimson and Detoxed With Beetroot
The beetroot or simply beets is the edible and highly nutritious taproot of the beet plant. The root also goes by several other names such as beet, table beet, garden beet, red beet, or golden …
It’s Saffron, Spice Full of Color and Flavor
Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the bulbous saffron crocus plant also known as Crocus sativus. This spice is used primarily as a flavoring and coloring agent in food. The spice is extracted from the …
The Sweet and Delicious Loquat, and What you Need to Know
The loquat is a fruit of an evergreen shrub of the same name. It is native to South Central China. It is also a popular fruit in Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka as …
Introducing Lychee, the Delicate Pearl-like Fruit
Lychee is also known as Litchi botanically and is of the soapberry family, Sapindaceae of the genus Litchi. Lychee is a large tropical and evergreen tree that bears small pink fruits with a rough texture on the …
Grapefruit, the Large, Semi-sweet, and Delicious Citrus Fruit
The grapefruit is a delicious subtropical citrus fruit from the evergreen tree of the same name. This fruit is an accidental cross between the sweet orange and the pomelo which originated in Barbados. The fruit is also referred to as the …