Curiosity Corner #348: eating trees.

"Bush Tucker" = Traditional Aboriginal food.

White man has finally discovered what the indigenous
Aussies always knew, and a new vegetable will be
caressing Australian palates in the near future.

We shall be eating the "Upside down tree"

http://cjoint.com/data/htkBaPKrLX.htm

The Baobab seed pod contains pulp that tastes
like very dry apples,
(expect that in chocolate soon)

New trees are planted in any "gutless" soil,
and when the size of a carrot is harvested,
the leaves taste a little "peppery"
and the very watery root like water chestnut.

"The taste of the Kimberleys"
Kimberleys=a region North of Perth, Western Australia

On Jul 19, 4:37 am, "Rod" wrote:
"Bush Tucker" = Traditional Aboriginal food.

White man has finally discovered what the indigenous
Aussies always knew, and a new vegetable will be
caressing Australian palates in the near future.

We shall be eating the "Upside down tree"

http://cjoint.com/data/htkBaPKrLX.htm

The Baobab seed pod contains pulp that tastes
like very dry apples,
(expect that in chocolate soon)

New trees are planted in any "gutless" soil,
and when the size of a carrot is harvested,
the leaves taste a little "peppery"
and the very watery root like water chestnut.

"The taste of the Kimberleys"
Kimberleys=a region North of Perth, Western Australia

The baobab is also seen on this George V series
from Bechuanaland Protectorate.
http://www.atlanticstamps.com/bechua..._105-16_lh.jpg

Barbados
http://www.wnsstamps.ch/stamps/BB006...6.05-full.jpeg

French West Africa
http://tropiques.webtimbres.com/aof020.jpg

Mayotte
http://www.csmisd.info/timbres_mayotte/1999/L75.jpg

Senegal #O14, Deluxe Proof, Baobab Tree
http://www.robinphila.com/catalog/A4952.jpg

Blair

Thanks Blair,
to my great embarassment, I found all my life
I had been spelling it incorrectly, I thought it
to be "Boabab" tree.

I wonder if it is a tree at all ?
A cross section has no growth rings.

Maybe it's an overgrown Tuber

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:53:02 +0800, "Rod"
wrote:



Thanks Blair,
to my great embarassment, I found all my life
I had been spelling it incorrectly, I thought it
to be "Boabab" tree.

I wonder if it is a tree at all ?
A cross section has no growth rings.

Maybe it's an overgrown Tuber

It is certainly a tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baobab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boab

Blair