Wandered around the ferry building today and saw these. They felt like a tougher, rougher lemon and smelled citrus-y. No idea what it is or who was using it but thought it was super interesting. The shape, the smell, everything about them was a mid day surprise that attracted a good amount of attention in the outdoor market.
December 19, 2010
what are these??
Wandered around the ferry building today and saw these. They felt like a tougher, rougher lemon and smelled citrus-y. No idea what it is or who was using it but thought it was super interesting. The shape, the smell, everything about them was a mid day surprise that attracted a good amount of attention in the outdoor market.
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What you have here is a fruit called Buddha's Hand (also known as bushukan (Japanese) or fingered citron) (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis), a fragrant citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections.
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