Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner
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Topic: Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner
Posted By: Redbedrock
Subject: Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 3:45pm
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My friend came to stay this week and bought all sorts of goodies from her organic garden so I have been busy making baby food all afternoon, but I have a silly question.
Other than the fact I can't stand them,  I don't know much about Feijoas, (they never made it to the UK for some reason) but can I make them into a puree for a first stage food for Fay? Otherwise they will just rot in the fridge until I chuck them out------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:00pm
| You could puree them and freeze them, but as far as I know they recommend waiting until 8-9 months for feijoas. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:02pm
...... and I didn't know you were a foreigner too!?  (until now that is!)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:10pm
Me neither - and Jax is right, they are a second/third stage food, but no reason why they wouldn't freezefor later on -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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ErinsMama wrote:Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:17pm
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Stew them whole, then freeze. Puree once defrosted, as they tend to go slushy.
I'd wait til 2nd stage to introduce to your lil one b/c they are acidic or whatever 
------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:25pm
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Cool thats what i needed to know, I can chuck them in the freezer and then hope in a few months time that Fay doesn't develop her mothers picky food habbits, hopefully she will be like her dad who is a human dustbin.
and yep I'm a foreigner but don't really feel like one now, only about things like Feijoas. Moved over from England about 3 and half years ago and haven't regerettd it for a moment ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 8:57pm
You can stew them for a crumble/sponge pudding or put them in muffins... you might like them that way? (But don't quote me. I've tried so many ways to get DH to like kumara and it never works!  )------------- |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 9:13pm
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Mmmmmm stewed feijoas - yummmmmm. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 9:41pm
Hmm kumara's another one, we never had them at home and I can't get my head round them either ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 9:48pm
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LOL Claire ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 31 May 2007 at 10:37pm
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i grew up eating stewed feijoas...YUMMY...
as for kumara - there are so many differnt types but i am a yellow / golden kumara girl! |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 01 June 2007 at 10:08am
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Oh Claire, how can you be living here for 3.5 years and still not like fejoas and kumera!
i lived in London for 6 years and missed my fejoas so much. The last two years I've been home I have just gone overboard on eating them when they are in season. Have you tried the pasionfruit, it is a bit different to the passionfruit over there and also very very yummy. Sweet potato is pretty close to kumera....but not quite Glad you enjoy living here, I loved my time in the UK nad would still be there if it wasn't for a slight mishap in the bedroom with DH that turned into a DD! ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 01 June 2007 at 3:58pm
Sorry I've tried them in muffins, with ginger, stewed, raw, chopped up really small so I don't know they are in it, and I can pick up feijoa at a hundred paces. I guess I will never get a kiwi passport will I? ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 01 June 2007 at 4:46pm
You will be struggling, I believe there are a few questions in your application form re your likings of fejoas and the likes
Just like in the UK passport application forms we had to prove we could call pants trousers and soccer football with no hessitation and drink warm flat beer and enjoy it  ------------- http://tickers.families.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 June 2007 at 4:52pm
| I AM A KIWI AND I HATE FEIJOAS. ick ick ick. we have three ginormous trees and I collected them and gavce them away to pratcially everyone I knew. foul tasting things. did invent a nice walnut and feija cake though that was lovely |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 02 June 2007 at 9:58am
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we have a feijoa TREE as big as the house. My first year here there were new and nice, second, third, fouth years etc the very smell makes me gag
So if anyone wants any come help yourself ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 June 2007 at 11:12am
*hops in the car and heads west* 
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Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 02 June 2007 at 1:37pm
Jacquie, I'm already there, had to hire a helicopter to beat you though ------------- http://tickers.families.com">
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 7:12pm
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Bump for SimSam ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:14pm
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Oooooh I'm just the oposite, we've been in the UK for 5 yrs now and I was so ridiculously excited when we went to a restaurant called The Kiwi Kitchen in Fulham a few mths back cos they had Feijoa's on the menu - the chef (taranki lad) imports them himself, heavens above they were soooooooooooooooooooooooo yummy!!!!! I asked for some extra feijoa on my Apple and Feijoa tart, expecting it stewed or something and ended up with a whole feijoa to take home... at £2.50!!!! Thats like $7 for ONE FEIJOA!!!!! Needless to say I treasured it, sniffed it constantly on the way home and saved the skins til they went brown. I must have looked mad sniffing my empty feijoa skins but man it was worth it!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: BabyKiwi
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:29am
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Kiwikid, you are not mad at all! I'm like RedBedRock, I'm a foreigner too, hail from the bonnie land of Scotland. I went into the supermarket a couple of months ago and they are selling a drink called "Irn Bru" well I just about died and went to heaven!! I love the stuff but struggled to get it here! Mind you the distance might have something to do with it!
I couldn't believe it!! So bought a couple of bottles and enjoyed drinking them very much!!! Now I am just waiting for other stuff to arrive.... I love kumara, haven't tried feijoa yet but will have to investigate! |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:40am
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..........Mmmmmmm Irn Bru
Tizer Jaffa cakes Walkers Crisps............ Oooh sorry, it's been a while, must get down to the British shop in Taranaki St ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:45am
haha! A friend called over yesterday with a packet of McVities Chocolate Digestives mmmmmm 
And I just got another installment of Taytos and Tea bags from home also. Must get some Jaffa cakes brought over with the next visitors! ETA: Based on the fact that it'll probably be sooner (June) that I'll get a visitor from Ireland than when I'll have time to get into the shop 
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Posted By: BabyKiwi
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 9:11am
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A trip down memory lane!!
There are lots of other stuff I miss but hey, we get the food hamper at xmas with some of the stuff we miss!! Sorry for hijacking your thread!!
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 9:46am
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Heheheh thanks for bumping for me! I pulped the bag and stuck them in the freezer, dont think he is quite ready for them yet, but will try in a month or so. Interestingly I am not a huge fan of fejoas but I love the 42Below Fejoa vodka!! I am an import too, but I have been here 17 years (apart from my 3 year OE back home!!) and there are still so many things I miss!! I am partial to HulaHoops though!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 10:35am
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OOOOh Hula HOOPS now i'M HUNGRY "(AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAPS LOCK) ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: BabyKiwi
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 2:25pm
| Salt and vinegar hula hoops! They rock!! |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 2:34pm
Hula Hoops are round they're staying round and they'll be around forever!! 
Please tell me someone else remembers this |
Posted By: BabyKiwi
Date Posted: 04 April 2008 at 2:52pm
| Amen, sister!!!! |