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Jo starts with ... I am wondering if anyone knows if you can grow Duruka (fijian name)or PitPit(SE Asian name)/Saccharum edule in QLD. I wouldn't even know where to start looking for it or even if we are allowed to grow it because of sugarcane regulations(it can carry some sort of sugar cane fungus-I think).....boy its tasty though!! | About the Author Jextro Mount Tamborine 7th January 2008 7:19am #UserID: 541 Posts: 6 View All Jextro's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jude says... I too have been looking for a Saccarum edule plant. I bought a plant labelled Pitpit / Darooka (Saccaram spotaneum) from Isabell Shipard's Herb Nursery near Gympie a couple of years ago. It appears to be very similar. The shoots were described as an edible delicacy. Mine has yet to flower. | About the Author Jude Gold Coast Hinterland 19th January 2008 3:35pm #UserID: 590 Posts: 2 View All Jude's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... of course its here. you just have to befriend the right people. 2 hints. they have a good sense of humour and fuzzy hair. you can also get nice pieces of domestic cane cultivars for chewing. I saw a lovely variegated one looked like a striped bamboo. Looks like Cane smut is here now anyway was bound to arrive sooner or later | About the Author Rev North Queensland 2nd February 2009 12:11am #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Suren says... Hi, We are the largest growers of the Duruka in Fiji and export the fruits to Australia/NZ/USA/Canada in brine as it is not permitted to be grown in Australia. If you need to place an order I am quite happy to arrange for the product but as you say it is a delicacy and fruits once a year only (in May. If you also know the techniques to package the product in Nitrogen sealed packs I am interested to discuss further. bet regards Suren | About the Author Suren Sydney 16th May 2010 6:28pm #UserID: 3724 Posts: 1 View All Suren's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jude says... When I lived in PNG in the 60s and 70s I regularly bought two varieties of pitpit - Saccharum edule and Setaria palmifolia from the markets. In both cases, what is eaten is the fleshy unopened flowering shoot of a coarse grass. We generally cooked pitpit in the same way as sweet-corn, by steaming or baking in their outer leaves. S. edule was often steeped in coconut milk and boiled and this made it a real delicacy. I have since tried to grow both varieties, but without success. I have a copy of R.J. May's book, 'Kaikai Aniani - A Guide to Bushfoods Markets and Culinary Arts of Papua New Guinea' (1984) which has the following entry on Highland Pitpit ..."NEW GUINEA ASPARAGUS, HIGHLAND PITPIT. This is a coarse grass which is cultivated and occurs wild. Cultivated varieties are found in most markets around the country. Many varieties exist, some with broad, dark green leaves, some with red. The soft inner shoot of the plant is eaten, and in the market the bundles of these long thin greens may be mistaken for the enclosed infloresences of Saccharum edule (also called pitpit). Strip the outside leaves and steam or bake. the cooked vegetable tastes something like corn-flavoured asparagus. The soft inner shoot may also be eaten raw." The book has an excellent photo showing the two varieties side-by-side. The S. edule shoots are red-tinged and much larger and plumper. | About the Author Jude Gold Coast hinterland 27th July 2010 6:31pm #UserID: 590 Posts: 2 View All Jude's Edible Fruit Trees |
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duruka says... dont let it flower it wont be edible then. when the leaf area is fat harvest it and the fruit inside is edible. Cut it from just below where the leaves are. its like peeling the onion. I am from fiji and we used go grow it. we used to roast it with the leaves still on the open fire. the leaves steam cook it. We also peeled the leaves off and cooked it in coconut cream or make curry out of it. Sally | About the Author 4th October 2011 11:41am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... I have a plant from a friend, yea! And I'm nowhere near a cane field. However, I'm wondering how I can grow it on a concrete carport? Would it be happy in a pot? Will it die from cold though our winter is mild with no frost? Found this amusing post on the net about PNG Pit Pit. Good information re cooking as well, with pics. P.S. Link: http://agoddessinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2009/11/one-of-things-i-wanted-to-do-while-i.html
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John Mc says... It'll be fine there Mary and in Sydney it will be fine in a pot as well. I've got it growing at my place only an hour's drive north of Sydney. It certainly doesn't perform as well as it does in the tropics, but it survives and grows slowly. My ordinary sugar cane, green and red vars. are doing well after two seasons in the ground. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th February 2012 8:13pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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OneataVasu says... https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/forum/growing-durukasaccharum-edule/#comment: DDuruka is from Sorghum, ancient grain (Africa). 1st recorded 1500s when Italy received seeds from Africa - 'Broom Corn'. The Grain & Legume Nutrition Council (Australia) looking into growing it in Qld, maybe to replace sugar cane as it uses less irrigated water and may have better health benefits as a grain cf wheat, corn etc. | About the Author OneataVasu West Australia 26th October 2018 2:33pm #UserID: 19241 Posts: 1 View All OneataVasu's Edible Fruit Trees |
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