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kert starts with ... Has anyone eaten fresh goji.? I'm not that interested in the ?spurious health benefits but want to eat them for their own sake. I bought some dried ones for $6 a 100Grams and they were sweet but a bit nondescript. I've heard that the dried fruit can be a source of viable seed. Incidentally, when a fruit is described as "usually not eaten fresh but is useful for jams and jellies" ,that's not a good sign. Jams and jellies can be made from old socks, afterall. | About the Author 5th August 2010 2:41pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
tecko says... A simple goji tonic concoction (if anyone is interested.) Add "wai shang" (a few strands) and "tong kwei" (also a few strands) (both obtainable from your local Oriental shop) in, say, one to one and a half bowl of water and some pork bones. Boil for an hour or so, and drink it. Supposedly, good for health. (For more sweetness, add more goji and if you like the taste of "tong kwei", add more - it all depends on your liking and taste.) | About the Author tecko1 Perth 5th August 2010 5:08pm #UserID: 2184 Posts: 63 View All tecko1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi kert - I tried them at Tass1 trees - nothing to write home about (for me)...very small so you would need to eat a handful to get a decent whack at them. Flavour was ok - not sweet - a bit savoury if that makes sense!? Musky may be the word.. I have chucked my plant in the bin to be honest. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 7th August 2010 11:07am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
carl says... the ones we grow have some taste..a bit like tomato/capsicum i have been told by some people we know who live in china that most goji berries come from others parts of china (not the tibet part of china) that are close to many sources of pollution..so that there are issues with contamination.... so dont believe the 'from tibet' comments on any packaging... you can buy dried ones cheap in perth in kakulas in the city for about $25/kg from memory...plus some asian shops in northbridge they are commonly used as an ingredient is some chinese soup recipes | About the Author larry-perth perth 9th August 2010 4:53am #UserID: 955 Posts: 12 View All larry-perth's Edible Fruit Trees |
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epiphany says... I quite liked mine. I had two plants - the first one sulked & never did anything, so it got the boot. The 2nd one has grown well & it was a nice wee source for snacks while out in the garden over summer. I never tried cooking them. The berries definitely varied in taste - some nicer than others (one or two quite tart in taste) but overall, I thought they were sweet with peculiar taste of their own...can't really think how to describe them but they were quite pleasant & quite juicy for such a small berry. I've been keeping the seeds from the fresh fruit, so I might try sowing a few this year. | About the Author epiphany2 Melbourne 12th August 2010 1:11am #UserID: 703 Posts: 84 View All epiphany2's Edible Fruit Trees |