"kumquats" news and stories

Kumquats -- those little oval-shaped citrus fruits believed to have origins in China -- are in markets right now.

Is there anything more happy than a kumquat? Aside from, of course, a kumquat eater? These winsome little things, snapped by clayirving and dropped into the Slashfood Flickr pool, are the food world equivalent of a box of kittens or a giggling baby. They look as sweet on the outside as they are on the inside; you want to pinch their little cheeks. And then pop them into your mouth, one after the other, until the box is empty.

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It is dark, overcast and foggy here in Philly today and so it's no wonder that this image of bright, fresh, dewy kumquats caught my eye. Taken by Lelonopo, if you head over to her blog, Lelo in Nopo, you can see a fun little gif she put together of how her face looks as she eats said kumquat. She's also posted a recipe for a Kumquat Ginger Caipirinha. Yum!

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The lovely Keiko on her Nordljus blog has done it again!

Always one with the stunning images she has taken the humble kumquat and created a delicious array of mouthwatering and inspiring delicacies. There is a cake mixing the kumquat with earl grey tea followed by some scrummy looking tarts that look well worth the trouble of squeesing each fruit to make a curd filling. Finally there is a puff pastry tart filled, of course, with kumquats.

I wonder if Keiko will have the same effect on sales of kumquats as Delia once had with cranberries...

[Because it is such a good post I have added it to the new netscape, so you could go there and vote for it]

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Today's Seattle Times Food & Wine section is almost poetic in its choice of themes. Bulgogi, Barbapapa, kumquats, cookbooks, Yaksik, Japchae... it could be a foodie rap.

•  Every chef should add some of these traditional Korean-American dishes to their repertoire. Especially recommended: Bulgogi (Korean barbecue, yum), Yaksik (sweet rice with nuts and jujubes), Japchae (clear noodles stir-fried with vegetables) and Tteokguk (sliced rice pasta soup).
• Try the Barbapapa from Seattle's Sambar, "almost like two drinks for one price." It's a martini-like concoction of Hangar One Kaffir Lime vodka, Cointreau, lime juice and... rhubarb sorbet. Phew. I was just wondering what to do with that rhubarb sorbet...

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