Yum, yum, yum! My favorite food this week has to be sun-dried Rainier Cherries from Cipponeri Family Farms.
I was meeting a friend for lunch yesterday at Greens in Fort Mason, San Francisco and when I got there, there was a farmers' market. As I wandered around, what first caught my eye were unpasturized almonds - meaning that, unlike the majority of almonds - these are truly raw. Even those you buy that are labelled "raw" tend to have been steam pasteurized and thus have lost some of their micronutrient content. I did buy some almonds, but haven't even tried them yet. Maybe they will be next week's "truly scrumptious"?
But as I went down the line of nuts and dried fruits at this stand, I spotted the rainier cherries. I've never seen dried Rainiers before...and they had some samples.
Gosh, their texture is still a little moist and "spongy" - not too dry, and so vibrant in flavour. They have some tartness - but it balances nicely with a little sweetness.
I can see that I am going to have to call in to that particular Farmer's market regularly to keep up a good stock of these!
I guess the only thing that would have improved them was if they were organic and didn't use sulphur dioxide.....but I did ask them about their pesticide use etc.
What was your favorite taste this week?
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