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01-12-2008, 09:36 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Ripe Orinocos!
I've been eating some of my Orinocos that have gotten too ripe to cook and man are they great!!! I'm so gonna be hating life when I have to go back to the crappy store bought one's. These are the one's I posted a pic of in my gallery a few weeks ago sitting atop my fridge waiting to ripen.
I made some great tostones out of some of them the other night and they were great as well. I took some pics of them as they were cooking and my wife heard the camera go off and she said: "What was that sound?" When I told her you could tell she really thought I'd gone off the deep end. Maybe I have, so what?! I'll try to post the pics soon. |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
congrats
Lets see the pics!
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01-12-2008, 10:15 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
there is an awsome recipe in the recipe thread for nana smoothie, its from bikoro child. it is really good. congrats on your fruit!!!!
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Congrats!!!
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Congrats!!!!!
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
You're a lucky person! Congrats!
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
CONGRATS! I hope to feel your joy next year!
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01-13-2008, 11:45 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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Congratulations, And I hope to feel your excitement THIS SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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01-20-2008, 07:43 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
really hope i have as much luck as you! congrats!
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01-23-2008, 06:21 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Just posted 2 pics of the tostones from my 'Orinoco'.
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06-15-2009, 08:02 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Mine are just starting to show a sign of yellowing...I cant wait much longer!!!!! lol
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06-16-2009, 11:52 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
You'll love them! When they turn a nice yellow and they yield to pressure when you squeeze them a bit that's when they are ready.
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06-16-2009, 02:06 PM | #13 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Is there a plant food that could help my otehr nanas to produce fruit? Tomato Miracle Gro maybe? Also, could that help my tree with the nanas..to hurry them up?
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06-16-2009, 03:35 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Congrats! Cant wait to get some of my own.
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05-19-2010, 09:30 AM | #15 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Silly question, but are Orinoco's a plantain or banana???? I've heard it's a plantain, but I've never seen anyone eat a raw ripe plantain... o_O
In PR we fry, roast, or bake green and ripe plantains (boil the green ones too). |
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05-19-2010, 09:46 AM | #16 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Gabe wrote a while back on a different thread there's a difference between a plaintain and a cooking banana. I have no idea what can happen if you eat a plaintain raw & don't want to find out. I do know your not suppose to eat raw however. A cooking banana when ripe can be eaten. :^)
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05-19-2010, 10:34 AM | #17 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
'Orinoco' is not a plantain. It can, however, be cooked when green and used like a plantain. As my original post mentioned, they are quite good as well when allowed to ripen well.
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05-19-2010, 12:36 PM | #18 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Congrats and thanks for posting! Orinoco is such a strong plant, I am glad to read that the fruit is good also!
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05-19-2010, 02:58 PM | #19 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Well, I like it. There may be others that are superior in taste but it's a good one for our area where we have to sometimes endure freezing temps.
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05-19-2010, 03:43 PM | #20 (permalink) |
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Re: Ripe Orinocos!
Nice to see that people read also what was posted a long time ago. I missed this thread the first time I read the archive, but can clearly remember reading it in the second round.
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