Rhonda Anderson > wrote:
>
> Funny to see passionfruit listed here, because it just seems everyday,
> ordinary fruit to me :-).

Sure, what's exotic and what isn't? When I first moved to Los
Angeles from Niagra Falls/Buffalo I thought dates were exotic.
After living in LA for enough years I stopped thinking starfruit is
exotic.

> I thought Buddha's hand was only used for the peel?

Buddha's hand is almost entirely peel. I've kept them on the
shelf just for the aroma, grated them for the zest, even eaten
the peel as the rind is a lot less bitter than other citrus. It
was nice having that tree in my yard.

To me, I'd try any type of fruit I'd never had before and consider
it exotic. What's the chance that I won't like it? Pretty low.