A pluot is a plum-apricot hybrid.
They were on special at Ralph’s. They are also very small. I bought just one, to see what it’s like.
I’ll let you know after I taste it. (Mr. Rilch says I’m quite welcome to it.)
And I had one of the first tangelos to arrive in California. Tasted them in Death Valley when I was eight years old. A couple at Furnace Creek Inn had brought stock and samples to sell into the California citrus market.
A Pluot! And here I thought you were making progress on your book. The PLUOT thickens!
Pluots are actually pretty good, IIRC. Had one either last summer or the one before. They look like plums on steroids.
The hybrid fruit I want to try is one I read about in the latest issue of Cooking Light; a mango-nectarine. Now that sounds good! Needs a better name though… mangarine?
…Eh.
It seems that in crossing two fruits, they left out the best qualities of each. It had neither the richness of a plum nor the distinctive texture of an apricot. It was like an off-brand fruit.
Quantum Butterfly: Nectango!
Was it actually ripe?
Yes, it was.