Comments on: Guava (Jamapandu, Amrud)

by: sharon atkinson

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:59:24 +0000

could you please tell me if i can buy guava leaves in the east end of toronto if so where. thank you
sharon

by: Zizi

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:40:13 +0000

I desperate need GUAVA branches to make my medicinal tea. I use to have this fruit tree in South but not here close to Chicago.
I ask for someone to help me to find these branches, I am read to pay for costs and shipping to ZIP 61021, Illinois - USA.
PLEASE PLEASE, HELP ME !!!
Zizi
saquaalegre@dsl.essex1.com

by: Kay

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:40:32 +0000

Oh dear! And I thought you were extremely patient in explainng things. Well, I’m a desi in many ways and ‘not’ in some ways. I’m from South India (Tamilnadu). Some Americans find it difficult to get my name right, so, I ask them to call me by my Initial ‘K’ and that became ‘Kay’ for ease.

by: Karen

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:39:50 +0000

Aha! I can almost smell the guava. Do you always eat them this ripe or force of circumstances?

Indira replies…
Hi Karen… I love ripe ones, its really a miracle that I found decent, ripe ones here, faraway from home. (and they are imported from India). There are some other varieties of guava avialable here in Chinese stores, but they are like so hard, try as you may, never get ripe. I think all the chemical spraying stops them from ripening, I think.

by: Kay

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:34:06 +0000

Hmmmm…. I have very specific preferences when it comes to guava. Can’t eat the ripe ones, Absolutely hate them… But the raw ones with some chilli powder and salt…..yummmmm!

Grandma has a new guava tree (Sh always had one when we grew up) and everytime I go home, she gets me and my sisters very specific guavas - Ripe ones for her and raw for me.

Indira replies…
You know, Kay, at first I thought you were not a desi by your name. You must laughed out loud, reading my earlier replies to your questions. (that is before you started blogging.)
I prefer, like your sister, ripe ones. That’s why I wrote this love letter to ripe guava, a miracle if you ask me, to find these here.

by: LEENA P. RAJ.

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:18:28 +0000

JAM OF THE FRUIT

by: Krithika

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:35:13 +0000

Just had green guavas (slightly unripe) last night with cayenne pepper and kala namak.

Absolutely divine !

by: melissa_cookingdiva

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:16:52 +0000

Hmmm, delicious! Guava, or guayaba as we call it in many Latin American countries, is one of my favorite fruits. I specially love it’s perfume

by: Indira

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:46:09 +0000

Hello R.L, thanks for the wishes and wishing you the same.
A new foodblog, that’s exciting. Looking forward to it and please send me the link. Thanks!

VKN… Just little bit of salt and pepper sprinkled on guava, turns it into a memorable taste. I agree.
You are a lucky one to have such bountiful farmhouse!

by: VK Narayanan

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:00:32 +0000

It surely brought back all of my home memories too. We have a few gauva trees at our farm house; all of which bear different gauva varieties. This mentioned kind is the most tastiest ones. Also there is one seedless variety. Just sprinkle a little salt and black pepper powder and see the divine taste difference. It is soooo nutritious as well. Thank you for the post Indira.