#Feijoas, AKA pineapple guavas, are native to New Zealand and apparently very common there, but they also grow just fine in California. The trees are super productive and we have two of them, so this time of year we get deluged with feijoas. For anyone else who may have this not-so-terrible problem, here's a #recipe for . . .

#Feijoa Crisp

2# feijoas, scooped out of their skins, weighed AFTER draining off all the free-run juice
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp powdered ginger
4 tbsp + 1 tsp tapioca starch

Combine above ingredients and pour into a 9" square cake pan

1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter
2/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
2/3 cup toasted chopped pecans

Whisk together first four ingredients. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter (or two knives). Stir in the oats and nuts. Spread over filling. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Cool at least a little before serving; it's actually better cold, IMHO.

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#Feijoas are flowering and the local #lorikeets have been visiting.

(edit thanks to @Sortius)

#RNZ has an article this morning on why feijoas are so much more popular in NZ than other countries. It sounds like they don’t make many fruit in most gardens in Australia, due to the cultivars planted (and presumably the climate).

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/why-do-we-love-feijoas-more-than-anyone-else-in-the-world

#feijoas #fruit

Why do we love feijoas more than anyone else in the world?

This time each year, Melbourne based Kiwis make a special mission to find their feijoa hit. Aussies don't seem to get what all the fuss is about.

RNZ

When life gives you feijoas, make feijoa muffins. 😀

I found a feijoa recipe online at justamumnz.com and it’s scrumptious.

https://justamumnz.com/2016/05/26/feijoa-crunch-muffins/

#feijoas #muffins #recipe #nz

Feijoa Crunch Muffins

Absolutely delicious and oh so easy, you will love these Feijoa Muffins. The perfect balance, loaded with fruit and a delicious cruncy topping.

Just a Mum's Kitchen
Mmm. It’s autumn time in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, and that means the feijoas are back! I just got back from visiting my sister and return with a big bag of fruit from her two feijoa bushes. It looks like it’s going a be another good feijoa year in the city. #nz #fruit #feijoas

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#feijoas

@t_l_wood According to @craftygardennz "Quinces are a rare fruit in NZ, so you have to grow your own, or know someone who has a tree."

Maybe #NZTwits are so enthralled with crafty's descriptions we want some too? Maybe an online calendar is prompting us to remember #Quince Harvest Time?

I prefer #feijoas but find the cost a bit high now that I have to buy them rathe than get them from family.

Now their watch has ended...

#feijoas

I ended up buying some feijoas last night. They came to almost a dollar each. If I ever have my own place, I'm going to grow my own feijoas. #feijoas

Time to re-up this classic...

In praise of the feijoa, New Zealand’s most socialist fruit | The Spinoff
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/04-04-2017/in-praise-of-the-feijoa-new-zealands-most-socialist-fruit

#feijoa #feijoas #socialism

In praise of the feijoa, New Zealand’s most socialist fruit

An ode to the humble feijoa, the Che Guevara of the fruit world.

The Spinoff