By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Twist.
A twist of twisted lemon, anyone?
Yes, it’s a citrus fruit: Buddha’s Hand.
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Vladimir Brezina (RIP)
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.Johna Till Johnson
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.Recent Comments
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Looks like it came from under the sea! Nice one!
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Cthulhu fruit… ;-)
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Yes I’ve seen it before but never with so many appendages! : )
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wild thats all I can say
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:-)
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What a unique looking fruit. I have never heard of it before. I like your take on the “twist” theme. Very unique!
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That’s where it leads if you start with a twist of lemon ;-)
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain and commented:
Wow. Freaky, and yet cool at the same time. :)
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Thanks!
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Can it be eaten? Very different. How does it grow, on a tree? I think you have stirred our curiosity :)
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It’s a variety of citron, and grows on a tree like the more familiar citrus fruits. To prepare it, think of it basically as the rind of a lemon. Plenty of recipes online—just Google “Buddha’s hand” :-)
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Wow… I have never seen this before.
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I hadn’t either until recently… there’s always the first time! :-)
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Have you eaten this fruit before. I see from your Wikipedia source that it is used often for it’s zest. Neat picture for “twist!”
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Johna bought it so I could photograph it, but then it shriveled up too much for us to do much with it. But we certainly tasted it… the entire fruit is basically lemon peel, and the recipes reflect that :-)
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It does look like something from the ocean. I thought you were going to say it was from the Pacific ocean!
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Cthulhu fruit, some call it :-)
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Ah yes, from Lovecraft. I see the resemblance.
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:-)
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Oh I totally expected this was something from the sea! Now there’s a twist. :)
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A twist on a twist on a twist? :-)
Have to keep you on your toes!
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You definitely did. I thought there was going to be some story about this sea creature jumping into your kayak!
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I am keeping that in reserve for next time…
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:)
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This lemon looks too weird!
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Yes, it does :-)
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I had never seen or heard of this fruit and it has such an interesting shape and texture. Thank you for sharing!
Tamara
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You are most welcome, Tamara! This might be the first post of a series on weird-looking fruit and vegetables, of which there are plenty more out there :-)
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Very interesting looking plant! Thanks for sharing.
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You are most welcome, Milka!
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I thought I’d seen many rare fruits; though this one takes over!
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I thought people might like it… :-)
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never seen this before. very intersting! and oh so perfect for the challenge! :)
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Thank you!! :-)
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This is new to me as well. Fascinating!
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:-)
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Well I’ve never seen one of those before! Fascinating :-)
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:-) Thanks!
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Impressive. Never seen this before. Going to follow your suggestion and have a look at the receipts.
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Do! Candied Buddha’s Hand looks particularly tempting :-)
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nice!! never have seen this!! really amazing
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:-) Thanks!
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Never heard of this before – and I was born before WWII! One lives and learns. Must try to find some, I like a bit of zest.
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Oops! That wasn’t meant to read as I now see it does. Oh dear!
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I think it came out perfectly well—a bit of zest is always good! :-)
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If that fruit came at me, I’d run!
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A perfectly natural reaction! :-)
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To an imperfectly unnatural fruit!
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:-)
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I wonder did Colonialist ever see that ancient film The Beast of Five Fingers’ ?
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I for one haven’t seen it…
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Looks like the alien has landed! The twistiest image I’ve seen so far
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Thanks—that’s quite a compliment! :-)
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What did you do with it – apart from taking a photo of it? ;-)
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Oh, we had grand plans for it. But in the end it just sat there until it completely dried up and shriveled… Actually, I believe that’s how it is sometimes used, to perfume the room :-)
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LOL! Somuch for the plans! However, I like, best, the idea of using it to perfume the room. :-)
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(An obnoxious comment, but it’s what I thought of split-second)
What kind of mudra would Buddha make if this were indeed a Buddha’s hand?????
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It could only help, I would think—much more versatile, so many more possibilities….
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A twist of all the twists! I absolutely worship Nature!
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Thank you!—and thanks for following our blog!! :-)
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Look forward to new posts!:)
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