After just watching come dine with me, one person served a pudding /cake made of with a fruit called cumquat the they alledged it is only grown in Corfu or Japan, all the years Ive been going to Corfu Ive never heard of this fruit, has anybody come across this or is it any of the resteraunts?
Message posted by janmanessi on 23 September 2011 at 8:10pm - IP Logged
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There are a lot of trees here- the very sweet orange liqueur sold everywhere on Corfu is koum kuat, there is a cooperative at Nymphes which markets them, you can buy them preserved in sugar- I pick them fresh and put them in brandy and sugar for a few months then serve with coffee after dinner
Message posted by Viv D on 23 September 2011 at 8:19pm - IP Logged
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Go to the distillery every year and get stocked up with drinks and the Kumquat marmalade is lovely, you can buy the Kumquats in some kind of syrup coating and yes they do only grow in Corfu so the lady says. Look at it on youtube.
Message posted by sedgi on 24 September 2011 at 11:03am - IP Logged
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You can buy kumquat liqueur in almost all supermarkets. There are also many places selling it in the Old Town. We were told that the white (clear) liqueur was the best but it may be a personal taste thing.
We have two trees in pots which lave been laden with fruit from the first year we bought them. We've had them for about three years. The blossom smells beautiful.
Trisa
Message posted by sooz on 24 September 2011 at 12:05pm - IP Logged
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Quote: Originally posted by sedgi on 24 September 2011
Go to the distillery every year and get stocked up with drinks and the Kumquat marmalade is lovely, you can buy the Kumquats in some kind of syrup coating and yes they do only grow in Corfu so the lady says. Look at it on youtube.
From Wikipedia : Kumquats are cultivated in China, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, the Middle East, Europe (notably Corfu, Greece), southern Pakistan, and the southern United States (notably Florida, Louisiana, Alabama) and California.
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angela chapman
Kumquat and Tonic with loads of ice first given to me 20 years ago in Kalami Taverna, my favourite drink, the tonic reduces the sweetness. Love it. A big jug of it makes a lovely pre barbecue drink. (and noone can guess what it is and doesn't cost a fortune either)
Angela
Message posted by sooz on 24 September 2011 at 2:44pm - IP Logged
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The literal translation is koumquat. There are other brands too, such as Dennis Corfiot and the Lazaris 'Old Fortress' and 'St Spiridon' labels which are made by Pipitsa's son (She has apartments in Roda). I make my own liqueurs with sugar and vodka, but you can buy koumquat online through <a rel="nofollow" href= "http://corfuproducts.com/index.php?cPath=34_36">CORFU PRODUCTS</a> French supermarkets always sell them and they recommend their use in salads.
Steve
Message posted by Viv D on 28 September 2011 at 9:56pm - IP Logged
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Quote: Originally posted by sooz on 24 September 2011
Incidentally, I know it's a very small point in the grand scheme of things but...is it kumquat or cumquat!
Sue
Isn't it κουμκουάτ;
Bob G.
Message posted by kinninviekid on 29 September 2011 at 12:10am - IP Logged
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Well if we're going to be clever about it, the true translation is "kam kwat"- from Cantonese, which in turn represents the original Mandarin (language not fruit) "chin chu" which roughly translated means golden fruit. So now you know.
Message posted by blue owl on 02 October 2011 at 12:18am - IP Logged
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Love this site, only on it could we have a serious discusion about kumquats ...so love Corfu and after all the angst on other posts lovely to see it functioning at its best. I planted a kumquat tree and had no real idea why I had planted It other than it felt so Corfoit and It made me feel excited and so lucky to have the chance to grow these little orange exotic fruits ...now I feel truly vindicated and will in 10-20 years (very small tree) be making marmalade ect to my hearts content and I hope congratulating myself on having had faith, hope and a large dose of devil may care and bought my lovely home in Greece despite the rumbling.
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