This was one of those weeks I drew a blank as to what to write about. I set about making some stewed guavas, you know, to get the creative juices flowing. Nothing. Nada. Then I went to work, first day of the semester and in chatting with a colleague, inspiration struck. You'll have to click here to read how it all unfolded and to learn more about this fruit we call golden apple.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. And if you need anything, you know what you have to do. Email me.
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Yum. I haven't eaten breakfast yet and now I want some pancakes with stewed guavas. On our farm at home, aside from guavas, we have a big golden apple tree. In Belize people love to eat golden apples green with salt and pepper or with hot sauce. I am guessing that you do the same in Guyana. But I have never seen a golden apple crumble before! (For those northerners who are wondering, ripe golden apples DO NOT taste like an apple. Actually, the tropical fruit that tastes most like an apple is a mature, but still green, mango, when it has been cooked. You can make a green mango sauce with them and it will taste almost exactly like applesauce).
I love guavas, too bad we don't get many of them up here in winterland. I have never eaten, or seen, golden apples before but they also look delicious.
I have learned something new today! Yay!
These fruits look so good! I have never heard of Golden Apples. Everything you made with it is great. Glad you found a easier way to cut them now. That juice looks so refreshing. And the gauva over those pancakes looks like pure bliss!
I'm a little embarassed to admit that I've never had a guava and I have never even heard of a golden apple. But really they look so beautiful and lovely that I might like to try one.
You break my heart with that pancake topping, Cynthia. Gorgeous colour. Are these same as guavas?
wow, absolutely new idea!
will look for this fruit, next time..
all those fruits lookk deleciousss cynthia
ah pommecythere! (you know we Trinis like to use the French creole names)
I love it with salt and pepper or ripe. Not a fan of the juice, but that is me and some juices. Love it as kuchela too.
The crumble looks very interesting. Now, do I go search for pommecythere (or June plum as they call it in Jamaica)?
never heard of this fruit. lovely pics as usual, cynthia. and i LOVE your blog header :)
Oh how I wish it could be me digging into that lovely food on that last picture! I never heard of golden apples before what a unique looking seed they have. The dishes look wonderful Cynthis. :-)
when i saw the snaps i thought htey were mangoes... have never tasted golden apples....your crumble looks so inviting... wish i could tastethem:)
I have never had golden apples. From your article i think they taste like mangoes.
That pancake look so good I want to have them for breakfast.
But i guess it is a bit far to come there from my place to have them
I love guavas too and I remember the sweet you made with it in one of your previous post. I haven't heard of golden apples but they sure look delicious in all your various preparations.
This looks like a good fruit. In Canada Golden Apples are different then yours. I never saw the one you are talking about.
I simply love Guavas and this totally reminds me of home in India, we have a Guava tree in our backyard. The golden apples look delicious and would love to try one. Gorgeous looking too!
Delicious! Dear Cynthia for a long time I have been following your blog. You are really a good cook & a perfect photographer. I became and addict of your recipes. Kisse from Turkey Eda ♥♥ :)
Hmmm...When is an apple not an apple?
Looks like I'm going to have to do some sleuthing. Looks delicious - but not golden delicious - I know a little better now! : D
Wow. I'm drooling! These look fabulous. Wonderful, wonderful pictures.
Cynthia, I love reading your articles and enjoy the wealth in your vocabulary. We learn about so many things we didn't even know existed. As I was reading your article I had in mind the golden apples we have in Europe and I was thinking how could you get blisters on your fingers by peeling apples and now reading all the comments all my queries have been solved. I haven't eater guavas before as well but I am sure they must be delicious. Your recipes look great just looking at those pictures. My mouth has been saliving from the first glimpse of your first picture until now.
ah! i love the fact that you do not portray just one recipe or ingredient..you blast us with quite a few of em till it gets crazy for me and i am craving sugar..u go girl ;D..ruin my diet (finally someone to blame!!)
I'm absolutely full...guavas(sigh)...almost forgot about them...all your dishes look amazingly lovely and of course, tempting.
Cynthia, I've not seen golden apples up here but I'll look around for them. Your presentations are once again flooring and it's the wait between each of your posts.
It sounds so good ... delicieux ! I used to live in French West Indies, and eat a bunch of them !...so yummy !!!!
I have yet to have a guavas...can you believe it! I wonder if the ones purchased here at the grocery store could compare??
the golden apple looks so delicious..just finished lunch and I am craving for something sweet :)
These golden apples look so different than what we get here in supermarkets(which are apples with golden color). I am so confused :(.
The pictures look great as usual. Especially the first picture of stewed golden apples. It looks like a delicious dish with a strong flavor of cloves and cinnamon.
Cynthia, You make me want to go on a search for a Golden apple right now!! Your pictures are stunning and your description, makes me want some even more!
The color of the apples looks gorgeous Cynthia.. I m in love with the peeled apples pic.. :))
Mouthwatery post..!
~ Siri
Everything looks so delicious. I am simply drooling. My mom used to make satwa. Can you tell me the 7 grains that are used to make it? I forgot 4 of them.
The photos are really mouth-watering & yummy....I absolutely love this fruit & as summers are approaching in a few months it will be abundantly available here...I like the new look of you site too!
wow.. your pics are really captivating! :)
and.. golden apple? shy to say that, I've never heard of it before ;P thanks for exposing me to this! :)
HI Cynthia, hope you are having great relaxing Sunday!:))
Oh, I loved that drink and Guava photos. Ripe Guavas made me miss home girl. Great visual treat for me this Sunday, thanks buddy!:))
These pictures are so beautiful, the color is amazing! It's crazy to think of all the produce that I have never, and probably will never have the chance to try.
Estupendas fotografía y estupendas receta de manzanas.
Besotes,
Ana y Víctor.
beautiful as usual
Everything looks so good! I especially like the look of the crumble.
I love guavas and enjoy the green guavas with rock salt....You've shown so much more that can be done with guavas and all look too good!!
Wonderfull photo Cynthia as usual...There is a present for you in my blog, would you like to collect it????
kisses
huhuhu...such a lovely dish!! too bad we can't get this fruits in Malaysia
I wonder why I'm suddenly having a craving for golden apples?! Gorgeous, Cynthia. And I just might try making some juice if I can get my hands on some good golden apples... :)
Wow! golden apples and guavas... yum yum.. my stomach is grumbling right now :)
i've never seen golden apples here before, it certainly looks delicious!
aw, cynthia, now i'm craving golden apples, and you know there's no way i can get my hands on one.......
;-)
~jennifer
I love guavas. But the ones here are totally different to these. They look so sunny and tropical and fun.
i'd like to order breakfast,lunch,dinner!!!!!!wonderful cynthia!!!
Mauri
Everything golden. Just in time for the chinese new year :D
Oh my! Cynthia what delectable creations. Simply mouth watering. I don't know how you do it week after week!
I must say I love the new look of your blog and your photos this week are particularly sensational!
That delicate fruit looks very appealing! All your scrumptious creations are very tempting! I'd love to find golden apples here...
Cheers,
Rosa
hey cynthia ,use to live [in the country] had a lot of fruit trees in the yard.....love the golden apples with salt and (bird)pepper eat the guava anyhow yumy!
It's funny where inspiration comes from, isn't it? All of a sudden it's like BAM! And it hits you.
I went through a week where nothing appealed to me. Luckily, I'm back on track now.
Your golden apples and stewed guava look delish.
We don't have either, here, but I'm wondering if I can find canned guava.
have never tasted this, but your pics make me want to have some now. the seed looks like a creature from one of the hobbit tales.
Hi Cynthia,
Oh... you call these Golden Apple. What a great name!
We have this fruit here in M'sia too. But we rarely eat when the skin turned orange color. We take it when they are green and serve with some little salt or "Rojak Shrimp Paste". You won't believe we even serve with "driep pulms' powder"...Trust me! it taste fabulous! :)
oh gosh. what a array of fruits. I'm seeing tarts, cakes, muffins, pancakes! haha
oh so detail about apples.... I like the way your had them describe! Salute to you cynthia!
Gosh the pics are way too good and I want all those right in front of me this minute :D
you seem to have done magic with these exotic fruits. they sound delish.
Lovely it is Cynthia. They talk really. Such a golden post. Enjoyed by seeing it. Very nice. Viji
Wow, they look lovely. I haven't ever eaten a golden apple, but I guess its always good to have a new goal!
Cynthia, Golden Apples!! Hmm never seen or tasted them on first look I thought they were Mangoes! Looks delicious - the juice. Stewed guavas Yum.
Perfect meals.Wonderful pictures.I liked your blog.
Stay lovingly :))
Dear Cynthia,
Firstly, I love the new layout of your blog. I have been away without internet connection, so I am just catching up with blog reading now.
I am very curious about these golden apple. the ripe flesh reminds me of what we call chiku in Singapore, but the seed is very different. i'll have to read your article and also do a bit of googling.
Nora
Hey Cynthia..I think its my first time at your blog and love it. All these pics are so amazing here and droolworthy...Btw, am thinking, are these golden apples the same as hog plums ?? In konkani we have something called Goad Ambaade..It looks very similar to that..Very nice post..Enjoyed it..
These golden apples look incredible! Once again i learned something new on your blog. I will look for some. Yum!
:-)
In India Golden Apples are the green apples. Thanks for the useful info on your variety. Love your pics dear. The drink looks lovely, what a beautiful colour
I have to get me some golden apples now... those look delicious Cynthia! And guavas... those pictures.... absolute torture, you know that right?
I've never heard of this kind of golden apple. The thought of marinating something sweet in seawater is downright intriguing!
And as for the guava? Oh...My!! Does that ever look good! Guava is my brother's favorite fruit!
oh my these are all sinfully delicious recipes Cynthia... would love to try those guavas..i miss the one i use to eat backhome :-) thanks for giving me good memories!!
Those golden apples look so small and delicious....
The picture truly said it all - what a luscious spread....I havent heard of golden apples before, but they looked very familiar! I googled the word and found that it is actually from the mango family!!! No wonder it seemed familiar - and the fibre you were talking about, seemed much like some of the varieties of mango you get here, where you are better off just punching a hole in the skin and sucking the pulp out, rather than trying to cut it and eat it!
Cynthia- your photos ALWAYS speak for themselves. Fabulous as usual. I love the pancakes.
slurrrrrrrrp, excuse' moi till i wipe the drool off my key board...
what a delicious post, never had this fruit.
Outstanding photos! Makes me homesick.
these golden apples look so much like nice ripe mangoes!!! hmmm..love both of them!!! goood pics..
wow, just look at that first pic!! I love those apples! and also the last ones...boy, you make everything look so good cynthia!:)
I have never heard of golden apple before. Interesting! Never seen it here in Malaysia before. The crumble looks so delicious.
Nis pic..Thanks for sharing
Unfortunatelly as we don't have these fruits I will not ask for the recipe :) However I DOooo Love crumbles! Such natural, and sooo satisfying!
By the way I saw that you also met my friend Eda, today, Cynthia! :)
This was a nice surprise to me. :)
Who doesn't like apple crumble? yum!
How beautiful and intriguing. I am licking the screen.
Lovely pictures! Golden apples look like mangoes!
C, you are genius! All these recipes are so creative, oh mine, I can't take my eyes from these gorgeous fruits and photos!
Yum yum yum yum yum!
Hope the golden apple crumble turned out well!
Oh, my, Cynthia... Guavas are a true passion of mine, as well as many Brazilians'. And apples... don't get me started with apples!
"Golden apples of the sun", a lovely song by folksinger Judy Collins.
Hmm...I didn't think golden apples were real apples. I have only read about them in legends and fairy tales.
I tried to find something on Golden Apples but no luck...
Have a great day, Margot
I miss guavas! I used to eat them a lot back in the Philippines. Now I've never had them stewed.
We only have candied guavas here.
:(
Heaven would be somewhere full of a million kinds of fruits to explore to me :))))))
The pictures are absolutely stunning. I am literally drooling here.
Drawing blanks are a common thing for us writers eh?! But this is pretty inspiring, I'm drooling at that 1st picture!
Cheers
David
I've never heard or seen golden apples before. Atfirst I thought it was a mango. So, where do you get this cynthia? I'll start looking for it.
Oh My Goodness! Your blog always makes my mouth water, and water, and water! This post was no exception. Your photos are so beautiful. Those apples look wonderful and I love guavas. I've never had them on pancakes though and would love to try that. Wonder if I can find them here in a shop in the mountains. We threw them in the compost in Florida because we had so many. What I would give for just one of those right now. I actually posted a recipe today too!! xoxo
wow cynthia, the pictures are fantastic! I haven't had a guava in a while and those stewed guavas looks inviting :)- Mandira
Never had golden apples.. All the items look so tempting and yummy. Again love the new look of your space. Gr8 pictures.
cynthia, that sounds really gorgeous
always beautiful pics of your lovely dishes :)
What gorgeous, gorgeous fruit and a strange looking seed. The tropical fruits are just wonderful...lucky you to have they so available to you.
We call these "Jew" Plums or "June" Plums. They are so yummy when they are ripe. But some of us can't wait for them to ripen so we pick them green and eat them with a little salt! lol :)
I have to try that Jew plum crumble! It looks so good.
Lyra - yeah, in Guyana it is eaten with salt and pepper too, the ripe and the green ones.
The crumble was an experiment. :)
Ben - they are also called June plums or hog plums.
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Mary - don't be embarrassed, as foodies we encounter those things daily but I know what you mean :)
Suganya - it is the stewed guavas on top of the pancakes.
Chennette - no, you will have to ask for golden apples :) and what is it with you and the fruit drinks? (lol)
Helene - yes, it's different from yours.
Eda - you are the sweetest and kindest. Thank you dear friend.
Bellini Valli - at least you'll get a taste of it.
Shilpa - don't be confused hon. These are also called hog plums.
CG - I've sent an email to you.
Christine, Kesmeseker & Odete - a very warm Caribbean welcome to all of you. Thanks for taking the time to visit and I look forward to seeing you around.
Jennifer - come back!
Emiline - glad to hear that you are back on track. I am not sure about the canned guavas.
Bigfish Chin - Ouuu, I can just imagine the powder.
Maya - welcome! and thank for that info, I checked it out and it is indeed called hog plums too. This is what I like about food blogging.
Miri - good advice, the only thing is that the skin is not at sturdy as the mangoes to do that.
Kribha - I'd say try a West Indian store.
Those golden apples look really tastey. I've never heard of them until reading your blog. Oh and the guava on the pancakes looks soooo good. I'm not a big guava lover, but it does look good on those pancakes. :-)
Cynthia, I am simply amaed at your photography, not to mention your cooking. I salivate just looking at your blog. And the guavas look AMAZING. We can only occasionally get nice ones here. You have to mak me some when I come to Barbados!
OMG Cynthia,
Absolutely stunning pics! Are those really apples? They look so similar to some varieties of mango that we get back home in India.
Hi Gany
Its just.... hmm.... i dont know what to say, you have good good good taste, i am worried that i am not able to eat those and am food lover :)
Good Luck
Jag
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Oh my gosh ..this guava drives me crazy and the apple crumb to
these are not the regular apple?..they look more like mangos...lovely creations..
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