tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759219732071327415.post4862978509470048445..comments2023-10-08T16:53:50.416+03:00Comments on Beirut Pursuit: BloomingMary Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14919523046521696675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759219732071327415.post-36800586309535701402010-04-12T09:17:57.207+03:002010-04-12T09:17:57.207+03:00Oi, sorry, in the end I misspelled what I meant: a...Oi, sorry, in the end I misspelled what I meant: askadinia. So you have heard it akadenia? We are getting close .... heheDinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759219732071327415.post-45505422271884180172010-04-10T17:21:21.422+03:002010-04-10T17:21:21.422+03:00Ah! In Lebanese Arabic, Akadenia, perhaps? I see...Ah! In Lebanese Arabic, Akadenia, perhaps? I see them in the markets all the time in this season and I had no idea they had an English name. Thanks, Dina! I wish I could say for sure if this is the fruit blooming on the tree in my picture. I'll just have to go back and check.<br /><br />Figs, oh indeed we have figs! There is nothing more decadent than a perfectly ripe fig. My husband has very distant relatives who grow them (and practically everything else) in the mountains.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919523046521696675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759219732071327415.post-39200772296601701392010-04-10T15:59:47.498+03:002010-04-10T15:59:47.498+03:00The fruit is very delicious. They grow here, south...The fruit is very delicious. They grow here, south of you, and we call them shesek. The old-timers still call them askaninia, so maybe that is the Arabic name?<br />In English, loquat.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759219732071327415.post-45565356508342429382010-04-10T14:09:09.664+03:002010-04-10T14:09:09.664+03:00It is fit to burst with those tiny fruits. Could i...It is fit to burst with those tiny fruits. Could it be a variety of fig? They would grow in your climate, yes?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.com