So, we all know that various groups of people have various strange food
habits, right? For some reason the ones that involve rotting, or almost
rotting are quite intriguing to me. Especially since it’s one of those
things where, I’m sure, if you’re a kid you grow up thinking “Man, that
food is delish!” but if you find out about the food as an adult you think
“Even if it tastes good, there’s no way I could bring myself to eat
that!”. A great example of this is the medlar.
Medlars are a fruit
related to rose hips, grown in Britain. They are harvested usually after
the first frost, and left in storage until they are properly ‘bletted’.
What is bletting, you may ask? Many dictionaries define bletting simply as
‘rotting’. People who enjoy medlars, however, wish to make a slightly more
subtle distinction, as described
here. Hmmmm.
posted at 12:20 on Mon, 15 Nov, 2004 |
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