Fruit Dishes

Fruit was the sweetness available before sugar, and the difficulty was never growing it but keeping it. Drying in sun or smoke, storing in honey, cooking down to a paste — dates, figs and grapes were preserved this way across the ancient Near East. A fruit dish is usually a preservation method that turned out to taste good enough to make on purpose.

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Moroccan orange salad with cinnamonMoroccan orange salad with cinnamonPapaya sweetPapaya sweetPestilPestilPlantains in sweet syrupPlantains in sweet syrupPoached stuffed applePoached stuffed applePolish plum butterPolish plum butterPolynesian fruit puddingPolynesian fruit puddingPortuguese quince pastePortuguese quince pastePrunes of AgenPrunes of AgenPurple corn and fruit puddingPurple corn and fruit puddingQuince pasteQuince pasteRaisins / sun-dried grapesRaisins / sun-dried grapesRed berry puddingRed berry puddingRed berry pudding with creamRed berry pudding with creamRoasted breadfruitRoasted breadfruitSlatkoSlatkoSpanish fruit saladSpanish fruit saladSpiced fried plantainsSpiced fried plantainsSpoon sweetSpoon sweetSummer puddingSummer puddingSweet potato and coconut dumpling with raisinsSweet potato and coconut dumpling with raisinsSwiss fruit tartSwiss fruit tartTanghuluTanghuluTarte TatinTarte TatinTongan dumplings with coconut-caramel and fruitTongan dumplings with coconut-caramel and fruitTropical fruit saladTropical fruit saladTurkish quince dessertTurkish quince dessertVeiled farm girlsVeiled farm girlsWheat and dried-peach drink-dessertWheat and dried-peach drink-dessert