got a nifty little gift bookduring our aloha adventure.
na wahine [the women]:
hawaiian proverbs & inspirational quotes
celebrating women in hawaii.
here's my favorite tidbit from it today:
nana no a ka 'ulu i paki kepau.
look for the gummy breadfruit.
[advice for a young woman:
look for a man who has substance, like gummy breadfruit,
it is a sign of maturity.]
a little background on breadfruit
from islandbreath.com:
the hawaiian ulu, or breadfruit (artocarpu altilis),
is a fast-growing tropical tree in the fig family,
which can grow to 80 feet tall.
the leaves are beautiful: large, deep green & deeply lobed.
the fruit is round & light green,
about the size of a honeydew melon,
& can weigh up to ten pounds.
milky, gummy sap begins to leak from the ripe fruit.
the fruit is starchy, & tastes a little like potato
or freshly baked bread when cooked,
thence the name breadfruit.
image source: colleeninhawaii @ flickr.com
a little background on breadfruit
from islandbreath.com:
the hawaiian ulu, or breadfruit (artocarpu altilis),
is a fast-growing tropical tree in the fig family,
which can grow to 80 feet tall.
the leaves are beautiful: large, deep green & deeply lobed.
the fruit is round & light green,
about the size of a honeydew melon,
& can weigh up to ten pounds.
milky, gummy sap begins to leak from the ripe fruit.
the fruit is starchy, & tastes a little like potato
or freshly baked bread when cooked,
thence the name breadfruit.
image source: colleeninhawaii @ flickr.com
1 comment:
I have gummy breadfruit - what a great saying. When are you back?
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