Chocolate and Pineapple
Another happy Sunday acquisition. Sunday is when the stork comes to our balcony, delivering new baby plants to add to the family. This time, we got chocolate mint, pineapple sage, and sorrel. The sorrel looks so delicate, like it just woke up and pushed out of it’s bed of soil. I can’t wait for it to grow a little bit more. It’s hard to get this herb at the local fruit ‘n’ veg shops, and I’ve been hankering to make Elizabeth David’s sorrel sauce, to have with some pan-fried fish and potatoes.
Even less heard of, is the pineapple sage. It truly smells of pineapple, and when you put a leaf into your mouth, all you get is the taste of pineapple, for the first few seconds. A fantastic way to eat pineapple, considering I’m allergic to the real thing! The little red flowers that bloom in spring are meant to be good tossed in salads.
[26/08 Update : The pineapple sage has started flowering! Woohoo!]
