Cthulu-trog

[hatam_soferet]

At Whole Foods the other week, I found this…It smells exactly like an etrog, but it looks like no etrog ever. Sniff it and become Cthulu!

Mirrored from hasoferet.com.

Comments

[ghoti]

buddah hand lemon!

[hatam_soferet]

Buddha, Cthulu...

[ghoti]

tomayto, tomahto

[hatam_soferet]

Anyone who's not a regular reader is probably going ZOMG FRIKKIN RACIST JEWS right about now :)

[tigerflower]

The Chinese name for it is "Buddha's Hand."

[tigerflower]

Which, um, is redundant, I see. Never mind me.

[hatam_soferet]

We always mind you, Madam Tigerflower.

I think I should buy one next Sukkot, and prank people in shul.

[tigerflower]

They also make beautiful infused liqueur.

As do etrogim.

Why waste it, I figure?

[hatam_soferet]

I've been wary of cooking with etrogim since I heard that etrogim aren't grown as a food crop, and therefore have even more terrifying amounts of pesticides used on them than normal crops.

[tigerflower]

Ah. I have seen a few claimed to be organically grown, at no more than the usual usurious rates, but they have not been thick on the ground, it must be said.

[hatam_soferet]

Insert Joke Here about how that's because they grow on trees...

[kass]

Indeed; I make etrogcello with mine (and a few others I can lay hands on) each year after the holiday. Why waste something so beautiful and fragrant?

[ghoti]

Buy it for Rosh Hashana, say shehecheyanu over it, and *then* use it for etrog? Wait .... that won't work right.

[batdina]

Buddha etrog! (they sell them at Berkeley Bowl here, and there's always at least one person besides me who has one at shul.)

[hatam_soferet]

For reals you take it to shul? Hooray for you!

[crewgrrl]

Ah, the elusive Buddha hand. They do infuse quite well.

Note about doing anything with citrons that come from Israel - they are indeed not a food product, and are bred for appearances rather than edibility. Their pith is nearly as thick as a pomelo and their actual flesh is bitter at best. You're much better off making liqueur, jam etc. if you purchase citrons grown in Italy or Greece where they are a food product.