The market · Fruit · The Middle East, Southern Europe

Apricots

Stone fruit that's better cooked than raw unless it's truly ripe — then it's honeyed and floral.

honeyed · floral · tart
Apricots

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangApricot would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilApricot would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaApricot would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayApricot would cut through its richness

Goes with

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Knowing it

Where to buy
Deep orange rather than yellow, and soft at the stalk.
Worth knowing
Roast halves with honey until they slump.

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