Word: litchi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Farms down in steamy Homestead, southwest of Miami, provide lush purple mangoes, creamy-tasting red bananas, sweet sugar apples, globe-shaped canistels that taste like eggnog. On the edge of the Everglades, the husband- and-wife team of Marc and Kiki Ellenby are the only commercial producer of fresh litchi nuts in the U.S. "We're just beginning to use Florida's natural resources for cooking," says Susser. "The fun is that we're breaking new ground." The Caribbean, especially Cuban, influence is vital. Susser picks up recipes from his Haitian and Cuban kitchen help. A Haitian suggested poaching boniato...