September 2014

September! New beginnings! New school year! New planting seasons! New Farmers' Markets! 

And what is new at Minnie's Dried Fruits & Vegetables?

Mangoes: They are not new to us, our dried mangoes have become a staple. always on the lookout for better or new varieties, I found this season an orchard that grows varieties of mangoes I was not familiar with.  They also follow very strict agricultural practices and control the fruit flies very well without spraying. I experimented with a few of their mangoes and selected two kinds that I think are great dried. Their color is a happy orange and their taste is exquisite.  I know you will enjoy them.

Figs: we have been drying figs for a couple of years now, with no preservatives, no sulfur and no added sugar. We used to flatten them and dry them. This year, wanting to improve on their color we decided to peel them and to quarter them. Result: a great looking fig with an unbeatable sweet taste.

Tomatoes: we usually dried them as tomato rounds, they were good, but I wanted a fleshier dried tomato, so we experimented with tomato wedges. Result: a much nicer tomato, great color and meatier.

September is a very busy month!

Nun Center will hold its first farmers market on Saturday the 6th of September, and then every Saturday after that except on official holidays. Market hours are from 10-2pm at the Center at 4 Shafik Mansour Street, Zamalek. Come see us there and taste before you buy.

On the 17th of September, a Wednesday, Minnie's will be at the Kattameya Healthy Living Event from 11 am to 7pm.

On the 26th of September, a Friday, Minnie's will take part in the annual Date Festival at Fagnoon. The theme is about dates and date palm tree. So vendors will be there exhibiting and selling products made with dates, from chutneys, cookies, and cakes, to items made from parts of the tree including chairs and tables and much more.  Fagnoon is a fun place for the family, so come and enjoy the celebration of the Egyptian dates.