Skip to main content

POMELO

Pomelo is very large citrus fruit of botanical name Citrus maxima. It is very sweet taste after ripening . Have you ever tried a honey pomelo ? This large citrus fruit can be found in the produce section from late fall to early spring. Here's more about this tasty unique citrus fruit.The fruit is used in many festive celebrations throughout Southeast Asia. After a Captain Shaddock of an East India Company ship introduced it to Barbados, the fruit was called "shaddock" in English. The fruit is also known as jabong in Hawaii and jambola in varieties of English spoken in South Asia. The etymology of the word "pomelo" is uncertain. It may be an alteration of "pompelmoes", in Tamil pomelo are called pampa limasu, which means "big citrus". The name was adopted by the Portuguese as pomposos limoes and then by the Dutch as pompelmoes. Typically, the fruit is pale green to yellow when ripe, with sweet white ( or, more rarely , pink or red) fle...
Post a Comment

Mountain Village

Mountain Village :  is a Home Rule Municipality in San Miguel County, southwest of Telluride in the San Juan Mountains. The elevation of the town rises above Telluride to 9,540 feet. The population was 1,395 at the 2010 census and estimated at 1,395 as of 2015.

 Geography :  Mountain Village is known for its peaceful nature and exciting ski slopes. These slopes go all the way from easy double greens to the treacherous double blacks located at the top of Coonskin Ridge, Gold Hill,  and Palmyra Peak in the San Juan Mountains.

 Mountain Village is located at 37degree 56'5"N 107degree 51'55"W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles all land.

 Plazas
  • The Beach-Adjacent to the ski area and lift four, the gondola's Station Mountain Village is located here.
  • Conference Center Plaza- Surrounded by the Franz Klammer Lodge, the Telluride Conference Center, and the village pond.
  • Heritaze Plaza- located in the heart of the village core, surrounded by shops, restaurants and lodges, adjacent to The Beach.
  • Reflection Plaza- location of the Mountain Village Ice Rink, surrounded by the Hotel Madeline
  • Sunrise Plaza- Surrounded by the Inn at Lost Creek, Blue Mesa buildings, and the Chondola top station, the Sunset Concert Series is held here.
  • Market Plaza - local government offices are located here, as well as Station Village Parking and The Market at Mountain Village.
  • Village Park Plaza - Located between the Westermere and Palmyra buildings, across the village pond from Conference Center Plaza.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mustard

Mustard  : is a plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapsis in the family Brassicaceae. Mustard seed is used as a spice. Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard. The seeds can also be pressed to make mustard oil, and the edible leaves can be eaten as mustard greens. Species : Mild white mustard grows wild in North Africa , the Middle East, and Mediterranean Europe, and has spread farther by long cultivation; oriental mustard originally from the foothills of the Himalaya, is grown commercially in India, Canada, the US; black mustard is grown in Argentina, Chile, the US and some European countries. Canada and Nepal are the world's major producers of mustard seed, between them accounting for around 57% of world production in 2010. White mustard is commonly used as a cover crop in Europe. Many varieties exist, e.g. in Germany, Netherlands mainly differing in lateness of flowering and resistanc...
Post a Comment
Read more

Celerabration

Celebration : is a social gathering in honor of a specific person, day, or event. Festival, an event celebrating by a community, centering on some characteristic aspect of that community. Nepal is home for several indigenous and ethnic groups. It is a melting pot of multilingual and multicultural dimension. More than 60 ethnic groups have been recorded and many are still exploring, who are prosperous with their own language, costumes and traditions. They have their unique festivals in celebration. In Nepal, people celebrate national festivals and local fair for the whole year in different months. Some of the representative festivals and events are as follows. Maghe Sankaranti, Fagupurnima and Maha Shrivaratri Maghe Sankranti is celebrated in the month of January, on the first day of Magh according to the Nepali calendar. People eat various dishes of delicious food as ghee, ladoo and Chaku as well as sweet potatoes. Married daughters come to their parents to join the happiness...
Post a Comment
Read more

Maize

Maize   : also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant products pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, while are fruits. Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. However, little of this maize is consumed directly by humans; most is used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup.  The six major types of maize are dent corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn, and sweet corn. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn. Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption as kernels, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, various corn-based human food uses ( including grinding into corneal or masa, pressing into corn oil, and f...
Post a Comment
Read more