PHOTOS: Chanterelles, limequats, kumquats and more
Jerry Dimitman’s pear-shaped Wong pummelos, named after his late friend Ben Wong, are popular in Asian cuisine and drew long lines as Chinese New Year approaches. (David Karp / For The Times)
Inside, they have lots of seeds and ricey yellow pulp. (David Karp / For The Times)
A customer selects Mato Buntan pummelos grown in Visalia, sold by Jessie De Lao (upper left) at the Alhambra farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Customers select Chandler pummelos grown by Gonzaga Farms near Porterville. (David Karp / For The Times)
Jerry Dimitman’s son Robert and daughter Susan help their father each year selling pear-shaped Wong pummelos at the Alhambra farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Red chard grown by James Birch of Flora Bella Farm in Three Rivers. (David Karp / For The Times)
Eustis limequats, left, and Nagami kumquats grown by George Schnurer of Betty B’s Ranch in Ramona (David Karp / For The Times)
Sold by Mario Trevino of Lompoc at the Santa Monica farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
A customer selects locally forged chanterelles from Louis Mello’s stand. (David Karp / For The Times)
Mark Gold of Eva restaurant sniffs a fine specimen of a locally forged chanterelle from the Tutti Frutti Farms stand (David Karp / For The Times)
Karen Beverlin of FreshPoint Consolidation, who forages produce and sells to restaurants and hotels, holds two good specimens of chanterelles. (David Karp / For The Times)
A locally forged chanterelle. (David Karp / For The Times)
