A brief visit last evening to my local ginkgo trees told me that the season of ginkgo nuts has passed. While I don’t have any first-hand knowledge this year, in the past I have seen small groups of middle-aged Korean women collecting the nuts.
Dover describes her own autumn ginkgo nut-gathering expedition. She also links to a page that describes the ginkgo nut roasting process. When I first visited the page, there were instructions (albeit in Japanese), but the pictures are descriptive.
Blogger Gail Hapke reminds us why ginkgo trees are not always welcome:
They stink. They drop their nasty, smelly fruit on the pavement where I walk in the morning for exercise. If I wanted to live someplace where the pavements smell like vomit, I’d move to campus. The nuts apparently do not smell like vomit and are a prized ingredient in Chinese cuisine.
Read the rest at Scribal Terror.
Blogger Sarah writes:
Philadelphia is also unique because of many Gingko Biloba trees that have been planted over the years. During the fall months, these prized botanical specimens drop berries on the sidewalks of some of Philadelphia’s famous historical neighborhoods. The berries are especially known for their slightly pungent aroma that has been compared to decade-old toe jam. Walking through a patch of crushed berries will leave this wonderful fragrance on your shoes so you can enjoy it for the rest of the day.
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