Foods celebrated in the month of August

I was walking around the yard when i saw that a 10 year old peach tree in our front yard had bloomed some peaches! I was thrilled, and took out my camera and took a few shots!

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This photo shows the beginning phase of making peach chutney. This is just one of many ways I'm eating peaches this month. I write about my local eating adventures at "The Garden Apartment": http://virginiafoodie.typepad.com

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This photo was taken on a peach tree in Utah by Kristal Kareh.

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I was at Penticton over the long weekend, and I think they have a peach fest starting on the 5th. Not too sure when it ends, but it is definitely the month of the peach.

Peaches and a local favorite Rainier Cherries at Pikes Public Market in Downtown Seattle.

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The UK Department of Health recommends that people eat their 5-a-day - a minimum 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day so these are some of my 5-a-day which I photographed before eating for dessert after dinner.

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This was taken on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Washington, DC at the DuPont Circle Farmers Market. The peaches were so fresh and juicy, they were amazing. Fresh locally grown fruit is the best! Everything at the market was amazing.

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Peaches: Loved by all creatures great and small.

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peaches from my local farmers market, baked and ready to turn into baby food.

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The only thing I remember about this photo is, well, how good the sandwich was! During my short visit to Chicago, I went with a friend to a local sandwich joint in the suburbs. I do not recall the name, nor the exact location (hey, I'm bad with directions). But I can tell you that this was a delicious traditional Italian sandwich, and as you can see it consists of basically a bun and some meat. Who needs anything else?

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I bought this tree ripened organic peach at the Temescal Farmer's Market in Oakland Ca. It came with an organic fruit variety pack for $5. This was an almost perfect peach. It's texture was firm, but still gave easily with a little prying of the teeth. It was juicy, but not mushy and dripping. It was really sweet and just a little tart. It filled my head with that wonderful peach aroma, like it was injected with it. I can't wait to get another this weekend!

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I love Ontario Peaches! I look forward to them every year.

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This is actually a nectarine not a peach.

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Jack in the Box has always been my favorite fast food. They have buttermilk ranch sauce that makes everything delicious, and although the spicy chicken sandwich meal is plenty enough food for me and then some, how could one resist an order of egg rolls to top it off??

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This is a photo of my 1:12 scale basket of peaches. The peaches themselves are appx. 1/2 cm in size.

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if you want locally grown peaches in January, you need to do some canning

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These are Japanese Water Peaches we bought at a 360 supermarket in Hong Kong. They are extremely sweet, fragrant, and juicy. They taste like Japanese peach drinks.

The first time I had one in Tokyo, the peach dripped juices out as if I poured an entire bottle of peach drink down my arms. They are very expensive ($45 HKD each which is about $6 USD). Oh, but they are worth it. During my trip, my sister and I shared three.

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This was a sandwich I had never encountered before, containing two of my favorite things...oysters and bacon! I think it would be best enjoyed on its own...alas, we received this after a long line of appetizers, and sent it back to be cut in half...which diminished its crispness. But I would definitely try it again, if I was in New Orleans and had the wonderful opportunity to go to Cochon again.

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Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwich (Banh Mi) - East 2nd Street

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Well, I am a newbie here.
Just shares this picture..looking forward for some comments and thanks for looking,

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This picture was taken by my Mom, Aletta, at the Morrison Cove produce auction in Pennsylvania. The peaches were delicious.

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The best sandwich ever, at least in the opinion of my daughter, was made in Skofja Loka, Slovenia. Go there and check it out !

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my photo is of a sandwich that i hadn't tried before. it's a turkey bacon rustica on ciabatta (turkey, bacon, provolone, lettuce, tomato & red onion with sun-dried tomato pesto spread) and a bowl of yummy fruit from the atlanta bread company. $6.19

it was pretty good!

Peach and Blueberry Flan with an Orange Jelly Glaze

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These are white peaches from Heilig Orchards in Pirman, NJ.
I was riding my bicycle by the farm when I saw these wonderful peaches. They are being displayed in a Hall Pottery bowl.

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A Primanti Brothers sandwich - a Pittsburgh classic always topped with cole slaw and fries.

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ham and cheese sandwich it was quite good :)

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I don't know what this means. What does pre-conditioned peaches mean? What does it mean for the peaches and what does it mean for someone who eats them? Is it something I should just ignore? Is it a good thing? Is it a descriptive term that is supposed to make me want to buy the peaches more...say, like "organic"? So, then, I would be like, "$1.99 a pound.....kinda high.....but.......they ARE pre-conditioned.....I guess I'll take two." Or is it more of a warning-label-type term that is only on the sign because it's required by law to be there or something? I don't know if it's good or bad and I am like too embarrassed to ask......so instead.............I just take a picture and figure I'll think about it later!

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