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A plum so small and golden it tricked France into calling it a national treasure.
means A small, round, golden-yellow plum prized for its sweetness, eaten fresh or distilled into eau-de-vie, and especially associated with the Lorraine region of France.
from From the French 'mirabelle,' a name whose roots are debated. It may trace to the Latin 'mirabilis' meaning 'wonderful' (a cousin of 'miracle' and 'marvel'), praising the fruit's beauty; alternatively, some connect it to the Italian 'mirabolano' (myrobalan), an older fruit name borrowed from Greek and ultimately Persian. The 'belle' ending naturally flatters French ears as 'beautiful,' which is likely folk reinforcement rather than the true source.
- protected status
- Lorraine mirabelles carry EU geographic protection like champagne
- harvest window
- Pickable for barely six weeks each year
- into eau-de-vie
- Distilled into a fierce, fragrant clear brandy
- french monopoly
- Lorraine grows most of the world's supply
- name meaning
- Roughly translates to wondrous or beautiful to behold
mirabelle plum — small golden plum from lorraine, france, protected by aoc designation since 1996