We have been getting adventurous and tried some of the local fruit, which we don't have in the states. Some of it I have had before, but it was slightly different growing up in Jamaica. Some of it was a different version of those fruits, that's the only way I can describe it.
The other I purchased a huge box of Tamarinds to enjoy. These were things I grew up with in Jamaica, so I was especially excited to see them here. I thought I was the only one who would eat them, but then Bridget got a hold of them, and liked them just a little too much so I had to ration them. LOL Then I decided to be generous and have the rest of the crew and cast try them if they so desired and sent in the box with Bridget to the theatre. Big mistake! They never made it out of the orphan dressing room and before I knew it, they had eaten them all and there was none left for the cast. oops . . . sorry folks! The only way I know how to describe a tamarind is that it's sort of like a pea/peanut pod but much longer and thicker. The inside is a sticky thick membrane covered with a coating that is sticky, sweet and sour at the same time. You pull back the strings, and suck the paste, and what's left is a small, smooth black seed that you don't eat. It's kind of like a fruit paste that is addicting. LOL I guess I'll have to get another box, but this time, I'm hiding them from mini me!
| Another thing I bought was called Longan (see photo below) It's a slightly different variety of guineps (from the West Indies), but here they are brown on the outside, instead of green, and the fruit inside is completely white, with a pod in the middle. The taste is much stronger and more pungent, almost heavy. I wasn't a big fan, but I think it takes some getting used to. |  |
| We also tried yellow kiwi. It's a different texture than the regular kiwi in the US, and much bigger. The girls (Bridget and LillyBea absolutely loved it), it was pretty much devoured within seconds! LillyBea's mom (Jen) brought over some apples to try. They are known as the Malay apple/water apple, and it looked very familiar to the Otaheite apple that I grew up with in the islands, except it was a much smaller version, and lighter in color. I looked it up and basically it's in the same family as the Otaheite apple and was excited to try it again. It had a very familiar taste (tart, and juicy texture), and we all loved them.Well maybe not Jen, but the girls and I enjoyed them. LOL |   |
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