Exotic fruits...

[Gerald Wilgus]

On that note - I tried papaya while living in Sydney. The smell was like dog vomit, so it was not a pleasant experience. I have since been told that a proper fresh papaya doesn't smell like this, only the ones sitting around in supermarkets for too long - but not sure if that is true.

Yes it is true. The fresh papaya I had in Sulawesi were delicious. And they feed it to their Tilapia and it tastes like a different fish from the crap fed (yes, really) fish we get in America. I stick with native fish, and living next to the Great Lakes I drive (and sometimes bicycle) over to the Port City Smokehouse for perch, walleye, lake trout pike or most every sweet freshwater fish in the lakes.

 

[Lemon Zing]

I wonder what I can try next.

Many items can be out of stock, however.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I wonder what I can try next.

Many items can be out of stock, however.

It is great that you are adventurous about fruit. I was well into my 20s before I really started to enjoy different foods. My first real Mexican cucina (not tex-mex) was when I was 24 and I was hooked on the cuisine of different nations. This April I am travelling to Thailand, and I have already lined up cooking lessons and will be enjoying street food at the night markets. There is nothing better than to eat your way through a new (for me) country. While the USA is known for its fast food (fat and carbs are cheap), there are regional foods that are great, even some very simple fare. Once I was bicycling in Wisconsin over Labor Day and went to Big Falls that had a yearly Corn roast. All the super sweet corn drenched in butter that you can eat FOR FREE. And in my neck of the woods we have tart cherries that rival those of Hungary. The weather has remained cold - no early warmth - so the cherry crop this year should be good.

 

[Lemon Zing]

I really want to try this.

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