Things have been a bit quiet on the fruit party front. We've fallen into a groove with our fruits, opting for the familiar (and incredibly delicious/outrageously cheap) mangos, pineapples, and baby bananas. This combo, with an orange thrown in every once in a while, constitute our daily breakfast smoothie.
Another reason, we've slowed down on our fruit adventure is that we discovered that most of the fruit we see in stores are some variation of Maracuyá. Like these little guys:
Though the texture was a bit slimy, it tasted delicious, probably our favorite of the passionfruits we've tried so far. It was sweeter than the others and had a surprisingly spicy after taste of ginger.
Then there was this "experience." After being thwarted by our own inability to pick a ripe guayabana, we resorted to buying a pre-sliced one from a nearby supermarket.
To end on a positive note, lets talk about avocados. While not new, the avocados here certainly get bonus points for novelty. There seem to be four main kinds being sold: Anaheim, Hass, Choquette and Hall. Every once in a while we'll go crazy and buy one of the big guys (Choquette/Hall), which are easily two pounds and are often as big as a human head.
Evidence:
With these, we've found the best solution, rather than try to eat them in one go is to make a huge tub of guacamole:
This is all from one single avocado! Also, please note the really fantastic brand name on the tortilla chips.
Another reason, we've slowed down on our fruit adventure is that we discovered that most of the fruit we see in stores are some variation of Maracuyá. Like these little guys:
Then there was this "experience." After being thwarted by our own inability to pick a ripe guayabana, we resorted to buying a pre-sliced one from a nearby supermarket.
Before we even left the store, we had misgivings. The smell emanating from the saran wrap was faintly similar to vomit. By the time we ate it, a few hours later, the smell had permeated the whole fridge. After opening it up, we got a close look at the texture - which we tried to capture:
Can you see the slime?! There are no pictures of us eating it because the only way we could motivate ourselves to eat it was by chowing down at exactly the same time (yes, with a countdown). I'm pretty sure our response can best be summarized by "No, no, no, no, no!" We're putting it in a smoothie tomorrow to see if that improves it, but man, as is, we are not fans.
To end on a positive note, lets talk about avocados. While not new, the avocados here certainly get bonus points for novelty. There seem to be four main kinds being sold: Anaheim, Hass, Choquette and Hall. Every once in a while we'll go crazy and buy one of the big guys (Choquette/Hall), which are easily two pounds and are often as big as a human head.
Evidence:
With these, we've found the best solution, rather than try to eat them in one go is to make a huge tub of guacamole:
This is all from one single avocado! Also, please note the really fantastic brand name on the tortilla chips.
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