Durien, Bitter Melon, and Banana Flowers, Oh My
In this week’s instalment of 50 weeks to 50, I headed out to the Asian Grocery store. I was looking for a laundry list of items my ‘friends’ suggested on facebook like Haggis, Haggis, and more Haggis. But thankfully, there were just strange fruits and veggies to discover. Shucks.
My advice… durien’t run out to get a durien unless you can try it outside. It smells like a men’s hockey bag. And, that is being kind.
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You are SO way more adventurous that I could ever be. But I thought the “vegetable” was the one that looked like unpeeled celery, and not the one with the spikes. I guess I’ll be sticking with the tried and true, unless someone sneaks something exotic into my food.
I noticed that your “friends” have some unusual ideas about your 50 for 50 – have any of them tried these things with you (I do remember friends who weld)?
They are in on most of them, actually. Batting cages, welding, and car rally. But sometimes they have other things to do. Crazy huh?!
PS: everything in the store was labelled vegetable. EVERYTHING!
Just imagine! Friends having other things to do besides us! Humph!
Exactly! Can’t imagine… 🙂
Applauding your bravery. From afar:). Especially when you’re trying a durien …
I’d pass it up for the smell alone, but at least I can say I tried it and didn’t run to the sink. That’s something.
I’m both impressed and envious that you’ve now tried durian (I’ve always seen it spelled with an ‘a’ instead of an ‘e’, go figure). It’s supposed to be one of those things that people either love or hate–like cilantro–but it sounds like you’ve got a slightly more nuanced feeling about it.
Also I think bitter melon is supposed to be cooked. In fact I think it’s only supposed to be an ingredient used to enhance other flavors, like bay leaves or salt.
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I did notice many people cooking bitter melon, but there were plenty eating it raw too… but there was also video of people using it as punishment, making them eat it. I’m not sure I would like it either way.
Way braver than I am! I just started eating guacamole at 49. I’m not sure that “harmless” and “spikes” should ever be used in the same sentence.
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Harmless spikes–should have been the first clue. Nothing with spikes should ever be eaten!