fantastical fruit and silly dances
It dawned on me the other day how what can at one time seem outrageous, uncomfortable, and strange can easily over time become normal, expected, and comfortable. When thinking back on my feelings at orientation to everything I found confusing or strange, it makes me laugh to now realize how comfortable I am in Thailand. When I arrived a mere 9 months ago, I did not know what to expect AT ALL. I had no idea what Thai people ate, what their dwellings and bathrooms would look like or contain, their views on life, education, and drinking, and what to do during a Buddhist ceremony or visit to a temple. Even more unnerving to me as I embarked on this adventure was my complete and utter lack of knowledge about their language. My worries were soon eased and I settled into my life in Thailand with as much grace as one can in there circumstances. I was instructed on what do to when visiting a temple, how to cook AND eat many Thai dishes, had a Thai style bathroom of my own, and surprisingly learned WAY more of the language than i ever anticipated. All of these thought stemmed from a ride home from school last week when I thought to myself how the sound of Earm and Sumet holding a conversation was no longer unnerving to me but actually comforting. I was enjoying listening to them talk. Honestly I am not sure what the conversation was about as they were speaking quickly and I wasn't listening for words I knew, but just the sound of it was pleasant to me.
So now with a heavy heart, I inform you that mango season has come to an end. As the mangos from Thailand are the BEST and most delicious mangos I have every consumed this is a huge blow to my diet. We have however, entered into the season of fruits that look like they came out of a Dr. Seuss book. Here are two examples of Thai fruit at its strangest.
First we have mangosteen. It looks like a plum, with cartoon-like features. It is actually the fruit of H.M. the Queen herself. The King's fruit is durien, another strange and actually foul smelling fruit of Thailand.
You DO NOT eat the outside, which is surprisingly thick, as you can see. This white, soft part is the 'meat' and very sweet! I personally think it tastes like a sweet tart, others have said caramel, either way it is a-lloy! There is also a seed in the middle that can be rather large, so its best to spit that out.
Next we have rambutan. This particular fruit looks like it came straight out of the Great Barrier Reef, but alas it did not. One would hopefully not try to eat the outside of this one.
To eat, one simply breaks open the shell and eats the soft center. The flavor of rambutan is milder, but nonetheless sweet and refreshing.
But again, be careful of the seed, and also the pieces of seed that come off on the fruit. Michelle and I so lovingly call them the wood chips, as they are not smooth.
Lastly, I leave you with a short video of my P.6 boys performing a dance for the rest of the school one morning. A teacher allowed the girls to sit down and proceeded to make the boys to this multiple times much to the enjoyment of the audience.
So now with a heavy heart, I inform you that mango season has come to an end. As the mangos from Thailand are the BEST and most delicious mangos I have every consumed this is a huge blow to my diet. We have however, entered into the season of fruits that look like they came out of a Dr. Seuss book. Here are two examples of Thai fruit at its strangest.
First we have mangosteen. It looks like a plum, with cartoon-like features. It is actually the fruit of H.M. the Queen herself. The King's fruit is durien, another strange and actually foul smelling fruit of Thailand.
You DO NOT eat the outside, which is surprisingly thick, as you can see. This white, soft part is the 'meat' and very sweet! I personally think it tastes like a sweet tart, others have said caramel, either way it is a-lloy! There is also a seed in the middle that can be rather large, so its best to spit that out.
Next we have rambutan. This particular fruit looks like it came straight out of the Great Barrier Reef, but alas it did not. One would hopefully not try to eat the outside of this one.
To eat, one simply breaks open the shell and eats the soft center. The flavor of rambutan is milder, but nonetheless sweet and refreshing.
But again, be careful of the seed, and also the pieces of seed that come off on the fruit. Michelle and I so lovingly call them the wood chips, as they are not smooth.
Lastly, I leave you with a short video of my P.6 boys performing a dance for the rest of the school one morning. A teacher allowed the girls to sit down and proceeded to make the boys to this multiple times much to the enjoyment of the audience.
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