Fruit

I have already mention that certain tropical fruits like pineapple and papayas taste like heaven in Thailand. I can't even describe the pineapple. It is almost like you are eating pineapple flavored candy. Now I know where that taste in Pina Coladas comes from! On the flip side apples, an American staple, are less than tasty. I like to think that Thai people who come to the States in the fall taste our apples for the first time, then they excitingly call home to tell their family how delicious apples are in the US. Maybe?

Durian is notoriously know as the "stinky" fruit. Oddly shaped and horribly smelling, durian may be the strangest fruit I have ever tried to date. On the outside it is green and covered in spikes. On the inside it smells like rotten food. But it tastes sweet. It is just the texture that gets me. The best way to describe is like bread dough. Sweet, smelly bread dough. I prefer pineapple.

We also have eaten green apple guava. Guava like many fruits has many different varieties. It is very strange. It feels like an unripe apple. And it tastes spicy and peppery. Not sweet. I don't really like guava either. There is probably a reason why durian and green apple guava hasn't really hit it big at home :)

But the bananas. I had no idea there were so many kinds. Bananas like the ones at home. Tiny baby bananas. Very thick bananas. Aroi! My favorite way to eat them is deep-fried and covered with sesame seeds. Perfect dessert straight off the street.

First picture is the durian and the second is the green apple guava.