After church today we had a potluck buffet and it was so cool! I got to try lots of things.
Taro Root: Very similar to a potato but firmer; a nice flavor a little different than the potato. One person brought it plain and another had mashed the root and formed it into balls and then poured a coconut cream over them. Both were very good.
Breadfruit: The fact that this is called a fruit is a little odd to me. The texture is like a mixture between a potato and bread. Not sweet or juicy in the slightest. I liked it though. It had a mild flavor; very simple.
Sugarcane: This is amazing. It comes in a stalk like bamboo and your chew it and spit out the fibers. It is very juicy and refreshing with a very slight sweet taste. The fact that this juice is processed so much to get what we call sugar kind of appalls me. No wonder we have so many health problems.
They had something that was similar to a grapefruit and tasted almost the same. The skin however was ridiculously thick, more so even than a Pumelo which also has a thick skin.
There was this banana desert which was just that: banana. It was ripe bananas baked until they turned into what looks like a gloppy gluey mess but tastes like caramelized banana. Yum…
Also were these little pancake thinks rolled up into churro like things with coconut and sugar in the middle; very tasty.
They had several types of beans served spiced different ways and they also had chicken soup and whole dead cooked fishes, both of which I did not partake of.
We got to take a plate of leftovers home. It was a really cool experience.
Then later that day we went to one of the highest points on the island to see the view. Wow!! It’s gorgeous up there. You can see about half the island. Then we went to the beach to see the sunset. I liked how when looking over the water from up high and also on the beach you could see it raining afar off in several places. On the beach there were the cutest little hermit crabs running around. This place is full of so many cool creatures! We then had a short worship and headed home. Tomorrow I have to finish a of things and get ready for school to start on Monday!!! This includes lesson plans… Aaaahhhh!
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