Kiwano Horned Melon

Well this was an interesting one folks..

I tried a horned melon, related to both the cucumber and melons, I thought this can't be too bad!

If you are curious as to how this little orange weapon looks on the inside...

 I'm sure you weren't expecting it to be green slime! As I was cutting the melon in half it started gushing liquid and I thought, oh no, here we go..

 The fruit itself was nothing to write home about, it tasted like a very very watered down kiwi fruit, and was sort of slimy but pleasant textured. It would make sense that this is a traditional staple food in really hot climates, because it was incredibly juicy, and easy to eat.

   

However, after my adventures with the delicious surprise that was the jackfruit and kumquats, I wouldn't put this at the top of my list of recommendations for new and exciting foods. 

However, if you are interested in tasting a cucumber kiwi melon hybrid, the horned melon is the way for you to go!

  

Unidentified Food Objects

It's been a few days. It is term paper time!! And I feel like my head is exploding! And I am in the library all day and can't bring myself to browse, peruse, search or seek anything new to eat with my spare time!

*this is an illustration of the author's mental capacity at this very moment*

 So as a pittance for my negligence in tasting new and exciting foods, and since I have no gourmet cakes to share with you while I write on economic market transformation, I offer a guessing game for my lovely readers!

Since I am mainly living off of wilted wraps from the bottom of my backpack, Tuesday night's leftover casserole, and library cafe food...

Guess which of these things you want to eat after 18 cups of coffee, 23 journal articles, and CANNOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE AFTER 6 PM ON A STUDENT CAMPUS:

*jeopardy music*

Option A - fairtrade organic $4.00 latte 

Option B - anything with lots of flax in it... muffins, rolls, cookies...

Option C a gloriously unhealthy cheeseburger, or pizza

Option D a vegetarian sandwich, WITH organic mixed greens to boot

Option E a pretentious bagel with dill cream cheese and smoked salmon lox

Well folks, if you thought, "cafes at universities wouldn't be so silly as to have smoked lox and organic sandwiches, but no pizza, burgers, or constipating white flour?! "




Welcome to the University of Over-Awareness!

99% of the time I am proud to join in the pretention

I drink my level-ground traded locally roasted extra dark drip from my stainless steel mug, while I nibble on a locally baked berry blast bran muffin, while I walk around in my Co-op Raincoat, while I discuss the post modern neo-neo synthesis of political theory with my other self-satisfied friends..

However, when cooped up like the very chickens my peers refuse to eat, I am going stir crazy for something that actually satisfies the rumblings of too many double americanos in the dark depths of my gut.

So be warned: if you see me, step aside before I start chewing on the sleeve of your supple leather jacket (yes veggies heads thats made of cows)

I'm starving for a good McDonalds. Or Megabite. Or Chowmein. My taste for cuisine seems to be deteriorating with my cognitive skills...

I'll try again tomorrow kids, have a good weekend!

The Devil's Fruit..

They don't call it snake fruit for no reason..

Also called "Salek", this is an Indonesian fruit with an odd scaly skin that lends it's name.

 Now, this is supposed to be a 'citrusy' fruit with three lobes, each containing a pit. Thank you wikisearch, but let me tell you how it is....

You will begin by peeling back the scaly skin of the snake fruit. Then you will inhale, and notice the pungent aroma of feet wafting towards your eager epicurious nose.... But it can't be! (you will exclaim) This is a Balinese delicacy! (you will wash fruit in case shipping has disrupted it somehow)

The truth was, this fruit smelled like my running shoes, and possibly tasted worse. Really, it was like an overripe and sour pineapple. I can't say that I didn't try, but I got about halfway through before it hit the bin. Maybe i honestly bought an 'off' fruit, or it was just picked too early in order to be shipped...

Another dud, another day.

Thankfully my taste buds will persevere to be tortured again soon..