This is where we buy our groceries, modeled by Jessica.
In Taiwan people generally prefer their food fresher than in North America. That means meat that has just been butchered is better than meat that’s wrapped and frozen in a supermarket.
The neighbourhood gallery is below this one.
Here’s some shots from the park and our neighbourhood, including ‘urban gardens’ – where people have scratched out vegetable patches amidst the parking spots and concrete barriers, the crowd of old guys that gather to play weichi for hours every single day, some hard-core b-ball players in the pouring rain, and a cool shot from a morning in the park of a kid on a bike in a puddle underneath the world’s tallest building.
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I love the shirt you’re wearing – ah, memories. In one of the fruit pictures there are a bunch of white fuzzy looking things with pink rings. What are those? All the fruit looks amazingly good. Enjoy it for me! How is their coconut?
Actually, the “white fuzzy looking part” is a kind of wrapping that they put around some of the fruits here to protect them. I’ll have to get a close up sometime for you to see. I think those are actually some kind of big apple, only with the white wrapping around them.
The fruit is awesome. There’s this fruit called a “dragonfruit” which is one of the WEIRDEST looking things I’ve ever seen….bright pink with poky little spines on it. But the insides are bright white with black seeds (or hot pink with black seeds depending on the kind you get). Kind of kiwi-ish texture. My new favorite fruit is something called a “wax apple.” It’s SO crunchy and juicy, but not too appley…just a really cool treat for a hot day.
I haven’t found any coconut yet, so I’m not sure if they grow here. I’ll let you know if I find any!
Man the fruit sounds awesome. especially the dragonfruit. Thanks for the little lesson on fruit :) You and Joel are awesome at keeping your blog update. Thank you! I love you guys.