Category Archives: Food

Shrimp on the Barbie

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I have always loved travel, and Australia has long been at the top of my list of future destinations. By coming here, I have now checked off 5 of the 7 continents. But more importantly, it was always my dream to come to Australia and have a shrimp on the barbie next to the Sydney Opera House. As you can see, earlier this week I made it to the world famous landmark, fulfilling half of that aspiration. But I was heartbroken to find an absence of shrimp AND barbies in the immediate vicinity.

No worries though. Today I had my first authentic Australian shrimp on the barbie. Flavored with garlic, these tender tasty morsels were perfectly cooked up by my friends down under, Darren, Lindsey, and Kim. When they heard how important having a real shrimp on the barbie was to me, they rushed out to the market right away to get some. Thank you so much for fulfilling the pledge Paul Hogan made all those years ago.

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Encyclopedia of Fruits of Vietnam

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One of the best things about living in Vietnam is the wide variety of fresh fruits available wherever you go. Don’t you agree? Cheap, delicious, and healthy, it seems fruit is one of the keys to happiness in life. When I first came to Vietnam, I was amazed by all the new fruits I had never seen before. Fruits of all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. I didn’t know many of their names and the locals didn’t know the English terms either. However, over time I become familiar with these exotic tropical fruits, and I have catalogued them for you here.

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But I still need your help. I need to know about each fruit’s availability, average price, and ripening/storage info. If you can, please edit the document and share what you know. For availability we need to know both when and where they are sold. Price will be quite variable of course, but it’s always nice to have a rough guide for reference when going to the local market. My hope is that the knowledge of the masses will provide each of us with what we need to know to become a true pomologist. That means fruit expert.