Weird Things I'm Eating

Cherimoyas

Pretty much no one knows what a cherimoya is when I talk about them.  They are only available from March - June, and are deemed a "labor intensive" crop so they aren't exactly a bargain either.  You have to love them to seek them out.  This is a very polarizing fruit, that is, you either love it or you hate it.  It's kind of an ugly Betty as well, since it totally looks like a dinosaur egg and smells about that way as well.

The taste, however, I love.  They are hard to get in many parts of the country since they really only grow in South America, but here in Santa Barbara several people have these bushes that they raise so they are available in local markets.  I think they taste a little like a strange pear, but I mostly refer to them as "the mystery flavor" of dum-dums.  You have to wait until they are a little soft, and you can scoop out the white fleshy part in the center.  The big chocolate colored seeds are easy to spit out, and the entire thing makes a fun breakfast.  (As long as you can handle the stares from co-workers.)

Baked Seaweed

This is a new obsession.  They were having a sale at Trader Joe's of this stuff, you could get a little packet of them for $1.  I bought about five, and gobbled them up over the weekend, much to Chris' horror.  They are crispy and salted, quite tasty I think and reminds me how much I miss eating sushi on a regular basis.  It's a little bit strange when it comes to texture because it kind of melts in your mouth in a gross way, morphing from a crispy sheet to a gooey sea veggie.  The salt is good though and obviously more healthy than a bag of chips.

I know, I know.  My tastes are not for everyone.  But I still thought it was fun to share. :)