So, first day of no-carbs diet....I LOVE my breads...Crusty, fragrant and with a good bite. This whole day, I kept feeling something was missing. Had a handful of home-toasted cashews to have something to chew on. Thankfully, mom keeps and array of fruits in the house. There's apples, oranges and a few Asian pears. What you see in the pictures, for those not familiar with Asian fruits, are dragonfruits (the bright pink skinned one) and longans, which translated means dragons' eyes.
The dragonfruit was introduced to me when I moved to Hong Kong about 10 years ago. They're big and hefty and like watermelon, great for quenching thirst. They're bright pink on the outside with green leaf-like petals. When I was visiting Malaysia, I saw purple dragonfruits. Looked the same on the outside but once you cut it open, there's this shocking bright magenta colour. But, for all their prettiness, dragonfruits can be a bit bland at times. I heard that many Asians eat it as part of their diet plans; kind of like how we eat grapefruits here. I phoned mom to tell her I've discovered where black sesame comes from...From dragonfruits! Too which she chuckled and said 'No dear'.
Longans and lycees are similar. There's a shell on the outside, juicy white meat on the inside with a seed in the middle. Longans are smaller though, about the size of a cherry. You need a little patience to eat them but sweet and tasty and well worth the effort.
So, with all these pretty fruits around me, I hope my carb craving can be abetted somewhat. And I also have the cashews we made for munching.
The dragonfruit was introduced to me when I moved to Hong Kong about 10 years ago. They're big and hefty and like watermelon, great for quenching thirst. They're bright pink on the outside with green leaf-like petals. When I was visiting Malaysia, I saw purple dragonfruits. Looked the same on the outside but once you cut it open, there's this shocking bright magenta colour. But, for all their prettiness, dragonfruits can be a bit bland at times. I heard that many Asians eat it as part of their diet plans; kind of like how we eat grapefruits here. I phoned mom to tell her I've discovered where black sesame comes from...From dragonfruits! Too which she chuckled and said 'No dear'.
Longans and lycees are similar. There's a shell on the outside, juicy white meat on the inside with a seed in the middle. Longans are smaller though, about the size of a cherry. You need a little patience to eat them but sweet and tasty and well worth the effort.
So, with all these pretty fruits around me, I hope my carb craving can be abetted somewhat. And I also have the cashews we made for munching.
Mom saw raw cashews on sale and decided to toast her own; thereby controlling the amount of salt added to the nuts; saves money too. For the amount she paid for all these cashews, you would only be able to get one tub of the toasted variety.
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