November 18, great finds.

Finishing up on yesterdays theme of new foods. I don't know how I for got to include these marvels. I had seen these little spiky fruits on the Internet in other posts (rambutan), but had always thought that they were hard and spiky.  That's not the case though they actually have soft bristles and not hard spikes. The vendor at the flea market showed me how to open them and sold me a half basket. I did not want to buy a whole basket knowing that I would never be able to eat all of them before they became soft.  I've learned not to over buy unless the fruit or veggie is very under ripe, nothing worse than having to gobble produce just because it is heading south.  Alot of the things I buy are unusual things and I don't know how to judge ripeness, and as they say "Buyer Beware."

Here are the Yams that I baked yesterday they were not that flavorful, very bland.  I bet wherever they are naturally eaten they are mixed with other things or have spices added to them.  Most of our noodle recipes are greatly doctored if we think about it. Noodles don't have a lot of flavor either. The people that eat these Yams would probably laugh at me if they saw me nibbling on the plain baked pulp, shaking their heads mumbling about so called American intelligence. 

So doctor your noodles and spice up your Yams folks, it's all good.

Alicenoneland