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Well, this might be my last post until we get back home, since Hubby is taking my only means of internet access. He has been sent to the GOLD COAST! oh well..... We went to Rusty's market, where the locals shop. Izzy tried a coconut drink and a samosa, and the grown ups had a black sticky rice, coconut milk and taro pudding, but Dellylu stuck to more traditional fare. Izzy tried on a seaweed wig, and we admired the view from the road between Port Douglas and Cairns.
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Dellylu-- That looks delicious. I wish I had one!
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What fun adventures! All you girls look gorgeous and look so much happier and more relaxed than in the big city! How was the pudding? and the coconut? I want to try them!!
ReplyDeleteThe pudding was sticky and not too sweet. Taro is kind of like a firm potato when cooked, but lends itself to sweet dishes. Hubby and I liked it.
ReplyDeleteThe coconut was also not sweet, so the girls didn't like it, really. Izzy is mocking up that photo for me. Did you know that coconuts have watery juice in them, not coconut milk? The milk comes from the ground or grated flesh. I saw locals drinking the 'water' and then using a bit of the shell to scoop out the flesh. I didn't know how to cut off a 'spoon' so we just drank and tossed!
In Thailand the bartenders threw away the coconut juice and used the shells for cocktails. I thought it was such a waste.
Yes, I knew about the coconut and taro. I love thai puddings because they are usually not too sweet. I haven't eaten taro in pudding but I love the chips and also the cooked greens in Hawaii. I didn't even mind the poi.
ReplyDeleteDid the locals use machetes to hack the coconut? Too deadly for me--- I'd do with out a shell spoon too!
Yes, the vendor used a machete to open the nut, and I'm guessing they would cut a spoon out of the shell for you if you liked. We weren't offered a spoon, and weren't game to ask.
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