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 FOOD EXPERIENCE Blog#3

What's your favorite food to eat when you're in another country? How do you feel when you're eating it? Do you think everyone will eat or taste it? Today I'm going to show you some food that, because of its strong smell and taste, not everyone would try to eat or even taste it.

                                                                DURIAN IN DAVAO

I want to introduce you to the first one that I think not all people will eat or even taste. "The King of Fruits" or also known as Durian. I find this fruit very interesting because of its smell and it's difficult to get rid of the smell once you touch it. It smells like a rotten onion, but to me it smells like a baked pie, and if I smelled it, I'd go out of my way to find it and eat it. It also looks like a jack fruit. It has a hard and spiky shell. The color is green or sometimes it is kind of yellow green.

Durian can be found all over Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Durian trees are only found in Mindanao in the Philippines, and they are few and far between in the rest of the world. In Vietnam and Burma, it is also a significant crop Myanmar. The fruit is well-known or infamous for its pungent odor. I strongly advise you to try this fruit if you visit some of the countries where it is popular; just try it; maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't.

                                                              MARANG OR MADANG

This is another fruit that isn't popular in most of the country. This is Marang or Madang. The color of this fruit is green or yellow green. Most of the fruit has a round shape. It has a casing similar to the Durian, but the shell is soft once ripe and easy to open or cut in half with your hand. The taste of this fruit is sweet, just like the star apple if you have already tried that one. The smell of it, is not like durian with a strong smell, but it has a pleasant smell and sweetness. 

SAKURAB (NATIVE SHALLOT)

SAKURAB PALAPA

                                                       

The last one is the unpopular condiments. Sakurab, native shallot, is a vegetable similar to scallions and is a traditional food seasoning in the Philippines. It is particularly commonly used in the cuisine of the Maranao people. Sakurab is the main ingredient of the ubiquitous Maranao condiment palapa, where it is mixed with spices, salt and ginger. It smells like onion leek. I really love this one. The taste is not that strong. It depends on how you cook it or how you add some ginger and chilis. Its flavor can change depending on how it is combined with other condiments. I highly recommend this one to you once you visit Mindanao. 

That's all for this Blog episode; I hope it inspired you to taste and experiment with new foods. New taste, new experience to share. I'm happy that I was able to share with you this experience that I have. Please tell me about your experience with this uncommon food. I'd be happy to hear and read it. Leave your comments down below.