When we arrived in Bolivia we figured we would have more access to fresh fruit and while that is true and we try to partake of the exotic breeds reguarly there is one fruit I was pleasantly pleased to find, the strawberry or "frutilla" here. As you know, we have a market next door with fresh fruit and veggies seven days a week. There are always strawberries there but outside the market, literally on the front steps, are a few ladies that come in from the countryside and sell a limited selection of fruit. When we got here we were told that is was indeed strawberry season but it would come to and end soon. We started buying and enjoying strawberries and after a month or two we noticed that although availability was sketchy the season just continued. We now find ourselves here for almost 5 months (my how time flies) and I must confess that we buy about 2 kilos of strawberries a week and I, Brian, each most of them. I have figured out that we have been here for about 20 weeks and a conversative rate of 2 kilos/week we have consumed 40 kilos of strawberries. That means I have now passed the halfway point of eating my body weight in strawberries before I leave. You would think my taste would wane after all that consumption but on the contrary no. In fact, just writing this blog makes me want to go dig in to our ever present container of strawberries in the fridge, cleaned and cold and ready for eating. I tell myself I do it to support the ladies from the "campo" but I really do it for me. I am going to try to eat my way out of my craving because I know the price won't be $2.5o/ kilo ($1.15/lb) in Canada like they are here.
Ciao,
Brian
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Oh to have a fresh fruit stand beside us everyday! That would be soooo nice...Enjoy it while you can!
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