The first day I met Hope, Janis and David's 7-year-old daughter, I learned that she likes to eat lemons. But not only does she eat lemon slices just like you would an orange slice; she eats the whole thing, rind and all! Since that first day, I've seen she and Annah and Dineo eating whole lemons, and I've watched Dineo eat a whole orange including the rind.
I was reminded of that today when the 3 girls from the Main House and I were doing some tree climbing, and Annah and Dineo started picking off the tree bark and eating it. I'm sure part of the reason they did it was just to see my reaction, but they actually chewed and swallowed large pieces of bark. These girls make me laugh!
Another unusual eating habit in South Africa (not that eating tree bark is the norm) is the eating of biltong as a snack. Biltong is a dried meat kind of like beef jerky in America except that it can be made of a wide variety of different meats including chicken, kudu, fish, and even sometimes ostrich. I have not experienced biltong yet, and I don't know that I will because it really does not look very appealing.
Tonight one of the guys in the church youth group asked me if I had ever had a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, and I replied that of course I have. Apparently, they don't sell them anywhere in South Africa, but he had heard how amazing they are. I promised him that if I ever come back to South Africa, I will be sure to bring him some Reese's.
I've moved!
11 years ago
1 comment:
that makes me sad that they have never experienced the awesomeness of Reese's, but now that I think about it I don't remember seeing too many when I was there!
You have to try the biltong. I was nervous at first too, but it's SOOO good. If you like beef jerky then you will like this. I bought two huge bags of it to bring home with me, but they took it away at the airport! I was very upset!
Take a bite and think of me!
:) Megan
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