Yum Yum Yum!

The sights and smells of Sabah are quite an experience but you really haven't experienced anything until you taste the food. Mmmmm!

This morning we ate at the cafe behind our hotel. Fresh papaya, watermelon, rice, brownish noodles, clear noodles, eggs, tofu, and bok choi gave us a great start to our day. For lunch, we ate... fresh papaya, watermelon, rice, noodles, tofu, gluten, bok choi and fried bananas. For supper, well you might be able to guess what we'll eat for supper. But no matter how repetitive the menu is, the rice and noodles are the best! We are thoroughly enjoying the sights, smells (some of them) and the tastes of Sabah.

The most exciting part of our day was the arrival of a jackfruit at lunchtime. The jackfruit caused a most interesting controversy instantly. It's putrid smell started to permeate the room at once and everyone had to find out where it was coming from. It's related to durian, I'm sure. Anyways, after Mr. Luchak opened it for us, almost everyone was eager to try it. (Some a little more than others) The jackfruit was about the size of a football and contained many seeds covered in a layer of gooey, stinky slime. To eat, one would pop the seed into their mouth and eat the gooey part and then spit out the seed. To cut a long story short, it was hilarious to watch each person's reaction. Some appeared on the verge of throwing up, while others went running back for more. One student ate about 10. Johnny informed us that they were just like mangoes, which calmed our fears for a moment until a student piped up, "Johnny hates mangoes!" If you want to have an interesting conversation, ask any of the seniors what they thought of jackfruit and you'll probably find 30 different answers. Who knows what tomorrow will bring... maybe durian?