Some new foods!

Produce:

I ate a ginger apple for lunch today. Delicious? OMG, YES! For sweetness, my go-to apple is the honeycrisp, but this is the new winner. Golden as the sun, sweet as candy, and slightly tart. Bam.

In the stir-fry I made for dinner tonight, I included bunashimeji mushrooms, a "new" breed from Japan. I'm not a mushroom lover, but these had a delicate flavor and crisp, crunchy flavor.

The other night, we tried jicama, also known as the Mexican potato. This tuber is best served raw, and I tossed it with some chili powder, scallions, and lime juice. Crunchy with a light flavor, a nice alternative to taters for a summer picnic salad.

While seaweed is included in many things we eat daily (look for "agar" on your ingredient list), I finally tried seaweed straight up in salad form. Delicious. Crisp and crunchy, salty, and filling. A winner.

Ethnic:

Finally tried Vegemite. Now I know why the man smiled when he handed it to the singer in the song. It was one of the most rancid things I have ever put in my mouth. Yeast extract??? On toast??? I gave it a fair test. The result was nausea.