back home and back in business……….
Now that i am back home for awhile there is quite a fair bit of catching up to do. Obviously in only ONE aspect…….FOOD!!! Old favourites and new explorations!
Many new restaurants has been sprouting in the city as well as many new Singaporean food fetish… yes you heard me Singaporean Food fetish… how to spot one you ask??? Well in Singapore it’s easy…JUST FIND THE FOOD SHOP WITH THE LONGEST QUEUE !!!!! ( i will be touching on this embarrassing Singaporean obsession with queuing.. soon)
Well to start things off in Singapore would only make sense with the favourite of all fruits…. DUKU LANGSAT….
Do not be fooled by this rubber ball looking fruit… the flesh of this wholesome fruit is juicy, sweet slightly tangy and very very addictive (well OK only for me)…
Since being back for 2 weeks… I have already purchased about 10 kgs of this fruit!!! (do not judge me!)
My father is the culprit! I first found it really interesting because it looked so much like the rubber ball which bounces out of control when you fling it against the wall. But when I tasted the pearl like flesh it was an immediate addiction…. the fruit is usually eaten at room temperature, however me being me i discovered a simple method to make the experience much more enjoyable.. the only extra ingredient needed would be patience.
Buy your duku langsat (try to get the uncle to choose the bigger ones), once your home quickly keep them in the chiller… overnight.. what happens is that the reduction in temperature kind of macerates the fruit. I find that it brings out the flavour to the maximum. imagine eating cold duku langsat on a warm afternoon… heavenly…………..
I found out that there are many sites and food blogs which give you information on the character of this fruit, so i will not waste time repeating them. however i will provide the link which to me best explains it in simple terms.
http://msc.edu.ph/cyberfair_entry_03/fruits/lanzones.html
enjoy! and i wish you all a dukuful time! (yeah i know …lame ending…. hahaaaa)
