January 12th

THE CHALLENGE:

I have decided that while I am on this adventure in Jordan, I would try new foods as often as possible. On my first day in the apartment I went to a grocery store called Cozmos. They had a nice selection of fruits and vegetables. I knew what most of them were but there were others I had never seen or heard about. I saw and interesting looking fruit and selected one that I thought may be ripe. The sign called it a Dragon Fruit.

THIS IS A DRAGON FRUIT

Mark said he had this when he was in Viet Nam and he thought it was ok. Megan said she has eaten it in China and said it was delicious. I looked it up on line and found that it's native to Southeast Asia and Central and South America. I don't remember ever seeing this in the grocery store but I have never looked for foods I had not eaten.

Tonight after dinner I felt it was ripe enough to open. The skin is not edible. The fruit is on the inside and is white with black edible seeds similar to a kiwi fruit. The texture is also similar to kiwi. It was soft and sweet and delicious. I will definitly buy this fruit again!!