くだものの女王

見た目はあまりかわいくないけど、「果物の女王」「世界三大美果のひとつ」と称されるマンゴスチン

初めはどうやって食べるのかもわからず、ネットで検索。タイなどの人は手で器用に皮を外しちゃうらしいけど、慣れてないと果実を潰す恐れがあるので、水平にナイフで浅めに切り込みを入れて取り外す方法がおすすめ。

中からは真っ白な房が6個ほど鎮座。口に入れるとジューシーでやわらかくて甘ーい

”女王”といわれる所以がわかったような。でも・・果実が小さい上、種も１、2個入ってるので可食部分が少ないのが不満　もっとおっきくて、思いっきり味わえたらいいのになー。ざんねん。

ちなみに果物の王様は”ドリアン”。なんでー！？　

来星したばかりの頃、高島屋下のスーパーへ行くといつもガスのようなニオイを感じ、「ゼッタイどこかの飲食店でガス漏れしてるんだ」と信じて疑わなかった私。それが実はドリアンが放っていたニオイだったとは・・。恐るべし。絶対食べることはないだろうと思っていたけど、家族が日本から遊びに来た際行ったレストランでちょっとだけ食べてみた。味は・・オニオンだと思った。思ったほどマズくないけど、すすんで食べたいとは思わないなーほんとに獲れたて新鮮なものはにおわないらしいけどね。それでもイヤ　ドリアンはお酒と一緒に食すと中毒症状を起こすので注意　シンガでは公共の場への持込みは罰金なり

What's that book I'm reading?

I've been here for about one and a half year, but I can't improve my English skill. I'm very disappointed about that So I decided to read many English books Fortunately there are many reading books at British Council where I goes to learn English nowadays, those books are free ! Now I'm reading "Slumdog Millionaire". I've already watched the movie, but I couldn't understand the details of the story because there was no subtitle. The original story is diferrent from the movie, but I really enjoy it.

Before going to bed every night I'm reading another book " The Last Lecture". The author is Mr. Randy Paush, he passed away for pancreatic cancer about two years ago. I didn't know his story well, but when I watched the video about him in class a month ago, I was interested to know more about him. At first I watched the video again at home. Luckily, I found it with Japanese subtitle, so I could understand it well. And then I finally bought the book because I wanted to know the details more and more. It's difficult for me to understand all the details for my poor English, but actually I could get more information about him. He was really intelligence, attractive and strong. He had also the sense of humor. I was very impressed by him and I hoped he could have survived for his family. Fate is cruel, but he might not have thought so. The most impressive sentence from his speech is "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" May his soul rest in Heaven

How to eat it?

A month ago I found an unusual object in the supermarket near my house. The shape is thick, long and not cute, actually kind of ugly. It is "Sea cucumber"

I've eaten it at a chinese restaurant in Singapore, but I've never seen it at the supermarket. I wonder how to cook it and what's the advantage in nutrition?

I searched the information about sea cucumber on the Internet, I knew it's good for skin because of its rich collagen. I also found some recipes, most of them are for eating it raw. But I didn't have the courage to eat it raw, so I decided to cook it for soup

When I cooked it, I felt uncomfortable with its appearance and texture. The soup taste good, actually sea cucumber has no taste. My hubby doesn't like its texture, but for me it's okay. Since then I've cooked it several times. I'm not sure my skin looks better or not, but I believe its effect