hairy strawberries and mangoseens

Before we came to thailand, julie was so excited that we'd be seeing fruits that we never knew existed. i really didn't believe her. well, i don't think hairy strawberries also known as hairy eyeballs nor mangoseens are prevalent in the tropics of the USA. i cannot believe it. God is so creative. these two are totally different and might be my new favorite fruits. although, i won't be getting them once i leave here. the hairy strawberries are a little bigger than strawberries and are red with long green prickly hair-like projections coming off them. you have to peel the fruit to get to the soft, sweet, white hard-boiled egg shape interior that is the fruit. these are also known as hairy eyeballs b/c of that white part that does look kind of like an eyeball. i'll just stick with hairy strawberries. wow, they taste sweet like a plum and pomegranate mixed. i can't explain. we thought maybe this is what heaven will be like with new fruits to offer.

mangoseens are pretty cool, too. they are this dark purple fruit a little larger than a plum but more oval shaped that have like a four leaf clover stem to them on the top. that will tell you if your fruit contains all the components to the four leaf clover shape of the white soft fruit inside. we'll just have to take pictures to show you.

just thought i'd throw out some fruity names for you to ponder and know that the world is bigger than you think.