Gail's travel letters

Gail Email 9/7/2014 8:03 AM

 

Vance is right, except that he failed to mention that pumelo is also very sweet and is in sections, like a tangerine.  There is also white and pink pumelo, just like the grapefruit.

Rambutans and lychees are not in season in Sibu right now, but I have been enjoying a fruit that the Chinese called "cui haw", roughly translated as water apple or peach.  It's red on the outside, shaped something like a pear and extremely juicy, crunchy and sweet.  Oh my!

 

--Gail

On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Vance G ...@gmail.com [class59] <class59@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

pomelo edith is like a huge, really huge grapefruit

today in china town with friends celebrating the moon festival
which occurs monday

had rambutan, hairy reddish fruit

slice into it and its rather sweet and juicy like lychees

same kind of flesh with big pit

delicious

then goodies from the bakery, one of many many
in china town, egg custard tarts, crusts of lard, mmm,

steamed sponge cake, moochi or sweet rice balls stuffed

with peanuts, lovely with tea.

vyg

On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 12:27 AM, Edith etn@hotmail.com [class59] <class59@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Thanks Gail for your travel letters. Loved your story of the Air France upgrade and now interesting history and stories of the area today. I have never heard of pumello but realize that there are just so many fruits in faraway lands.
edith

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