Blog #5
Living in another country affords one the chance to try out many new experiences among them new varieties of food. While this can be done in a number of ways including: visiting restaurants, picking unfamiliar or local delicacies etc. It is also important to remember that not all food settles with a person well. Having already visited the clinic here at Beida for two colds, I am not one to readily willing to chance a possible upset stomach by eating things from random street vendors. I am however, a lover of fruit and if given the chance will indulge in trying out a variety of delectable fresh produce. Hence, upon hearing from not only past exchange students and also younger staff on Beida's campus about the unique taste of Lychee or 荔枝，I felt it was something to put on my priority list of "must try" items.
To make this adventure a little less stressful, I decided to look at the supermarket called Ol'e. It's located in Xidan and while its focus cliental is ritzy of office workers, the prices are not horrible. Here I was able to procure a small basket of Lychee for around 21RMB and while you will find a similar if not the same product in the carts of most street vendors, it is a less stressful way to try the fruit. To eat, you have to peel it much like an apple till you reach a transparent inner layer. It’s a rather sweet fruit from what I found out and like many sweet things it will leave your fingers a bit sticky. But well worth it for those wanting to try something that is distinctly know in the region.
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