My sister lives in Hong Kong, and my parents recently went on a trip to visit them. They asked what I wanted them to bring back, and in order to avoid a bunch of kitschy crap, I elected for weird edibles. I will give you updates as I open new things.
First up: Some kind of peanut brittle stuff.
Description: This looks like peanut brittle, but instead of an amber color, it's dark, dark brown, like the color of an Oreo, and it's not opaque.
Taste: Okay. It's kinda like peanut brittle, but the aftertaste is different. I've tasted it before, but it's hard to put my finger on. Kinda sweet at first, and then a coffee bean flavor at the end, but more bitter. Sorta like peanut brittle made with tar.
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Next: Green Tea Pumpkin Seeds
Description: Pumpkin seeds like you'd bake, but they're green with some flavoring -- as described.
Taste: Buttnut. My old lady liked them, but to me, you get the nasty texture of pumpkin seeds (like eating a handful of dried hay), mixed with the unpleasantness of Wasabi. I don't know where they get off calling this green tea.
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Third: Dragon Fruit
Description: Bright pink, with a white meat and black seeds. You eat it like a mango, but without a large seed -- just cut away the outside and eat the meat, seeds included.
Taste: Delicious, surprisingly. It tastes a lot like a pear, but with a little bit of a citrus kick. I didn't expect this kind of taste, from the look of it. But, very good, and I could and would eat it regularly.
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