Some special food for a recent birthday:
Buying one of these outside of Thailand is always a gamble. Despite their thick skin, they bruise easily (see the brownish bits) and the bright yellow is a sign of doom:
Not pictured: Passion fruit! We slurped up its aromatic, crunchy seeds so quickly we forgot to take a photo.
Dinner started with some fat scallops.
And continued with pork in a rich, cream sauce.
Served with the excellent Pinot Noir from Foxtrot from the Naramata Bench in the Okanagan.
Very much in demand, this Pinot is quickly coming to exemplify the Naramata terroir. Medium-bodied with classic cherry and slight earthy notes, it has a rich, supple finish reminiscent of the famous Burgundies. While not as acidic, it has amazing balance and well deserves its growing reputation.
Rambutan!
Mangosteen!
Injury to outer skin results in percolation of bitter latex into the edible flesh, which makes the whole fruit bitter and inedible.We got to this one just in time. A good half of it was perfect: snowy white, membranous and thick with tropical flavour.
Not pictured: Passion fruit! We slurped up its aromatic, crunchy seeds so quickly we forgot to take a photo.
Very much in demand, this Pinot is quickly coming to exemplify the Naramata terroir. Medium-bodied with classic cherry and slight earthy notes, it has a rich, supple finish reminiscent of the famous Burgundies. While not as acidic, it has amazing balance and well deserves its growing reputation.
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