Mom and Dad – if you’re reading this, you should be so proud of me!
I’m normally an incredibly picky eater, but on this trip I’m making an effort to try as many new foods as I can, and today was quite a demonstration of that! We went to the Hilo Farmer’s Market, and it was so neat to walk around and see not only all of the different fruits and vegetables that we can’t get back home, but also all of the different things that local artists have made. I walked around for a while with Grace and Margot and ended up buying a shirt that was hand printed from a carved block of vinyl – so cool! – as well as a pound each of rambutan and longan to try. I didn’t love the longan, but I did really like the rambutan!
Afterwards, several of us walked over to the L&L nearby. Kaden said it was his favorite Hawaiian “fast food”, so of course we had to try it! While we were waiting for our food, I had the chance to try coconut water, and while I didn’t love it, it wasn’t bad. I got a barbecue chicken plate, which came with barbecue chicken, rice, and macaroni salad, and they were all very good. I had never had macaroni salad before, but I didn’t hate it!
When we got back to the airbnb this evening, I was also able to try a lychee and “ice cream bean”. The lychee was alright – not as good as the rambutan but better than the longan – but I did not like the ice cream bean. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed these opportunities to try new foods and experience more of the Hawaiian culture!
– Caroline
