Even though we've found out that there are four different ways to say the number 2 here in Wenling, I will use the standard, er. Just a side note... Chinese is a very difficult language to learn in the first place, but when you learn the city you live in has its own dialect that the rest of the Chinese hate, you have to just smile and say... I give up... or I mean, I'll try harder... ooops. Anyway I'll have more stories about Wenling Dialect later, for now, on to Taste Test - ER!!!
Remember, we're starting off somewhat safe, mainly with candies. I decided not to do all the candies, because I thought that would get lame very fast. So on to... THE JIABAO BRAND PRESERVED FRUIT SERIES!
Bracha will be stepping in for Tabitha, who was gone doing somehting during this taste test. Now I like peaches, and I usually find preserved fruit somewhat tasty, some more than others. So Bracha and I eat them at the same time. Chewwy, chewwy... RRRRRRRR! No Chewbacca, settle down! sorry.
They were chewwy, but a pleasant chewy, with a good taste. But whats this... some other flavor. No stop it! Go away! Bracha and I could both taste this funky taste. Then Bracha said, it tastes like black licorice. Ewww... yes it does. I then looked at the back of the bag and noticed under ingredients it said: Peach, White sugar, salt, citric acid, liquorice... Sure enough. Who thought Liquorice would destroy a perfectly good preserved fruit.
Warning: the next segment has nothing to do with liquorice, but speaking about Chewbacca and things that don't make sense like perserved fruit and licorice I had to put this in. It just happend by accident but if you'd like to know what i'm talking about, you can look up something about the "Chewbacca defense" Its in Wikipedia, so it has to be real. Anyway, the following paragraph is nonsense, so feel free to skip if you'd like.
Now back to Chewbacca, Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with Peaches? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with Peaches! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a teacher living in China eating perserved fruit, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that taste test room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.
Continue here if skipping the Chewbacca Defense:
I hope the whole series doesn't have liquorice!!!
So the ratings
James - ben (bad)
Bracha - ben (bad)
It was sufficiently bad to wait until James was around to give him one. One of those, "Hey, Try this, he he he he" "How is it?" I'm just glad he wasn't there when we tried it so we could make him taste it! Surprisingly even though they were bad, I ate a few more, just because they were so sweet. Kind of addicting. When I say a few more, I mean a few too, like 2, bleh!!!!
Jiabao Jiabao,
Taste best!
I don't agree but thats what the package says! LOOK!
"Here, look at the monkey. Look at the silly monkey!"
Remember, we're starting off somewhat safe, mainly with candies. I decided not to do all the candies, because I thought that would get lame very fast. So on to... THE JIABAO BRAND PRESERVED FRUIT SERIES!
Bracha will be stepping in for Tabitha, who was gone doing somehting during this taste test. Now I like peaches, and I usually find preserved fruit somewhat tasty, some more than others. So Bracha and I eat them at the same time. Chewwy, chewwy... RRRRRRRR! No Chewbacca, settle down! sorry.
They were chewwy, but a pleasant chewy, with a good taste. But whats this... some other flavor. No stop it! Go away! Bracha and I could both taste this funky taste. Then Bracha said, it tastes like black licorice. Ewww... yes it does. I then looked at the back of the bag and noticed under ingredients it said: Peach, White sugar, salt, citric acid, liquorice... Sure enough. Who thought Liquorice would destroy a perfectly good preserved fruit.Warning: the next segment has nothing to do with liquorice, but speaking about Chewbacca and things that don't make sense like perserved fruit and licorice I had to put this in. It just happend by accident but if you'd like to know what i'm talking about, you can look up something about the "Chewbacca defense" Its in Wikipedia, so it has to be real. Anyway, the following paragraph is nonsense, so feel free to skip if you'd like.
Now back to Chewbacca, Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense! Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with Peaches? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with Peaches! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a teacher living in China eating perserved fruit, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that taste test room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.
Continue here if skipping the Chewbacca Defense:
I hope the whole series doesn't have liquorice!!!
So the ratings
James - ben (bad)
Bracha - ben (bad)
It was sufficiently bad to wait until James was around to give him one. One of those, "Hey, Try this, he he he he" "How is it?" I'm just glad he wasn't there when we tried it so we could make him taste it! Surprisingly even though they were bad, I ate a few more, just because they were so sweet. Kind of addicting. When I say a few more, I mean a few too, like 2, bleh!!!!
Jiabao Jiabao,
Taste best!
I don't agree but thats what the package says! LOOK!
"Here, look at the monkey. Look at the silly monkey!"
