Post #816384 by No No on Mon, Jul 21, 2025 7:56 AM

                       Living off the Land

While I was living in Tahiti, I learned to respect the ways and culture of the local people. One of the things I learned was how to prepare a delicious meal with food growing all around me. I will walk you through the process. First, I picked some nice ripe avocados from a tree behind my fare' (three sided bungalow). Cut in half, pitted and the mashed, these little beauties were ready for a topping of fresh water shrimp from the near by creek. Since the lagoon was right in front of me, it was easy to spear any one of several kinds of small fish which I did, The cleaned fish was cooked by pouring cocoanut milk and lime juice over it and leaving it in the sun for about 2 hours before serving it. Desert was the hardest part of the meal to prepare. There is a special tree, name unknown to me, that has giant seed pods. When they are opened, a light fluffy lining is revealed. It is the "cotton candy" of Tahiti!! A ball of this stuff is served for desert along with a few segments of a Pomplemous grapefruit from a tree behind my home. Who would have known such a wonderful meal was hiding right in plain sight! No No