Big Aunt and Figs
My Big Aunt came to visit us last week. We were able to spend some quality time together catching up. She is like Santa Claus; each time she comes, she brings a bagload of goodies. This time she brought my favorite Sun Biscuit (Tai Yang Bing) made from Taichung, and she brought a rice cooker for Christine.
We were able to spend a relaxing week together drinking tea and talking about Taiwan politics. In her daily walk, she was able to discover something new in our yard. At first, I had no idea what this strange-looking fruit was, but upon breaking them open and seeing the plentiful seed and fibrous meat, I guessed it was a fig.
The figs tasted remarkably good, much better than the dried variety that can be found at supermarkets. To me, they tasted like a sweeter passion fruit. Fig Newtons do not do this little fruit justice.