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the fab fig

My latest addiction, THE FAB FIG.

Did you know that the fig is actually a flower that is inverted into itself. The seeds are drupes, or the real fruit. Figs are the only fruit to fully ripen and semi-dry on the tree. And are naturally sweet.

Okay, enough of wikipedia on figs.

It was after buying groceries that I came across a kiosk selling dried fruits and preserved assam of sorts. And though I have seen this rather odd looking fruit curiously labeled as 'buah tin' in stalls selling dates and turkish delights and etc.

After numbing my tongue sampling the electrifying taste of sweet, sour and salty, the salesgirl game me a sliver of the dried fig to sample and the taste...

- woody
- textured, somewhat grainy due to the tiny seeds/pollen
- intensely sweet but somehow not sickly sweet like those dried mangoes
- acquired taste; mum loves it, husband doesn't
- addictive

And did you know that figs contain one of the highest source of fibre and a pretty high alkaline content that can substitute for the cravings one gets from nicotine. Hey, not bad for the FAB FIG eh.

Also, because of its high fibre content, it aids in weight loss as it promotes, you know lah, fibre = ...

Anyway, I finished chomping on 100grams these fab figs on the way to work and feeling kinda top of the world today... hmm wonder whether it is the sugar rush or the nicotine substitute that has kicked in.

makan-makan @ Widuri

Standing tall and proud, Widuri sits at the end of the block from the ever famous 'Original Nasi Kandar Kayu' in Aman Suria. Great food, good pricing and clean surroundings. Try the petai shrimp sambal or the fried fish with sambal tumis...rendang ayam... and especially for me, a rice bin, I tend to steer away from this place but couldn't resist the rice and sambal combo today. I succumbed.
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On a different note, I went on a fruit rampage this morning and guess where did I manage to hoarde furry kiwis, blushing pomergranates, wrinkly avocados, curvaceous mangoes and the (i-cant-seem-to-find-a-adjective) persimmons... KL SENTRAL, the second largest transportation hub in Malaysia (bet you didnt know that).

Now you must be wondering what is a fruit stall, mind you a proper fruit stall that sells fruit whole, doing in a train station??!! Well KL Sentral is more than just a transportation hub. They have stalls selling really pretty clothes, tidbits and timepieces, eyewear and the list goes on...

Now back to the fruit story. The selection of fruits there is nothing short from amazing. They even have organic sultanas all the way from California. Check it out and you will not regret it and if you are really lucky, you may get to buy some peaches that are slgihtly infused with sakuras from the Land of the Rising Sun.