Day Three Hundred and Twelve - They're Defending Themselves Somehow

I have a long history of warming myself up to various foods...to the point where I go from disliking intensely to really, really liking it. I have done this with mushrooms, olives and most recently [and documented] - pumpkin. I'm divided on lychees - I no longer hate them and find them creepy and unnatural...but we are far from BFF. So, how does one move towards that? Simple. Today I bought a huge box of lychees and prepared them @ home. The fruitflies are indeed having a grand old time. Good for them - life is short, kids.


The thing about lychees is...they ARE creepy and unnatural. They look like eyeballs when you eat them half-way. So, don't eat them half-way you say...well, they FEEL like eyeballs when you are eating them. So there. You can't win. Also, they taste like perfume. These ones do, anyway. It's alternately addictive and alienating. Maybe I'm doing something wrong - this is the first time I've bought them and peeled them - they are tough, but juicy little buggers. I will say this - I enjoy them MUCH more this way than my other lychee experiences - @ the bottom of a martini glass and in jelly form - little cups being hucked @ me while watching Fight Club with boys.

Another interesting note - they are from the soapberry family...because really...nothing tastes better than soap.