Street Fare: "Pizza," Broome Street, New York City
"I'd Like a Pie With Extra Life Lessons" [New York Times]
Kenepas, Part Deux
Following up on the yesterday's sighting of kenepas (also known as genipa, quenepa, mamoncillo, or Spanish lime), these are small fruits of Melicoccus bijugatus, a tropical tree. The dark green skin looks like that of a lime, but the resemblance ends there, as it can be neatly cracked open between the teeth with a soft bite.
Once hatched, inside is a large seed covered with a peach-colored layer of sticky, gummy flesh. The taste is sweet-sour, and leaves your tongue with a little of that "furry" feeling some fruits can give you.
Street Fare: El Taquero, Farmers Market, Los Angeles
Wall mural at ¡Loteria! at the Farmers Market (November 24, 2004).
Street Fare: Duck Food, D&R Canal, Lambertville, New Jersey
Spotted along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.