Miracle Cure

Freshly harvested mango, papaya and soursop

Seed studded, ripe Soursop

You would think at some point I'd stop posting about fruit!  Being constantly surrounded by natural bounty and beauty, I'm struck with wonder as each day unfolds and new experiences spark sleeping synapses.  Food becomes transformative.

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian writer, born in London, raised in America who moved to Rome and wrote a book in Italian... which was translated back to English!  She postulates that when one changes languages, one experiences life differently.  Being  in a new country eating foods I never knew existed has a similar benefit.

For instance, who knew the unsightly soursop would open to reveal a funhouse, pineapple-like core?  Completely asymmetrical and difficult to gauge maturity, the soursop is another cure-all food with added hype for cancer prevention. I can reach the tree from my balcony and harvest by hand.  Or head to the hardware store for a padded basket on a stick called a Caillie.

Bringing pleasure in beauty, taste, form and nutrition Caribbean fruit is nothing short of miraculous.