Welcoming Committee / A warm Bula from Fiji
« on: September 08, 2010, 03:14:19 pm »I am an opportunistic eater. Wherever I am, I find the good local stuff whether it is fruit, fish, meat, or dairy. Fiji has been kinda difficult though, some coconuts and lots of papaya. The E trade winds have been blowing at close to 20 kts for at least a week, so there is hardly any fish (no boats going out). When it is available, Its really expensive, not like the Philippines, India or Thailand, where I was getting kilos of tuna and swordfish for around $3 US per KG..
The Indian family I am staying with raises chickens, so lots of eggs. There is a family down the street with a cow. I tried to buy two liters of milk to test it out.. but they were diluting the milk with water, a common practice here in Fiji unfortunately.
Im heading back to Asia via Australia, so I plan on buying a nice 20kg cow share chest and spending two weeks at my friends house devouring that before moving on...mmm can't wait