Where's Jonny? Care to dine with me? You would think that 11 years of daily food tasting for a living might put me off?......au contraire! Chomp away with me across 6 continents. Seduced like a bloodhound to the scent of good food, I anticipate the misty waft of steaming broths, the satisfying crunch of mudbugs and the vibrant aroma of freshly pulverised lemongrass. Buon appetito

A poetic guide to embracing natures sweetest creations

To reveal the flesh of mangosteen,

first crack the violet casing

Exotic treats on Thailands streets,

they send my heart-rate racing.

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Longans winey-syrup notes,

dark, sticky Moscatel

Clustered clumps, beige camels humps

with deep perfumey smell

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The screw thread, patterned, pineapples

deserve a grand applause

Carved by hand, there's much demand

for pop sticks in your jaws.

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Fluorescent, coloured, lashes on...

translucent oval eyes

Are Rambutans deserving fans?

Or Lychees in disguise?

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Banned on every airline flight

Green-spiked reeking durians

Some say bizzare, and maybe are....

designed for Epicureans.

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The biggest, baddest fruit of all

has scaly reptile hide

Brown when ripe, this mulberry-type

contains a feast inside........

For within the Jackfruit lies

Cream pods of bi-valve shape

Every form, a tropical storm

of natures mixed fruit shake.

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In local tongue, the, "Nam Dok Mai"

a tear-shaped mango dream

Its fibre-less, with light, lime zest

Which makes superb ice cream.

More fruit to follow....