(25) Things I Learned in the Jungle (About Food)

So the thing about married life is that there's two perspectives on an abundance of topics. Sometimes we're completely together on an idea and sometimes our views are quite opposing. It just makes life fun.
I gave Jacob the idea for this blog post and as he started writing, I got super jealous. So I wrote my own. We collaborated only on topics, not on wording. And then we shared our lists with each other and were delighted. Now we share them with you! (My list is reordered for beautiful parallelism!)
Check out Jacob's List Here!!

(25) Things I Learned in the Jungle (About Food)

1. Green coconuts, like Gatorade, are more satisfying on days heat stroke might kill you.
2. Life can be hard when you don't know how to cook with local ingredients. One thing you can always rely on: Curry.
3. I'm afraid of wild mushrooms, even if the nationals are eating them. 
4. Pizza isn't so much Italian cuisine as it is flat bread with random ingredients baked on top. Shrimp, potatoes, whatever's laying about. 
5. Aussie's don't like pumpkin spice lattes, and this is heartbreaking. 
6. Cheese in PNG is very expensive. And totally worth it. My comfort food
7. I'm not very good at baking bread...
8. or granola....
9. In PNG, sweet means good. So when you're looking for English potatoes as opposed to sweet potatoes, don't ask vendors if their food is sweet and then walk away disappointed when they say yes.
10. There's something more delicious about fish you've caught yourself. Until a bone gets stuck in your throat. 
11. There are better cooking techniques than boiling. Trust me. 
12. Passionfruit looks like monkey brains. 
13. Spices. They make a world of difference. 
14. The weevils in the flour are just an added source of protein. 
15. Homemade Australian Ginger Beer is way better than ginger ale could ever hope to be. 
16. Saksak is disgusting. 
17. Missionaries pay children for chores in salt. Like 2 cups. Apparently it's eaten like candy and will be gone in a few hours.
18. Orange Mango Schweppes is the best.  
19. If an Aussie asks you what kind of spider you like, you say Orange Mango Schweppes and Vanilla!
20. Apparently, you can't just toss food in a freezer to freeze it. Something about blanching....
21. Pigs are too valuable to kill. (And cute!)
22. Some food just tastes better far far away from civilization. Like custard. Dang, that custard was good.
23. Blue Mountain Coffee is awesome. Goroka coffee is not. Ask your barista before you order PNG coffee.
24. The nationals will bring potatoes and greens in abundance to sell to you. But good luck trying to get fruit. Some things are too good to share. 
25. If you're hungry enough, you can eat just about anything.