TravelChick

things I haven't consumed in four months

I realized today that I haven’t had fresh milk for almost four months. There’s something wrong with that. I haven’t even seen fresh milk in the market; to be honest, I’d be a little wary of drinking it. Even the Starbucks-like coffee place here, InHouse, uses UHT milk.

My other insight for the day? I also realized that, because it's so expensive here, I also have not had broccoli in almost four months. It’s one of my favorite vegetables; I can eat a head for dinner. I heard someone asking about it at the vegetable stand today, which is what reminded me that I haven't eaten broccoli in a long time; its name in Arabic translates as ‘foreign cauliflower’.

I'll state the obvious before someone points this out to me: there are a lot of foods I haven't had in four months. These are the ones that stand out.

posted by Travel Chick @ 9:41 AM