Reading this blog post reminded me of one particular episode of A Cook's Tour on Discovery Travel & adventure.
In that episode, Anthony Bourdain was seen looking for a durian in Thailand (or was in Cambodia?). Well, he found a huge one (well, actually it's the size of a standard D24 durian by our friendly neigborhood roadside) at the local market. And there he was bragging about the durian while he anticipated to taste the king-of-fruits. As he ripped the durian and poked the nice yellow flesh, he mentioned (kind of prodly) that the durian cost him USD 10.
USD 10 for one durian... Had he paid a visit to our friendly neigborhood roadside, he would have gotten himself a durian, half a jackfruit, some rambutans, some mangosteen and a few duku langsat for USD 10.
OR.. he could've gotten like god knows how many durians
Posted by: noor hidayat | Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at 22:03
How are you liking Shipler's book? I listened to the audio version of that from www.audible.com.Seemed to present a balanced view as much as that was possible. Life of Pi was marvelous, especially the narrator. One of the best books I read (listened to) in 2003. John Adams by McCullough and Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid are right up there, as well. Also noticed your reference to Anthony Bourdain - have you read "Kitchen Confidential?". Fabulous book of the "behind the scenes" in Bourdain's kitchens.
Mark
Posted by: Mark | Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 08:30
Hi Mark,
Thanks for dropping by... wounded spirits is great and Life of Pi is brilliant!
I havent had the chance to get Kitchen Confidential... I'll keep that in mind on my next book spree.
Posted by: KaZ | Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 10:06