Finger Limes

I've been hearing about these for the past couple years and now that they are in season I went to find some.

Finger limes are often call the caviar of the fruit world. These little fruits are like confetti. They come from Australian and are available in a variety of colors, which have different flavors. Our exotic fruit man got us the pink variety, which have a tart peppery citrus flavor and are slightly sticky.

If you live in Munich you can get them at the exotic fruits stall at Viktualienmarkt, but you'll have to order them in advance. He told me they are available until March and they cost about 1.50€ each.

[Here are some finger lime recipes.]

I also asked if miracle fruit was available to order, but sadly it's not. It's a tiny red berry from Africa that gives everything naturally sweet an enhanced flavor. Lemons taste like lemonade and strawberries are ultra sweet.

We were able to try miracle fruit while we were in Tokyo a couple years ago and it's a lot of fun to have an altered sense of taste. Unfortunately sugar lobbyists aren't so eager to promote its use, but if you ever find them give them a try!

[Apologies, because I still need to write about our trip to Japan!]

Live the Language 2

Earlier in the year Live the Language released several videos that were so inspiring. They have followed up with Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Sydney.


Live the language - Sydney from EF Intl. Language Centers on Vimeo.

When is Munich going to be in the mix?!

We have so much to offer...

Viktualienmarkt
Pretzels, Beer, Weißwurst
The Isar River
Festivals (yes, Oktoberfest, too)
Biergartens
Walking the Olympic Stadium roof tops
Nude sun bathing at the Englischer Garten
Christmas Markets
Lakes
Skiing in the Alps

... and plenty more! I even know a few things first hand about living the language.

(thanks, Yagmur!)

foreign currency

Since Uli + Verena were preparing for their trip, they showed us some of the Australian currency. This comes as no surprise to people who live or have traveled to Australia, however I was so surprised to see that their dollar bills are made of plastic. I also like how their money is so bright and colorful, plus there is even a small transparent area which is quite unique.

When we traveled to Liechtenstein and Switzerland, I really loved the Franc's and that one depicted Giacometti's art work. The US has such dull money. Sure it's laden with hidden figures and symbolism, but I like when countries have more art and color. The only difficulty is remembering it's not monopoly money.

Something else they were telling us about their upcoming trip, was that if a koala is sitting in a tree you could apply a bit of pressure to the top of their head and they would climb down and climb up into your arms. I'm not certain where they got this information, but I am definitely looking forward to seeing their pictures.