Here, even though not everyone does, I think I can say it’s popular to
put salt to watermelon when eating it (If any Japanese are reading this posting
and think I’m wrong, correct me! lol). It
makes the watermelon sweeter. :) The
reason why I’m asking this is because the other day my Australian friend
living in Japan found this Pepsi “Salty Watermelon”
and told me “It’s crazy!”
I tried it. I thought it was OK
(I wouldn’t say it was good though), but she thought this was wrong. lol By the way, she eats a
peach with skin, and that’s wrong with me.
It’s like eating someone’s hairy leg. lol
It’s always so much fun to see my country in her Australian/non-Japanese
point of view because often many things I think normal or popular
are totally strange for her while what I think boring can be super cool for her! :D
I love when she says, “Aya, look what I found!” :)
スイカに塩はかけますか？日本ではスイカに塩をかけて食べる人は少なくないと思います（少なくとも私の周りではみんなかける）。そんな中、写真の「塩スイカペプシ」が今年の夏発売されて、それを見つけたオーストラリア人の友達はびっくり。スイカに塩をかけるのはクレイジーだそうな。
このペプシ、二人で試してみました。私は、まずくはないけど、特に美味しくもなく、「別に」という感想。一方、オーストラリア人の彼女は「間違っている」と（笑）私としては、桃の皮をむかないで食べる彼女の方が間違っていると思うんだけど…（＾＾；なんか毛深い足にかじりつくみたいな感じじゃないか（笑）。
オーストラリア人の彼女を通して見る日本はとても面白いです。当たり前だと思っていることなどが変なことに映ったり、逆にどうでもいいような物が素敵に映ったり。彼女の「見てこれ～！」を聞くのが大好きです（＾＾）
↓いつもありがとうございます。押していただけると励みになります☆
This is interesting! Never heard of it! :D I should try putting salt on my watermelon next time.
ReplyDeletePlease do! :D Oh, but please don't put a lot. Just a little bit is enough. Her husband (also Australian) tried this Salty Watermelon Pepsi and made the same comment, "Wrong!". lol That Pepsi wasn't so good, but putting salt to watermelon IS nice. ;)
DeleteWe don't eat watermelons with salt in Poland. But my friend was visited by some Mexican and she told me they ate watermelon with salt. I was shocked to hear it. She said she tried it and liked more than plain watermelon. But it still seems weird to me.
ReplyDeleteHaha, hairy leg. I eat peaches with skin too:)
Also here in Poland people sometimes add sugar to strawberries, raspberries or grapefruits. I don't do that because because I like to feel fruits 'pure' taste.
This is interesting post:D
Thanks for following my blog (btw I like your blog a lot, too!). So Mexicans eat watermelon with salt. Good to hear because I can now have another support for our "taste" and tell that to my Australian friend. :D
DeleteREALLY?! You eat peaches with skin? Oh, so now it's not that strange anymore, I guess. :D Very interesting. I wonder if our peaches have thicker skin than peaches you eat in Poland, oh but then my Australian friend eats Japanese peaches with skin so maybe it's not that different *mumbling*. I haven't tried it with the skin, but now maybe I should try to see if it's OK or is actually like a hairy leg. lol
I put sugar on watermelon. ^^; Although it doesn't surprise me to read you add salt. I got salted mango for my mom from the Asian supermarket and she had this "really, salt?!" look on her face, but she loved it. ^^
ReplyDeleteSugar on watermelon? Wow, never tried it, but if the purpose of doing that is the same as putting salt to watermelon (to make it sweeter), then I must try it! Salted mango is new to me as well, but sounds good! I should look for one! Thanks for letting me know! :)
DeleteIn the US, people in the south are known for putting salt on watermelon. My mom does this, and I think it's disgusting! She also puts peaches in her cottage cheese (without the skin), and all sorts of other weird things. She's from the south, but also spent half of her childhood in Japan. So I'll have to ask her about that.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mexican sweets are different than any other I've tasted. They're usually some kind of fruit flavor but with salt or spice/pepper added. YUCK!
If your mom spent her childhood in Japan, maybe that's the reason why she puts salt on watermelon. Here, watermelon is a good snack for children in summer time. :)
DeleteHahaha, fluit with spice/pepper added sounds really different! I'd love to try them though! :D