I Really Want to Eat That Again!

Have you ever felt that way?

There are foods I ate in Central America, Guatemala that I still really, really want to eat again 😋🍴🥄
Maybe it’s because they’re foods you can only enjoy in that place.

⚫︎ Corn tortillas
Made from corn flour. When you sandwich avocado 🥑 inside and eat them with just salt and lemon, you can easily eat several!
Do you think you could make the same thing in Japan?
Even the tortillas themselves are just a little different.

⚫︎ Chiles rellenos
Mild chili peppers—similar to large green peppers—stuffed with meat, coated in egg (either fried or baked), and topped with tomato sauce.

⚫︎ Pepián
A rich, thick soup packed with many spices.

⚫︎ Tamalito
Made by kneading corn flour, wrapping it in corn husks, and steaming it.
Some are filled with chipilín leaves, others with tomato-flavored chicken.

When it comes to fruits,

⚫︎ Mango verde (green mango)
Eaten with lemon, salt, and ground pumpkin seeds.

⚫︎ Jocote
There isn’t much edible flesh, but it has a pleasant tartness and is delicious.

⚫︎ Mangoes
There are so many varieties, and each one tastes different!

⚫︎ Thin-skinned Central American lemons
They produce an incredible amount of juice.

⚫︎ Guaba
You can pick it straight from the tree and eat it right away.

⚫︎ Zapote
A fruit that tastes a bit like dried persimmons.

Vegetables too…

⚫︎ Güisquil
Known in English as chayote, and in Australia and New Zealand as choko.
It’s a deep-green type of chayote squash. Delicious when stir-fried or added to soups.
To me, it tastes a little different from the chayote you find in Japan.

I could go on forever.
When something is truly delicious, you naturally want to eat it again. And along with the taste, all kinds of memories come rushing back.

How about you?
Is there something you really want to eat again?

Try describing that taste and appearance in Japanese.
It’s a great way to practice expressing what you feel so others can understand it, too! ✨