Zanziblog

.. or how Martin (of whom more later) came to regret leaving Zanzibar. His passion is that for passion fruit (juice).

This morning I received the following email from Martin:

I am in Vienna and just opened a tetra pack of passion fruit juice
from the European premium brand “Rauch happy day” and took a big
swallow to find out that it tastes like SHIT … It comes in a dark
brownish color and is terribly sweet. You can only drink 3 small sips
in a row or your tongue starts burning like fire. It has a adhesive
character and even when it is cold as arctic ice, there is no
refreshment at all. hell no!

Comparing it to the fresh home made one you get at Achipelago/Stone
Town is totally impossible. The one there is so refreshing that I
always had at least 2 big glasses in a couple of minutes … You drown
it slow or fast and the experience is terrific, your mind and your
body is literally amused … It is bright yellow and you can feel some
of the seeds going down your throat smoothly … It tastes like fruit,
not like sugar … You usually drink it using a straw, which makes it
even more exciting! hell yes!

Now you may read into this what you will. It sounds like the musings of a sensualist, nay a voluptuary. I myself like passion fruit, but my passion is for oysters. They also go down your throat smoothly, and they taste like … but some things must be left to the imagination.