Word: kumquats
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...Killer Fly Instead of spraying another kumquat tree with insecticide, Taiwan and Hong Kong could consider turning to Florida for an eco-friendly way to fight their recent invasion of fire ants. The Sunshine State's weapon: the PHORID FLY. Phorid larvae, almost invisible to the naked eye, burrow into the ant's head, grow and eventually decapitate it. The flies themselves are harmless to humans and animals...
...happen to skip the exquisite kumquat cake for dessert (we didn't), just a few blocks away at 15 Youngkang Street is Bing Guan (The Ice House), a small stand that has become a Taipei institution serving shaved ice covered in fruit and cream. Because the line curls around the corner, Xiao Gugu has us hover over a table while she queues up to get the special of the day: flaming red strawberries sliced over thick cream on a bed of finely ground ice. A simple delight no one should miss...
...Berthillon's ice cream is known for its flavorful creativity. The shop offers nearly 80 varieties including Café au Whiskey, Fresh Fig, Guava, Ginger-Caramel, Kumquat, Thyme-Lemon, and even one flavored with Earl Grey tea. To a public concerned about the failing quality of their food, however, Berthillon's trademark dedication to detail is even more appreciated...
...about. They're a concoction of either tea or juice combined with milk, fruit syrup, ice and--the surprise--small marbles of tapioca. More than one person has likened drinking boba to finding a Gummi Bear in your smoothie. But these drinks, in flavors like sour plum and kumquat-lemon and sipped through an extra-wide straw, are the latest fad beverage on the West Coast...
...highlight of the exhibition was leaving the corridor to join the Rei-loving (or at least quietly respectful) revelers sipping champagne and snacking on brie. The self-proclaimed Comme des Garons fan with the sparkly eye-shadow was looking vaguely disgruntled. There was nary a kumquat in sight...