Now and then, random odd events and funny anecdotes make me think „cool, I just might work this into one of my stories sometime”.
My
hometown, Lublin U.S. , the other one from Peru
At this
point, I was sure they’d left a pile of junk, dirty dishes, old underwear, broken electronics,
you name it. But no. Apparently, they decided to abandon a somewhat perplexing (and
funny) assortment of decent and useful stuff. The landlord is surprised, but
doesn’t mind this unexpected “inheritance”. Specifically, it
consists of:
- a
set of weights (I’m not surprised the owner didn’t want to transport them by
plane, but why not sell the stuff?)
- a
pair of men’s pajama bottoms, quite new
- winter
boots, also quite new
- an unidentified large fuzzy object on the highest shelf in one of the closets
(a blanket?)
- a
large bag of yerba mate
- tea,
coffee, sugar, salt etc.
- unused packets of fairly expensive health food ingredients:
coconut flour (the brand shown on the right), chestnut flour, various spices, stevia and lucuma fruit powder (courtesy of the Peruvian student, I guess).
The pajama
bottoms and winter boots will be donated to charity, and the yerba mate will be
given to someone who actually drinks the stuff, but the edible goods will be
consumed sooner or later (as soon as the “beneficiary” finds out what tasty
treats can be baked using those types of flour!)
I could expect to find many things in a rented apartment after the tenants leave, but unopened packages of coconut flour, chestnut flour and lucuma fruit powder? I’m surprised there wasn’t a copy of Moste Potente Potions by Phineas Bourne lying around as well.
I could expect to find many things in a rented apartment after the tenants leave, but unopened packages of coconut flour, chestnut flour and lucuma fruit powder? I’m surprised there wasn’t a copy of Moste Potente Potions by Phineas Bourne lying around as well.
I left a couple of useful things (mostly kitchenware, but also one tarot deck, that happened to cause an allergic reaction due to scenting) when I departed Montpellier. At the time I just did not have strenght to get myself together and sell it. I hope that other students used it all well :) I'm not surprised at the food - it's probably forbidden to transport overseas, and people eat all kinds of weird stuff.
ReplyDeleteAlso, judging from the food composition, the students were health food freaks - lucuma powder is used in smoothies and other stuff as a superfood sweetener, and weird flours also tend to go with it. You should donate it to some fellow hipsters - they will be delighted.
ReplyDeleteWhen I traveled to the U.S. in 2004, it was legal to bring processed foods in original sealed packaging (e.g. biscuits, cereal, fruit juice), but I guess it doesn't make sense to transport packets of flour overseas even if it's technically allowed.
ReplyDeleteActually, I'm not convinced these guys were health food freaks, since all the stuff was unused! To me, it looks like someone wanted to go on a diet and bought a pile of health food ingredients, but never got around to cooking with them. The landlord's daughter loves all kinds of exotic foods, so she's going to hold on to this "inheritance" and put it to good use!
Lucuma powder is the best, ripest and largest fruit which is a high quality sweetener available. It can be used for making ice cream products. It is delicious and great to mix with the smoothies.
ReplyDeleteOrganic Lucuma Powder