is what we are eating for breakfast...and lunch...and dinner. Since the day that we arrived in Chiang Mai at the bed and breakfast and canned our first batch of this godly nectar, we can't seem to eat much of anything else. Our internship host has more mangoes than she knows what to do with and has started a new business venture--enter mango jam. She has developed a recipe that we will be following, and with our help she is marketing the jam to local businesses in both Chiang Mai and Bangkok. The jam has taken off in Bangkok and she has high hopes for its success in Chiang Mai. The mango season is about to finish up, but we're happy that we had a chance to partake in the jamming experience. We're excited to go back home and experiment with more recipes and different flavors. With the last mangoes picked from the trees, we're not quite sure what else our farm host has in store for us in the next few weeks (after all, there are only so many weeds to pull in a 4x6 vegetable garden). Whatever it is, we'll have lots of fun trying to mime through communication with the Thai staff. While they don't speak any English, and our Thai is minimal at best, we still chat and get to know each other with lots of wild hand gestures and laughs. There will be much more to come on these flamboyant conversations and amazing characters later!
But for now, feast your eyes our delicious mango jam that, if you're lucky, you may get to try in a couple months when we get back!
The process (Rin Rin was our patient teacher)...
But for now, feast your eyes our delicious mango jam that, if you're lucky, you may get to try in a couple months when we get back!
Mangoes ready for some jamming.
The process (Rin Rin was our patient teacher)...
At the end of the day, the fruits of our labor were accepted as a new product in a local restaurant!
Sticky and smiling...SUCCESS!
Happy Trails,
L & H
L & H
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