One of my favourite snacks as a kid, and even to this day, is 陳皮梅 chénpíméi, preserved prunes with tangerine peel. Definitely one of the reasons for my childhood nicknames, 老人精 "Old Person Spirit" and Little ông già (Vietnamese for old man) 😂

Doesn't look exactly appealing, kind of like a giant wad of earwax. 😂 But I love the balance between the sweetness and sourness and the very slight bitterness from the tangerine peel. Though you probably shouldn't eat too many at once because, you know, prunes.

Also to give a bit of food history, this is apparently what the Mexican sauce Chamoy originally evolved from! 😮 I'm thinking the Mexicans must have blended a whole bunch of them up and added chilli to spice it up. I knew there was a reason why I gravitated to it!

#prunes #crackseed #preservedfruits #plums #kiamoy #chamoy #champoy #chinesefood #chinesesnack #陳皮梅 #中國菜

Also, if y'all are blessed to be near a Dunkin/Baskin Robbins combo (or just a Baskin Robbins?), Get the mangonada drink!

Mango puree, #chamoy, and tajin.

Better yet hit up your local joints; you know they have something similar! Or make your own. But it was a nice morning start.