Beer, Artichoke, and Carambola

[squirmelia]

Queuing in the hypermarket, the person in front of me purchased oversized cans of beer that resembled tins of dog-food. I went home and chewed on artichoke leaves and star-shaped pieces of carambola.

Comments

Whats one of those?

[kiki-mog.livejournal.com]

What's carambola?

Re: Whats one of those?

[squirmelia.livejournal.com]

I think it's also known as star-fruit.

Re: Whats one of those?

[kiki-mog.livejournal.com]

Oh, right like persimmons is sharon fruit...
That one I don't get... It looks nothing like a sharon...
=p

Re: Whats one of those?

[squirmelia.livejournal.com]

Picture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carambola) of a Carambola. They look star-shaped when sliced, but not really before that. Sharon fruit is indeed strange!

[illaor.livejournal.com]

I've never really thought about it but isn't a tin of dog food about the same capacity as a can of beer, just smaller and wider?

[squirmelia.livejournal.com]

They looked like normal beer can height, but dog food width, it was confusing.