In summer and autumn, there are many fruits in the domestic market, so you can eat whatever you want. However, in more than 40 days in Korea, I only ate six bananas.
As a southerner from Chinese mainland, the climate in Korea is relatively dry, and I felt very uncomfortable when I first came here. Sometimes there is a super strong wind, which makes people want to hold the telephone pole when they walk, so as not to be blown away. The indoor air conditioner is always on, otherwise it will feel particularly hot. So I wanted to eat fruit, so I rushed to the school supermarket. I didn't expect the price of fruit to be prohibitive. One apple 1000 won (about RMB 8.3 yuan) and two small bananas 1000 won; Strawberries with a domestic price of 5 yuan 1 kg are all beautifully packaged and boxed here. In terms of "dozen" sales, 12 strawberry costs 7300 won (about 60 yuan RMB)-well, I can't afford it! I went home in pain.
Three weeks later, my classmate who came to Korea with me finally had a slight nosebleed, which lasted for several days. When I went to the infirmary, the doctor said it was vitamin deficiency, and the solution was to eat fruit or take vitamin tablets. No way, "health is the capital of revolution", so we have to spend money on capital. We found a supermarket with a slightly cheaper price. In the past, a bag of 6 apples cost 4,000 won (equivalent to RMB 33.3) and a bag of 6 oranges cost 4,000 won. Compared with other supermarkets, each apple is 200 won cheaper on average. But judging from the appearance of those fruits, it's hard to make people want to eat. There are so many wrinkles on the apple that I don't know how long it has remained, like an old lady; Oranges are covered with acne, and Korean oranges are not as handsome as China.
Nevertheless, Yu had to buy some food for the sake of health. I had a stomachache in those two days and spent 1000 won to buy three small bananas.
Finally, after Yu ate eight apples, the bleeding stopped (perhaps psychological factors also played a role), so he treasured the remaining four apples and prepared to enjoy them slowly. But I didn't expect two days later, one of them was rotten 1/4. Heart ached! I cut off 1/4 with a fruit knife, ate the remaining 3/4, and muttered while eating: "When did we cherish an apple so much in China?" Her words also remind me of my hometown Quzhou, Zhejiang, which is the famous hometown of citrus and huyou. Oranges are better than here in appearance and taste 100 times, and the price is quite cheap, so you can't worry about selling them.
With the lesson of nosebleeds, we usually go out to eat and eat some free raw Chinese cabbage salad to supplement vitamins. Once, when we were eating, we found a fruit salad! This is quite good luck for us. We installed three sets. This meal is very enjoyable. Although the apples in it are not very fresh, we are already very happy.
My roommate's Korean sister brings two or three bananas every Sunday. She is very friendly to us China students. She has been to Dalian for half a year. When eating bananas, she will think of Dalian in China. She said: "Dalian has a lot of delicious and cheap fruits. I also want to go to China and eat mangosteen. " I asked her if there were mangosteen in Korea. She said that there are few fruit varieties in Korea, such as mangosteen, due to the narrow geographical and climatic conditions. Koreans can only eat some fruits that are common in China. Koreans will treat tomatoes as valuable fruits and entertain guests. When they eat apples and pears, they usually cut them into pieces and share them. Unlike in China, we can eat as much as we want.
Recently, I received an email from my brother saying that the peaches and bayberry planted in my father's house are ripe. In broad daylight, it makes my mouth water to think that my family can sit under the tree and have fun picking and eating.
At this moment, my homesickness is beyond words. ...