dried preserved fruits

when we were in china, we went to a neighborhood grocery and got dried fruits.

the chinese have a very simple technology of preserving fruits in abundance.

we got a small seeminly berry-like fruit. it's now brown and don't know what it is like when it was still fresh.

taste is sweet, with a hint of cloves, and a touch of spicyness. similar to the spicy tamarind from thailand.

2 to 4 seeds are usually found in the fruit. be careful not to bite the fruit immediately as the seeds are titanium-like hardness.

i never really liked these preserved fruits before... but now, i kinda like them. i'm on my second bag of preserved fruits. i usually take them when i'm in the kitchen, washing the dishes....