When I helped organise a conference last year at work, my thank you present was a kaffir lime bush. Apparently the limes aren't much good, but the leaves get used a lot in Thai style food.
Now, although I am learning to enjoy cooking more I still don't really get creative enough to need to use the leaves very often - though it is a very pretty plant and pot that I was given, and looks very nice on our deck.
But today I'm pleased to report that the kaffir lime bush came into it's own as the entire Lao contingent of Lincoln University (all three of them) came to raid the leaves to make a stew.
Tim was talking to K at church today and learned that it is apparently the last day of the Lao year. She was bemoaning the fact that she didn't have lime leaves to make the traditional food to celebrate the event, and so we were pleased to offer to share ours!
She and her two friends arrived this afternoon, and were very happy - although they also thought it was hilarious that the bush is so small - apparently K was imaging the kind of huge lime trees they have in Laos, and was a bit bemused at how we could be growing it in a pot - now she understands.
So happy new year to all the Lao people reading this!
It's been wonderful getting to know K since she arrived at Lincoln this year. She is great fun, and her stories of what it's like to be a Christian in Laos are really humbling, but also so inspiring! (And it makes me realise just how easy we have it here).
Another interesting fact we learned is that today is the last day of the year, tomorrow is the inbetween day, and Tuesday is the first day of the new year. I wonder what happens to your birthday if you're born on the in-between day?
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