Thursday, February 10, 2011

Ag ith cnónna pistéise

Bhí mé ag ithe cnónna pistéise faoi deireanach ann. Tá siad cnónna blaosc-thorthaí ann, ag saillte in amannaí. Thósaigh mé ag ithe siad nuair bhí ocras orm go tobann mó ó shin.

Chonaic mé siad i mbabhla ar feadh fhéile bheag sabhaile; rinne mé iarracht acu. D'ith mé siad ina h-uachtar reoite ach ní bhíonn mé ag ite aonorach. Mar sin féin, bhí maith liom an blas subh seo as sin amach go raibh mé níos óige.

Níl fhios agam go baileach cé fáth ag ith mé siad anois. Is amhlaidh, ní raibh maith liom cnónna go hiondúil. Tá ailléirge agam mar ní raibh mé ábalta ithe cnónna eile ar chor ar bith nach beag, de bharr thocas leis mo liopaí!

Tá greannú an gach chuid dom saol ann. Ní fheadar cé acu na cnónna pistéise atá rudaí difriúlaí i gcomparáid le gnáth-cnónna. B'fheídir, bím pistéise as an gcoitianacht ormsa ann.

Adhmáim ag ithe síoltaí lus na gréine annamh. Ach, ní maidir le cnónna eile, ní beith ag ithe siad! Níl aon spéis sa cnónnaí 'greannú' seo agam fós, dá ainneoin sin.

Eating pistachio nuts. 

I'm eating pistachio nuts lately. They're shelled nuts. sometimes salted. I started eating them when "there was hunger upon me" suddenly a month ago.

I saw them in a bowl during a small party at home; I "made a try at" some. I ate them in ice cream but I never ate them (usually) alone. All the same, I liked this sweet flavor ever since I was very young.

I don't quite know a reason why now I am eating them. In fact, there's usually no liking of mine for nuts. I have an allergy because I'm not able to eat nearly all other nuts at all, on account of an itch with my lips!

I have had that irritation for all my life. I wonder whether the reason's that the pistachio nuts are a different kind compared with everyday nuts. Perhaps, pistachios are out of the ordinary for me.

I admit eating sunflower seeds rarely. But, in regard to other nuts, I will not eat them! There's still no interest in those "irritating" nuts for me, nevertheless.

No comments: