By Sarah Hendrix | Staff Writer
What is the strangest food you’ve ever eaten?
Kalani Fujiwara
Teaching at KCC: 12 years
Hometown: Honolulu
Job: Professor in Political Science
“Durian a fruit grown in Southeast Asia, primarily in Malaysia and Singapore … it really smells bad. But believe it or not, if you can get over the smell it tastes okay.”
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Giovanni Truglio
Age: 18
Hometown: Honolulu
Major: Liberal Arts
“Probably escargot … they’re snails.”
Sheleg Dekalo
Age: 21
Hometown: Honolulu
Major: Liberal Arts
“Noni … it’s a fruit that smells really bad and people typically use for medicine.”
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Rena Hisamune
Age: 20
Hometown: Chiba, Japan
Major: Liberal Arts
“I have eaten very spicy korean food.”
Jacai deNeveu
Age: 24
Hometown: Berkeley, Calif.
Major: Engineering
“The strangest food I’ve ever eaten was octopus arms.”
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