“What’s that?” she says, spinning the drum with pictures of vegetables next to the register. “It’s eggplant.” “Oh. What’s eggplant? I’ve never had any. What does it taste like?” Repeat this conversation with, roughly, half Huntsville’s grocery check-out clerks and it starts to be a theme. And not just eggplant, but shallots, zucchini, leeks, any peppers other than bells or jalapeno, mango, kiwi. There’s a list, and it’s not short. One clerk, somewhat overweight, doesn’t [...]
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