My Food

I'm a food lover so my list of favorite foods could be quite lengthy. I think I'll start with dislikes and go from there.

Main food dislikes that come to mind--canned spinach and mussels. i don't think i'm a slimy food conessieur besides the fact that i have negative memories linked to both these. When i was a kid (less than 6) my neighbor babysat me and made me sit in front of my plate with the spinach for what seemed like hours; she said i wasn't allowed to leave the plate till i had eaten the spinach. I never did eat it (neither did my brother).

My mom used to make canned spinach with lemon and butter and it smelled yucky (not to mention the sliminess).

And mussels taste like dirt. You know, if you try to bite one of those you can see the organs and poo and stuff. EWWWW!!! They are slimy too. When i was in Australia, I went to this Tongan birthday party. Watching and hearing the Tongan guests slurp those mussels off the shell is a memory impressed on mind.

Brussel sprouts was another strong smelling stomach churner my mom used to cook at Thanksgiving. I have tried them numersous times thru the years and still don't like that bitter taste they leave when i'm done chewing.

What's interesting is that i do like fresh spinach (cooked or raw) and i had brussell sprouts once that had been cooked with a lamb roast in the same manner you would cook potatoes with a beef roast. They were very flavorful.

Another slimy food dislike: tomatoes. As long as i can cover up that jelly stuff in the center with some other flavor such as the hamburger or salad dressing or maybe even just chewing really fast, then i can make it. But don't even ask me to eat a whole cherry tomatoe whose insides will gush into my mouth and cover my tongue...shudder...

Basically, i like everything else I have tried. I haven't tried everything...has anyone? Like on Wifeswap the other week, there was this family who eats everything raw including eggs and meat. They even had this meat that they kept in a jar that was several months old. They would eat it when they got upset as a way to calm down. The dad said it had a twang. EWWW. I would imagine that raw eggs and meat would not go over well with me because they would be classified a slimy food, among other issues.

Brief mention of likeable foods at the top of my list: seafood (except mussels), ice cream, chocolate anything, and avocado/guacomole (this is the exception to slimy foods)

Here is a recent pic of something funny Q. did relating to this topic: (a little blurry after download)

The other day I found my fridge open and the fruit drawer pulled out to reveal the contents. On the left is a mango and right on the top there is a light orange spot, a bite mark! On the right is the nectarine with its own light orange spot on top none other than the bite mark! I guess Q. didn't find these tasty cuz she moved on to other ventures. Maybe tasting the fridge food a bite a time runs in the family considering my brother used to leave bite marks in the cheese...