I am back in my own chem lab again. Always GREAT to return so I can cook my own food. Eating out so often can get exhausting after a while.
I managed to smuggle some spaetzle and delicious chocolates back home to extend my Viennese experience. I plan on sharing those with my local loved ones so... if you live far away from me, please do take the pleasure in visualizing yourself eating those things. I will need to learn how to make semmel-knodels (dumplings) and spaetzle. If I could make my own pasta, I am pretty sure making spaetzle will be a breeze. Perhaps I could experiment with different variations, other than spinach spaetzle.
On Thursday, I cooked lunch for the two wonderful hostesses. Luckily, I had purchased the right ingredients even though some items were boxed with unclear pictures and words that I could not find in my German food dictionary. No one died from my cooking effort using German ingredients. It turned out to be a GREAT lunch. It was soup with dumplings.
The ultimate search during my week in Austria was for the BEST chocolate dessert. And I found that in the "Schokozauber" at the Cafe Central. This translates into "Chocolate Magic". I wholeheartedly agree with this description. It was like I was under a magic spell while savoring each bite of this amazing dessert. I was sad that I found this magic on my LAST day in Vienna. Some people say that a bit of magic is good. I suppose that could mean too much magic can be too much? :-) What exactly is this magic? I am not sure... it tasted like chocolate mousse / creme brulee/ hazelnut praline combined into something spectacular and covered with dark chocolate ganache, topped with a golden leaf. The magic shall remain with me a bit longer for the sheer pleasure of nostalgia!
Thank you, Vienna, for sharing the magic with me.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Cooking at Home in Vienna
Last night, my host and I decided to cook dinner at home. That was a nice ending to the 'living in Vienna' day. I shopped for food, worked in a library, commuted by U-Bahn (subway), and relaxed at the dorm. She bought some kind of meat - she thought it was pork roast but it was hard to figure out because it was already marinated and rubbed with spices. I had some spinach spaetzle and vegetables. She had some vegetables as well.
My host once lived in France for a while for work so... of course she would serve some fresh cheese and crackers with red wine from Sicily. The microwave oven here is multipurpose: it bakes, grills, broils, defrosts and zaps. Without any instructions in English, I was able to figure out how to get it to bake. While waiting for the meat to be done, I thought the spaetzle had to be boiled in water like fresh pasta in America. It was in a similar type of packaging. Luckily I read the front cover to see that it just needed to be pan-fried or microwaved. So it was ready to go. Whew. Glad I did not ruin perfectly good spaetzle! With what we had available, I made herbed goat cheese sauce for spaetzle. I sauteed zucchini and garlic. I made a simple mixed green salad. Dinner was ready to be served.
I never eat pork at home so I was not sure what to expect from the pork roast. At the first bite, I suddenly realized it was not pork... it was corned beef! My friend and I laughed. When traveling to a foreign country, you have to be open-minded and willing to put whatever food in your mouth blindfolded. I have not eaten corned beef in years. I remember hating it when we had it for St. Patrick's Day one year. This one was honestly flavorful and not as salty. We ended the meal by sharing a truffletorte from Demel. We all agreed it was more orgasmic than the sachertorte! The meal was simply sensational. I loved that we put in the time and energy to prepare a beautiful meal in a simple dorm kitchen.
My host once lived in France for a while for work so... of course she would serve some fresh cheese and crackers with red wine from Sicily. The microwave oven here is multipurpose: it bakes, grills, broils, defrosts and zaps. Without any instructions in English, I was able to figure out how to get it to bake. While waiting for the meat to be done, I thought the spaetzle had to be boiled in water like fresh pasta in America. It was in a similar type of packaging. Luckily I read the front cover to see that it just needed to be pan-fried or microwaved. So it was ready to go. Whew. Glad I did not ruin perfectly good spaetzle! With what we had available, I made herbed goat cheese sauce for spaetzle. I sauteed zucchini and garlic. I made a simple mixed green salad. Dinner was ready to be served.
I never eat pork at home so I was not sure what to expect from the pork roast. At the first bite, I suddenly realized it was not pork... it was corned beef! My friend and I laughed. When traveling to a foreign country, you have to be open-minded and willing to put whatever food in your mouth blindfolded. I have not eaten corned beef in years. I remember hating it when we had it for St. Patrick's Day one year. This one was honestly flavorful and not as salty. We ended the meal by sharing a truffletorte from Demel. We all agreed it was more orgasmic than the sachertorte! The meal was simply sensational. I loved that we put in the time and energy to prepare a beautiful meal in a simple dorm kitchen.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Always a Gastronomical Adventure in Europe!
Vienna! I think I am starting to enjoy Austrian food more than German food. There are still some traditional German food here but there's also the Austrian variations and specialties that make it even a wholesome experience for me. :-)
My meals in recap:
Saturday lunch: SPAETZLE with cheese! That was my favorite dish in Germany when I visited last fall. A friend and I went to the Rathauspark where they had food stands. I spotted the word 'spaetzle' and got all excited. I dashed there and ordered some for myself. The Austrian variation has dried onion topping on this dish. The first bite I took sent me whirling in food heaven. I was grateful that I had an opportunity to eat this dish again after four months. I am spoiled.
Saturday afternoon warmer: hot mint chocolate. This one was so rich and thick... it felt like we were eating pudding... we did digest it with a small spoon. It was too thick to drink. Delish!
Saturday dinner: goulash. This Austrian specialty was something I always loved every time I came to Austria. This cute small place in the NachtMarkt (Night Market) served the best I have ever tasted. There was a right combination of spices and flavors. YUM. It came with a knodl (dumpling). I am tempted to go back for one more before I leave. If it happens... it shall happen.
Sunday dinner: Italian! I was fortunate to find someone who wanted a gastronomical adventure with me. We shared three courses together. I LOVE sharing food... I taste more that way. I think I am sending a vibe to the universe to put people who like to share food in my life. I am blessed. We had potato-truffle soup. Wintertime in Europe means.... truffle time! Ahhhhhh! That was followed by tagliatelle with truffle sauce. Yes... I can't get enough of the truffles. Then the salad cleaned our palate in preparation for the sachertorte we purchased from the place where the dessert originated from, Demel. This was certainly a memorable Valentine's Day meal!
Ahh... am I making you drool yet? More to come! :-)
My meals in recap:
Saturday lunch: SPAETZLE with cheese! That was my favorite dish in Germany when I visited last fall. A friend and I went to the Rathauspark where they had food stands. I spotted the word 'spaetzle' and got all excited. I dashed there and ordered some for myself. The Austrian variation has dried onion topping on this dish. The first bite I took sent me whirling in food heaven. I was grateful that I had an opportunity to eat this dish again after four months. I am spoiled.
Saturday afternoon warmer: hot mint chocolate. This one was so rich and thick... it felt like we were eating pudding... we did digest it with a small spoon. It was too thick to drink. Delish!
Saturday dinner: goulash. This Austrian specialty was something I always loved every time I came to Austria. This cute small place in the NachtMarkt (Night Market) served the best I have ever tasted. There was a right combination of spices and flavors. YUM. It came with a knodl (dumpling). I am tempted to go back for one more before I leave. If it happens... it shall happen.
Sunday dinner: Italian! I was fortunate to find someone who wanted a gastronomical adventure with me. We shared three courses together. I LOVE sharing food... I taste more that way. I think I am sending a vibe to the universe to put people who like to share food in my life. I am blessed. We had potato-truffle soup. Wintertime in Europe means.... truffle time! Ahhhhhh! That was followed by tagliatelle with truffle sauce. Yes... I can't get enough of the truffles. Then the salad cleaned our palate in preparation for the sachertorte we purchased from the place where the dessert originated from, Demel. This was certainly a memorable Valentine's Day meal!
Ahh... am I making you drool yet? More to come! :-)
Friday, February 12, 2010
First Meal in Vienna!
The first meal in another country is usually a special affair for me. It is the anticipation of knowing I have arrived and am about to embark on an adventurous time. Last night was the case for me. My hostess who is temporarily living in Vienna for five months for work... she searched online for the best of Vienna. She found this place not too far from her dormitory. On the way there, we engaged into perfectly harmless snowball fights because the snow here was too dry to make real balls.
A guy in the group is from Australia and he was commenting how it was quite an affair to take off the layers to sit down to dine. We celebrated the beginning of the weekend with the house red wine... oh wow! It was smooth! Because I did not eat all day... last meal was the breakfast on the flight, I was famished yet I did not want to stuff myself. I decided to go with the tagesuppe (soup of the day). It was some kind of fish soup... I experienced flavors that I have never had before. It was some type of dark, meaty fish in a broth-based soup with some vegetables, including one white vegetable I have not eaten before. It was a nice warm-up to the Austrian cuisine.
The menu, written in German, was difficult to decipher. Last fall when I was visiting Germany, I had a handy book called "The Hungry Traveler: Menu Translator and Food Guide" for Germany. It was a handy tool. I thought that this would come in handy for Austria. Not quite so! I learned that Austria had their own dialect so some words are written differently. Oy. That adds to the adventure though.
My simple entree was eiernockerl (egg dumplings) and a green salad. I cannot begin to describe the entree. It was simple, comforting. It reminded me of matzo brei but just different. We ended the meal with a crepe with chocolate sauce. Yum. The meal was sensational... with the right combination of food and company. Ironically, our waiter who could not speak English was wearing a t-shirt "The Dream Team: Los Angeles". Ahh... where I had just come from, southern California.
Here's to more culinary adventures in Austria. :-)
A guy in the group is from Australia and he was commenting how it was quite an affair to take off the layers to sit down to dine. We celebrated the beginning of the weekend with the house red wine... oh wow! It was smooth! Because I did not eat all day... last meal was the breakfast on the flight, I was famished yet I did not want to stuff myself. I decided to go with the tagesuppe (soup of the day). It was some kind of fish soup... I experienced flavors that I have never had before. It was some type of dark, meaty fish in a broth-based soup with some vegetables, including one white vegetable I have not eaten before. It was a nice warm-up to the Austrian cuisine.
The menu, written in German, was difficult to decipher. Last fall when I was visiting Germany, I had a handy book called "The Hungry Traveler: Menu Translator and Food Guide" for Germany. It was a handy tool. I thought that this would come in handy for Austria. Not quite so! I learned that Austria had their own dialect so some words are written differently. Oy. That adds to the adventure though.
My simple entree was eiernockerl (egg dumplings) and a green salad. I cannot begin to describe the entree. It was simple, comforting. It reminded me of matzo brei but just different. We ended the meal with a crepe with chocolate sauce. Yum. The meal was sensational... with the right combination of food and company. Ironically, our waiter who could not speak English was wearing a t-shirt "The Dream Team: Los Angeles". Ahh... where I had just come from, southern California.
Here's to more culinary adventures in Austria. :-)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
A Great Sunday Morning!
I woke up this morning, realizing that I am a morning person for life. I woke up an hour before the alarm clock went off at 6:30 AM! I like to set it for 6:30 AM on weekends so I can 'sleep in' but on weekdays, it's set at 5:30 AM. I start working at 6 AM in the comforts of my home. But this morning, my body decided it was a weekday. I was not going to fight it. I knew I wanted to make some waffles to go with my homemade apricot syrup. Or is that peach syrup? I forgot. Ha. People who look at the contents of my freezer wonder how I know what things are because I do not label them. My sharp memory has served me well for the most part but once in a while it's like rediscovering a forgotten treasure. That, in itself, is an adventure. Perhaps as I grow older, I should consider labels. For now, I am content.
A great blessing in life is having a friend who is ALSO a morning person! I paged her to see if she wanted to come for breakfast and then hopefully a walk if this rain lets up! She was up at 5:30 AM as well! Yay. It is now 6:30 AM and she'll be over at 7 AM!
While making the waffle batter, I realized I did not have enough baking powder. Dang! Alas, Google came to the rescue. From time to time, I affectionately call my kitchen my chem lab. I knew there WAS a formula out there available to be used as a substitution for the 2 remaining teaspoons of baking powder that I needed. http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/BakingPowder.htm. I had cream of tartar and baking soda. Yipee. :-) I love it when things work out easily.
A great blessing in life is having a friend who is ALSO a morning person! I paged her to see if she wanted to come for breakfast and then hopefully a walk if this rain lets up! She was up at 5:30 AM as well! Yay. It is now 6:30 AM and she'll be over at 7 AM!
While making the waffle batter, I realized I did not have enough baking powder. Dang! Alas, Google came to the rescue. From time to time, I affectionately call my kitchen my chem lab. I knew there WAS a formula out there available to be used as a substitution for the 2 remaining teaspoons of baking powder that I needed. http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/BakingPowder.htm. I had cream of tartar and baking soda. Yipee. :-) I love it when things work out easily.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Meet the Food Connoisseur
As I type this entry, the remains of a jalapeno slice is bursting in my throat. I love what food does to me... different flavors. It's the ultimate adventure.
I am deeply grateful that I do not own an iPhone. I can imagine how easy it would be to get sidetracked and get hooked to all the cool applications that they come up with! En route to an airport recently which required about a two-hour drive (translation: I was in the middle of nowhere!), a new friend had an iPhone and asked me to take some quizzes. I guess it was her way of getting to know me better! I had a blast killing those two hours with all the different quizzes: What Kind of Animal Are You?, What Type of a Guy is for You?, What Work Personality Are You?, How Many Kids Will You Have?, How Temperament Are You?... and many more.
One quiz I took led me to the result: "You are a true food connoisseur!" YAY! The commentary following the result was:
"You love eating, but only food that you consider worthy of being ingested into your system. You have a picky palate, but your taste in food is eclectic. You enjoy foods ranging from a simple slice of pizza to a dash of foie gras at a posh restaurant. It seems you have successfully cultivated your own unique style for enjoying food. You truly are a well-rounded culinary master!"
Hmm... I do agree with this assessment to a degree. I would not use pizza and foie gras in the same sentence though....
I am deeply grateful that I do not own an iPhone. I can imagine how easy it would be to get sidetracked and get hooked to all the cool applications that they come up with! En route to an airport recently which required about a two-hour drive (translation: I was in the middle of nowhere!), a new friend had an iPhone and asked me to take some quizzes. I guess it was her way of getting to know me better! I had a blast killing those two hours with all the different quizzes: What Kind of Animal Are You?, What Type of a Guy is for You?, What Work Personality Are You?, How Many Kids Will You Have?, How Temperament Are You?... and many more.
One quiz I took led me to the result: "You are a true food connoisseur!" YAY! The commentary following the result was:
"You love eating, but only food that you consider worthy of being ingested into your system. You have a picky palate, but your taste in food is eclectic. You enjoy foods ranging from a simple slice of pizza to a dash of foie gras at a posh restaurant. It seems you have successfully cultivated your own unique style for enjoying food. You truly are a well-rounded culinary master!"
Hmm... I do agree with this assessment to a degree. I would not use pizza and foie gras in the same sentence though....
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
What is a website without a FAQ?
I was thinking in yoga class this evening that it had been a while since I blogged and I really missed it! Holidays came and went with some great dining adventures. I went on a business trip and had some great dining adventures as well. Perhaps I will write about those adventures in the near future. Perhaps not. I am a strong believer in operating on inspiration! While meditating this evening, I was inspired to do a FAQ for the blog. So here I go!
When people discover I cook, they ask me questions. I am going to list my favorite questions and answer each of them.
1. Where do you find time to cook with your crazy schedule?
Well simply put... if you take a look among yourselves, people do make time for things they love to do. Cooking is one thing I love to do. I realize that it is a common thought that cooking is a required, essential routine activity. We cannot survive without food and I choose to spice up my life with good food.
In an earlier blog, I wrote about how the modern technology made it possible for me to make things quickly. For example: I love homemade pasta. It takes about 30-45 minutes to make a batch of fettuccine. If it was not for my toys in the kitchen, it would take me hours to accomplish the feat. I distinctly recall my great-grandma teaching me how to make noodles from scratch using a rolling pin! I admired her patience and dedication to make sure the farming family was well fed. She spent all day in the kitchen working on the next meal.
Many recipes have steps, specific steps to follow. Following directions was never my best suit! It is amazing how my teachers put up with me when I was a kid. Admittedly, the eager part of me would just jump the gun and finish up quickly. I have had some cooking disasters as a result! Example: many baked recipes say to mix dry ingredients in one bowl and then wet ingredients in another. I find this pointless so I just put all the ingredients in my Kitchen Aid stand mixer at once and let it do its work. Viola. Results are usually the same. Sometime better! Once in a while, I do enjoy recipes that challenge me to slow down and follow specific steps at a time.
Finally, I am grateful for the job I have now. I work at home so... that alone does greatly cut down on the commute time and gives me extra time to cook.
2. Do you cook for yourself all the time? If so, do you make single servings?
People ask me this because they know I am single and live alone. Yes, of course! I love me. I am important. I deserve good food. Sometime I do cook single servings, usually if I am cooking meat/fish that would not make good leftovers. Sometime, I love to make double and I have great leftovers for lunch the next day. Sometime I make a lot and freeze them for when I need quick eats. Stuff that freeze well: soups, sauces, waffles, muffins, pasta, burritos, enchiladas, rice, squash, etc!
BUT I do adore cooking for people in my life. I look forward to tomorrow. My co-worker is coming over to work at my place and I will be trying a vegetable frittata recipe on her for lunch. Tomorrow night, a close friend is coming over for dinner to eat Vietnamese with me.
When I travel solo, I like finding host families. I offer to cook for them. Who in their right mind would decline an offer to get a personal chef for a few days?!
3. You say you shop at Whole Foods Market? Does that mean you blow your whole paycheck on food?
Nope! Let's see... I went food shopping on Saturday for the week, already planning on eating out with friends two times this week. Trader's Joe was my first stop: the total cost... $22.29. Whole Foods my next and last stop: $31.48. I would say that is my average expense on food in a week. Some weeks, it is more. Some weeks, it is less. The bottom line... I do not buy packaged foods. I make many things from scratch so it does save money. I have noticed that since I became what I call a "semi-vegetarian", I have saved a lot more money.
Therefore, Whole Foods Market does not mean Whole Paycheck for me. It does not have to be that way.
4. Do you have a set of recipes that you use on a regular basis?
Truthfully, no. I try new recipes every week. I knew that I wanted my kitchen to feel like a restaurant... always a new dish. However, I do have some recipes that I consider to be my favorite comfort foods. Soup is my favorite comfort food: I love tofu-miso-ginger soba noodle soup, turkey pho and garlic stracciatella (30 cloves of garlic in this one!). Of course, there's my famous chocolate mousse that I take pride into. If I LOVE a recipe I tried, I add it to my computer recipe database for future reference. I share them with my loved ones. Some of my host families do not want me to cook food that I have not tried before so I would tell them about the recipes in my database and let them have their pick.
5. You call yourself a food snob. What is the difference between a food snob and a picky eater?
A picky eater is more particular about what foods s/he is willing to try and eat.
A food snob is someone who looks for quality, wholesome food. For example, I do not do McDonalds period! My body is a temple- why do I want to put that crap in my body? Does that make me a picky eater? My friends who have done road trips with me would say definitely so, heh! Luckily for them, I usually pack my own meals/ snacks to go and I would like to refer them to the documentary, "Super Size Me"
One proof I am not a picky eater... I was in France last October. I was excited to try the cuisine in the Lorraine region. I was able to translate the menu written in French for my friends but I could not even figure out two entrees on the menu. So... I decided to ask the waitress, pointing to the two items that I could not translate, which one was better. She pointed to one of the items. I gestured that I would have that. I never knew what I was about to eat. It turned out to be a memorable meal. So... what was it? Quail medallions. Yum. I did not even know what one dessert on the menu was either. I had it. Yum. Would a picky eater take that type of risk? I think not! *grin*
6. So are there any foods you hate?
Well... my taste has become quite evolved as I grow wiser. I now enjoy a wide variety of foods. But yes, there are some foods I detest. Like coffee! Yuck! BUT I willingly drank coffee in Sweden because the Swedes claimed they make the best coffee. I give them that. I hate peas. That is one thing I skip in recipes. I do not eat pork. Growing up, I never ate pork so it became a habit. However, I am willing to try pork when I travel or dine at one of those fixed tasting menu places.
When I travel, I make it a rule to try anything because it is part of the whole experience. I have sampled things aboard that I would not eat here. Like... fermented raw whale blubber. AHEM! That is quite another story to tell!
When people discover I cook, they ask me questions. I am going to list my favorite questions and answer each of them.
1. Where do you find time to cook with your crazy schedule?
Well simply put... if you take a look among yourselves, people do make time for things they love to do. Cooking is one thing I love to do. I realize that it is a common thought that cooking is a required, essential routine activity. We cannot survive without food and I choose to spice up my life with good food.
In an earlier blog, I wrote about how the modern technology made it possible for me to make things quickly. For example: I love homemade pasta. It takes about 30-45 minutes to make a batch of fettuccine. If it was not for my toys in the kitchen, it would take me hours to accomplish the feat. I distinctly recall my great-grandma teaching me how to make noodles from scratch using a rolling pin! I admired her patience and dedication to make sure the farming family was well fed. She spent all day in the kitchen working on the next meal.
Many recipes have steps, specific steps to follow. Following directions was never my best suit! It is amazing how my teachers put up with me when I was a kid. Admittedly, the eager part of me would just jump the gun and finish up quickly. I have had some cooking disasters as a result! Example: many baked recipes say to mix dry ingredients in one bowl and then wet ingredients in another. I find this pointless so I just put all the ingredients in my Kitchen Aid stand mixer at once and let it do its work. Viola. Results are usually the same. Sometime better! Once in a while, I do enjoy recipes that challenge me to slow down and follow specific steps at a time.
Finally, I am grateful for the job I have now. I work at home so... that alone does greatly cut down on the commute time and gives me extra time to cook.
2. Do you cook for yourself all the time? If so, do you make single servings?
People ask me this because they know I am single and live alone. Yes, of course! I love me. I am important. I deserve good food. Sometime I do cook single servings, usually if I am cooking meat/fish that would not make good leftovers. Sometime, I love to make double and I have great leftovers for lunch the next day. Sometime I make a lot and freeze them for when I need quick eats. Stuff that freeze well: soups, sauces, waffles, muffins, pasta, burritos, enchiladas, rice, squash, etc!
BUT I do adore cooking for people in my life. I look forward to tomorrow. My co-worker is coming over to work at my place and I will be trying a vegetable frittata recipe on her for lunch. Tomorrow night, a close friend is coming over for dinner to eat Vietnamese with me.
When I travel solo, I like finding host families. I offer to cook for them. Who in their right mind would decline an offer to get a personal chef for a few days?!
3. You say you shop at Whole Foods Market? Does that mean you blow your whole paycheck on food?
Nope! Let's see... I went food shopping on Saturday for the week, already planning on eating out with friends two times this week. Trader's Joe was my first stop: the total cost... $22.29. Whole Foods my next and last stop: $31.48. I would say that is my average expense on food in a week. Some weeks, it is more. Some weeks, it is less. The bottom line... I do not buy packaged foods. I make many things from scratch so it does save money. I have noticed that since I became what I call a "semi-vegetarian", I have saved a lot more money.
Therefore, Whole Foods Market does not mean Whole Paycheck for me. It does not have to be that way.
4. Do you have a set of recipes that you use on a regular basis?
Truthfully, no. I try new recipes every week. I knew that I wanted my kitchen to feel like a restaurant... always a new dish. However, I do have some recipes that I consider to be my favorite comfort foods. Soup is my favorite comfort food: I love tofu-miso-ginger soba noodle soup, turkey pho and garlic stracciatella (30 cloves of garlic in this one!). Of course, there's my famous chocolate mousse that I take pride into. If I LOVE a recipe I tried, I add it to my computer recipe database for future reference. I share them with my loved ones. Some of my host families do not want me to cook food that I have not tried before so I would tell them about the recipes in my database and let them have their pick.
5. You call yourself a food snob. What is the difference between a food snob and a picky eater?
A picky eater is more particular about what foods s/he is willing to try and eat.
A food snob is someone who looks for quality, wholesome food. For example, I do not do McDonalds period! My body is a temple- why do I want to put that crap in my body? Does that make me a picky eater? My friends who have done road trips with me would say definitely so, heh! Luckily for them, I usually pack my own meals/ snacks to go and I would like to refer them to the documentary, "Super Size Me"
One proof I am not a picky eater... I was in France last October. I was excited to try the cuisine in the Lorraine region. I was able to translate the menu written in French for my friends but I could not even figure out two entrees on the menu. So... I decided to ask the waitress, pointing to the two items that I could not translate, which one was better. She pointed to one of the items. I gestured that I would have that. I never knew what I was about to eat. It turned out to be a memorable meal. So... what was it? Quail medallions. Yum. I did not even know what one dessert on the menu was either. I had it. Yum. Would a picky eater take that type of risk? I think not! *grin*
6. So are there any foods you hate?
Well... my taste has become quite evolved as I grow wiser. I now enjoy a wide variety of foods. But yes, there are some foods I detest. Like coffee! Yuck! BUT I willingly drank coffee in Sweden because the Swedes claimed they make the best coffee. I give them that. I hate peas. That is one thing I skip in recipes. I do not eat pork. Growing up, I never ate pork so it became a habit. However, I am willing to try pork when I travel or dine at one of those fixed tasting menu places.
When I travel, I make it a rule to try anything because it is part of the whole experience. I have sampled things aboard that I would not eat here. Like... fermented raw whale blubber. AHEM! That is quite another story to tell!
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