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gemfyreThe new bed is awesome. It's so soft and cushy. My new Visco pillow arrived yesterday and is also awesome (I am becoming a big fan of Visco/memory foam). I made the mistake of dropping my head onto the pillow when I went to bed though, and it kinda hurt. Like a non-Newtonian fluid, it only softens when gentle pressure is put on it. In winter I will have to be more careful as the stuff hardens in the colder weather.
And food. I've been thinking how interesting it how tastes mature (in some people at least). I've never been a massively fussy eater due to my mother being one of those with the good old rule of "eat it or go hungry". I grew up on a diet of mostly homecooked meals with a decent ratio of meat to fresh fruit and veg.
But there are many things I used to hate but will eat now, some things I even love.
Olives, a couple of years ago I started experimenting with black olives in Subway rolls and on pizzas. Now I'll scoff any kind of olive you put in front of me. I have quite an appreciation of the difference in flavour between black olives, kalamata olives and green olives with various stuffings. I'm quite partial to the anchovy stuffed ones.
Which brings me to anchovies. I first tried them on a Dominoes pizza (one foodstuff I pretty much refuse to eat these days, or at least pay for). They were horrid salty things. Yet it seems as you grow older the saltier, anti-pasto stuff appeals to the palette more. I now use anchovies for various dishes.
I used to not like rice, believe it or not, after a while I'd eat buttered rice with chicken caccitore that my mum made. Now I wonder how I'd ever manage without rice (of various types).
And rice leads to sushi. I was one of the many who immediately associated sushi with raw fish. I've since been educated. And I had the opportunity to try sushi made by a friend (which contained chicken, not fish). I wasn't going to try it if I had to pay for it (I usually don't, if I don't like it I've wasted my money and good food). I loved it. Since then I have tried raw fish (seeing as nowdays I'll try pretty much anything once). I still prefer my fish cooked, but I don't go eww at the thought of raw fish.
When I was little I tried a smoked oyster out of a tin. It tasted like smoky, muddy rubber and put me off shellfish for many years unfortunately. Then I went to an Italian restaurant and tried scallops pan fried in garlic butter. They were absolutely delicious and I've since fallen head over heels in love with marine molluscs (and I'd like to try snails). Again, I prefer them cooked, but will eat a raw oyster if I don't have to pay for it.
ONIONS!!! I've had nightmares about onions. Horrid things, taste weird, make your eyes sting (you know why your eyes hurt and water? Because the gas that onions release mix with the moisture in your eyes and create freakin SULPHURIC ACID!! Nasty shit). Anyway, even though I'm still wary of the raw onion, I'm quite tolerant of them cooked, especially when sauteed with garlic in some butter or olive oil *drools* as a base for some dish like a risotto...
Or a curry. Another thing I used to turn my nose up at. Well, all except a tomato curry from a jar mum used to serve up occasionally, I LOVED that. I've sinced learned that saying "I don't like curry." is as stupid as saying, "I don't like vegetables." Curry essentially means 'sauce' in Indian and there are soooo many different curries, you could never claim to dislike them ALL. Ironically, I adore Indian food but can't stand chilli (it's a food I've never been tolerant of, I prefer my meals to be pain free). I love every other spice on the planet and a plenty good curry can be made with little to no chilli.
The thought of blue cheese used to make my stomach turn. Now I'm a huge fan of a strong bash-you-on-the-head, nightmare inducing Stilton or Roquefort.
Avocado is another food I used to retch at, but now use frequently.
Gee, you can see I'm running out of inspiration can't you? So tell me, what foods do YOU adore now that used to make you go 'blech'?
And food. I've been thinking how interesting it how tastes mature (in some people at least). I've never been a massively fussy eater due to my mother being one of those with the good old rule of "eat it or go hungry". I grew up on a diet of mostly homecooked meals with a decent ratio of meat to fresh fruit and veg.
But there are many things I used to hate but will eat now, some things I even love.
Olives, a couple of years ago I started experimenting with black olives in Subway rolls and on pizzas. Now I'll scoff any kind of olive you put in front of me. I have quite an appreciation of the difference in flavour between black olives, kalamata olives and green olives with various stuffings. I'm quite partial to the anchovy stuffed ones.
Which brings me to anchovies. I first tried them on a Dominoes pizza (one foodstuff I pretty much refuse to eat these days, or at least pay for). They were horrid salty things. Yet it seems as you grow older the saltier, anti-pasto stuff appeals to the palette more. I now use anchovies for various dishes.
I used to not like rice, believe it or not, after a while I'd eat buttered rice with chicken caccitore that my mum made. Now I wonder how I'd ever manage without rice (of various types).
And rice leads to sushi. I was one of the many who immediately associated sushi with raw fish. I've since been educated. And I had the opportunity to try sushi made by a friend (which contained chicken, not fish). I wasn't going to try it if I had to pay for it (I usually don't, if I don't like it I've wasted my money and good food). I loved it. Since then I have tried raw fish (seeing as nowdays I'll try pretty much anything once). I still prefer my fish cooked, but I don't go eww at the thought of raw fish.
When I was little I tried a smoked oyster out of a tin. It tasted like smoky, muddy rubber and put me off shellfish for many years unfortunately. Then I went to an Italian restaurant and tried scallops pan fried in garlic butter. They were absolutely delicious and I've since fallen head over heels in love with marine molluscs (and I'd like to try snails). Again, I prefer them cooked, but will eat a raw oyster if I don't have to pay for it.
ONIONS!!! I've had nightmares about onions. Horrid things, taste weird, make your eyes sting (you know why your eyes hurt and water? Because the gas that onions release mix with the moisture in your eyes and create freakin SULPHURIC ACID!! Nasty shit). Anyway, even though I'm still wary of the raw onion, I'm quite tolerant of them cooked, especially when sauteed with garlic in some butter or olive oil *drools* as a base for some dish like a risotto...
Or a curry. Another thing I used to turn my nose up at. Well, all except a tomato curry from a jar mum used to serve up occasionally, I LOVED that. I've sinced learned that saying "I don't like curry." is as stupid as saying, "I don't like vegetables." Curry essentially means 'sauce' in Indian and there are soooo many different curries, you could never claim to dislike them ALL. Ironically, I adore Indian food but can't stand chilli (it's a food I've never been tolerant of, I prefer my meals to be pain free). I love every other spice on the planet and a plenty good curry can be made with little to no chilli.
The thought of blue cheese used to make my stomach turn. Now I'm a huge fan of a strong bash-you-on-the-head, nightmare inducing Stilton or Roquefort.
Avocado is another food I used to retch at, but now use frequently.
Gee, you can see I'm running out of inspiration can't you? So tell me, what foods do YOU adore now that used to make you go 'blech'?
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Date: 2009-11-03 09:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-03 10:10 am (UTC)sweet potato. for some reason as a child i refused to eat them. i have no idea why. i thought i'd not like them or something. anyway, now one of my most fave vegies ever.
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Date: 2009-11-03 10:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-03 11:06 am (UTC)I have always adored avocado :)
My biggie was mushrooms. Couldn't stand them. Hated them. Hatehatehate. I did try them once and I don't know if it is a coincidence but I was very sick that night. I was about...12?
Three years ago or so I tried again and now I may be the biggest fan of mushrooms ever. I love them lightly pan fried with a tiny bit of sugar to caramelise - YUM!
Although I don't like mushroom soup. Tastes very bitter and odd to me.
one of my 50 year old work colleagues is very interesting in that she has major issues with texture - tomatoes, grapes, anything with pips, raspberries, bananas, mushrooms... she cannot eat. She says she has never tried to get over her phobia and I think that is very sad as there are so many exciting foods out there.
My in-laws will not eat any food from France. That's a completely different issue! :)
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Date: 2009-11-03 11:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-03 12:29 pm (UTC)On the subject of food I got to try Swedish meatballs today at Ikea (can you believe at 30 I had never been to Ikea before?) and I am hooked already.
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Date: 2009-11-04 01:58 am (UTC)I just didn't like meat and my mother prepared a lot of wild game while I was growing up.
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Date: 2009-11-04 09:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-10 04:32 pm (UTC)This reminds me of a Ren & Stimpy Show episode where Ren takes a deep whiff of some particularly piquant cheese, turns around, vomits, turns back and says "man, that's good cheese!"