I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
[American] Chinese.

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
Yeah maybe...? But I appreciated the way you adapted and overcame that
bad food hurdle at lunch today with the options available. Was one
enough? LOL

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
> like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
> like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
> can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
> like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
> And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
> to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
> although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
> [American] Chinese.
>
> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Here, have a nice slice of Wonder Bread. Is butter okay?


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On 2007-07-11, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Not at all, dearie. Rumour has it, gruel and swill are to be the next
hot trend.

nb

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
>occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
>considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
>like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
>like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
>can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
>like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
>And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
>to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
>although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
>[American] Chinese.
>
>And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
>people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
>potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
I'd think not on that evidence.

On the other hand Euell Gibbons of stalking wild asparagus fame once
retorted to Johnny Carson's needling him for eating weird food that a
gourmet is known for what he likes to eat, not for what he doesn't
like to eat.

I've taken that as a motto from time to time. I'll try anything. The
Korean shad roe soup let me down, but most things work okay for my
palate.
--

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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>
> Here, have a nice slice of Wonder Bread. Is butter okay?
>

I hate to say this, but I wonder if he's going to live very long.



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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>- am I fired as a foodie?

YES
--

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Norman Cousins

sf wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:
>
>>- am I fired as a foodie?
>
> YES

Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here.

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On 11 Jul 2007 06:37:51 GMT, Blinky the Shark >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:
>>
>>>- am I fired as a foodie?
>>
>> YES
>
>Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here.

I take no prisoners.

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Norman Cousins

sf wrote:
> On 11 Jul 2007 06:37:51 GMT, Blinky the Shark >
> wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>- am I fired as a foodie?
>>>
>>> YES
>>
>>Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here.
>
> I take no prisoners.
>

Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead!

(Historical note: back then, "torpedoes" was the term for what we know
now as "mines"; i.e., not-propelled explosive devices.)


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Terry Pulliam Burd said...

> am I fired as a foodie?


Someone will get back to you shortly. TINC.

As a kid I was guilty of not liking food by appearances alone.

I can still hear everyone coaxing me "How do you know you don't like it if
you don't try it???"

I'm better now.

Andy

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
> like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
> like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
> can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
> like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
> And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
> to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
> although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
> [American] Chinese.
>
> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

How JAPish. Obviously doesn't want to be thought of as one of the
bourgeoisie (us commoners). Snobbery is so sad. Phony!


Sheldon

In article >,
says...
> I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
> like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
> like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
> can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
> like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
> And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
> to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
> although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
> [American] Chinese.
>
> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
>

Being a foodie depends on what you *do* like, not what you don't like.
You can have a fairly limited list of things you like, but if you are
willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.


--
Peter Aitken

On Jul 11, 8:00 am, Peter A > wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>
>
> > I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> > occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> > considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
> > like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
> > like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
> > can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
> > like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
> > And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
> > to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
> > although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
> > [American] Chinese.
>
> > And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> > people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> > potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
> > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> Being a foodie depends on what you *do* like, not what you don't like.
> You can have a fairly limited list of things you like, but if you are
> willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
> fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
> things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.

Well put.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

--Bryan

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
>occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
>considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
>like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the

(snip)

>And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
>people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
>potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

I was just writing a reply to this when Agent did its thing and closed
it self... (grrr... if I scroll too fast with the mouse the whole
program just quietly closes up shop without saving any information
first!)

Anyway, I guess I'm a picky eater too... I don't make a fuss about it,
but the list of foods that I won't touch with a ten-foot pole is
probably longer than the list of ones that I do like.

I don't eat:
- brussellsprouts, eggplant, bitter lettuce, broadbeans, cabbage
(though the last is for health reasons - I adore coleslaw, I'm just
not supposed to eat it!) I can't think of any other vegetables on my
'do not touch' list.
- raw/bloody-rare meats or fish... there goes sushi, steak
tartare/carpaccio, etc. (I'm very interested to try ceviche though -
the fish is 'cooked' by the lemon juice and it sounds like it would be
yummy) Take the 'seared tuna' away and bring it back to me when it's
white inside...
- shellfish, crustaceans or sealife other than fish, with the
exception of scallops and calamari. (funny, when I was a kid I can
remember demolishing a whole lobster and having absolutely magnificent
ginger crab with our chinese friends... but now I can't bear the
thought of eating them at all because the way the poor seafood is
treated just seems totally cruel to me and it turns my stomach.)
- anything bitter - grapefuit, coffee, extra-super-dark chocolate,
stuffed vine leaves etc.
- tropical fruits and melons, eg. kiwifruit, cantaloupe, pineaple,
mango etc. They either smell too strong, taste too strong, or are just
too 'squishy' for my palatte. (I used to love pineapple juice as a kid
but I had one too many cans of the stuff and I can't bear it
nowadays!)
- nuts in any shape or form except pecans, pistachios and macadamias.
I LOATHE peanuts and for a long time refused to eat anything fried in
peanut oil, until I discovered that it has no peanutty taste at all.
- I have a lot of trouble digesting beef and don't really like it
anyway, so two square-inches of beef (or half a junior burger) is my
limit. The idea of a half-pound burger or giant steak is obscene to
me.
- I can't tolerate very hot food... it makes the insides of my ears
itch unbearably. I adore aromatics like Thai green curry but it's very
rare to be able to get them without extra unwanted heat.
- and my ability to digest dairy products (like cheese) is very
limited, so I keep my dairy consumption low unless I have my lactaid
on-hand... and I've always loathed stinky or 'mouldy' cheese except
camembert (you don't have to eat that mould - you can scrape the
outside off!)

Exotic foods I have never had the opportunity to taste but expect I'd
loathe given the above - uni, foie gras, durian, truffles...

On 2007-07-11, Peter A > wrote:

> willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
> fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
> things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.

A person who eats canned pickled okra one day and a bag of cracklins
the next cannot be a foodie? Nonsense. I'll agree to the second
condition, but not the first. As long as someone is willing to
experiment with new foods and enjoy a wide variety of cuisines,
factors like quality, freshness, prep, etc, should not be a
requirment. Eating canned cream corn is just as valid a food
preference as fresh corn on the cob. Requiring freshness, quality, or
so called slow cooking is just elitist bunk. My bag o' Cracker Jacks
is every bit as valid a foodie fodder as your Poef de Boef.

nb

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts.

<snippety-do-dah>

Only two foods I truly *abhor* and cabbage is one of them. <shudder>
Don't even like coleslaw!
"Mielie-meal" (maize meal) is another one - in various forms - a bit
like grits from what I can gather - you all can have my share - blech!!

Then there is tofu. Ahem. DH likes it, dunno why, so I will eat it if I
have to. It's just a "filler" IMHO.

Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
there LOL.

BTW, I like beets (so sue me)
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

notbob wrote:
> Peter A wrote:
>
> > willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
> > fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
> > things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.
>
> A person who eats canned pickled okra one day and a bag of cracklins
> the next cannot be a foodie? Nonsense. I'll agree to the second
> condition, but not the first. As long as someone is willing to
> experiment with new foods and enjoy a wide variety of cuisines,
> factors like quality, freshness, prep, etc, should not be a
> requirment. Eating canned cream corn is just as valid a food
> preference as fresh corn on the cob. Requiring freshness, quality, or
> so called slow cooking is just elitist bunk. My bag o' Cracker Jacks
> is every bit as valid a foodie fodder as your Poef de Boef.

I don't consider someone who dines pricey a foodie... rib steaks,
lobster tails, shrimp, scallops, and sushi are not foodie fare...
those are dull as it gets. Those who choose unique fare; ham hocks,
borscht, tongue, fish in aspic, raw/cooked bivalves, liver, and
herring are foodies. To me an adventurous palate defines a foodie...
rib eye and lobster tail is no more foodie fare than corn flakes and a
banana.

In fact from years of reading about what foods most rfc'ers discuss
they have the dullest palates on the planet... they don't have
discriminating palates, they're just picky eaters.. I don't care how
many ways you argue to cook prime rib, it's the boringest cut of meat
there is, and who gives a rat's b-hind how to bake a potato, people
who can't cook beans don't know from beans... prison menus are more
interesting.

There's no foodie fare served at fast food or chain joints... not even
the high priced joints with stars, there's nothing foodie on their
menus, only pricey. Perhaps some of yoose are confusing foodie with
food snob.

Sheldon

On Jul 11, 11:01?am, Karen AKA Kajikit > wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
>
> > wrote:
> >I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> >occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> >considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
> >like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
>
> (snip)
>
> >And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> >people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> >potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
> I was just writing a reply to this when Agent did its thing and closed
> it self... (grrr... if I scroll too fast with the mouse the whole
> program just quietly closes up shop without saving any information
> first!)
>
> Anyway, I guess I'm a picky eater too... I don't make a fuss about it,
> but the list of foods that I won't touch with a ten-foot pole is
> probably longer than the list of ones that I do like.
>
> I don't eat:
> - brussellsprouts, eggplant, bitter lettuce, broadbeans, cabbage
> (though the last is for health reasons - I adore coleslaw, I'm just
> not supposed to eat it!) I can't think of any other vegetables on my
> 'do not touch' list.
> - raw/bloody-rare meats or fish... there goes sushi, steak
> tartare/carpaccio, etc. (I'm very interested to try ceviche though -
> the fish is 'cooked' by the lemon juice and it sounds like it would be
> yummy) Take the 'seared tuna' away and bring it back to me when it's
> white inside...
> - shellfish, crustaceans or sealife other than fish, with the
> exception of scallops and calamari. (funny, when I was a kid I can
> remember demolishing a whole lobster and having absolutely magnificent
> ginger crab with our chinese friends... but now I can't bear the
> thought of eating them at all because the way the poor seafood is
> treated just seems totally cruel to me and it turns my stomach.)
> - anything bitter - grapefuit, coffee, extra-super-dark chocolate,
> stuffed vine leaves etc.
> - tropical fruits and melons, eg. kiwifruit, cantaloupe, pineaple,
> mango etc. They either smell too strong, taste too strong, or are just
> too 'squishy' for my palatte. (I used to love pineapple juice as a kid
> but I had one too many cans of the stuff and I can't bear it
> nowadays!)
> - nuts in any shape or form except pecans, pistachios and macadamias.
> I LOATHE peanuts and for a long time refused to eat anything fried in
> peanut oil, until I discovered that it has no peanutty taste at all.
> - I have a lot of trouble digesting beef and don't really like it
> anyway, so two square-inches of beef (or half a junior burger) is my
> limit. The idea of a half-pound burger or giant steak is obscene to
> me.
> - I can't tolerate very hot food... it makes the insides of my ears
> itch unbearably. I adore aromatics like Thai green curry but it's very
> rare to be able to get them without extra unwanted heat.
> - and my ability to digest dairy products (like cheese) is very
> limited, so I keep my dairy consumption low unless I have my lactaid
> on-hand... and I've always loathed stinky or 'mouldy' cheese except
> camembert (you don't have to eat that mould - you can scrape the
> outside off!)
>
> Exotic foods I have never had the opportunity to taste but expect I'd
> loathe given the above - uni, foie gras, durian, truffles...

Geeze, you hate everything... you must weigh 90 pounds soaking wet.

Sheldon

Chatty Cathy > wrote:
>
> Only two foods I truly *abhor* and cabbage is one of them. <shudder>
> Don't even like coleslaw!
> "Mielie-meal" (maize meal) is another one - in various forms - a bit
> like grits from what I can gather - you all can have my share - blech!!
>
> Then there is tofu. Ahem. DH likes it, dunno why, so I will eat it if I
> have to. It's just a "filler" IMHO.
>
> Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
> It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
> there LOL.
>
> BTW, I like beets (so sue me)

Whew! At least you like something that's good for you, I was
beginning to worry you didn't like oral sex.

I love to nibble nubs of scungilli in hot sauce.

Sheldon

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Chatty Cathy > wrote:
>>
>> Only two foods I truly *abhor* and cabbage is one of them. <shudder>
>> Don't even like coleslaw!
>> "Mielie-meal" (maize meal) is another one - in various forms - a bit
>> like grits from what I can gather - you all can have my share - blech!!
>>
>> Then there is tofu. Ahem. DH likes it, dunno why, so I will eat it if I
>> have to. It's just a "filler" IMHO.
>>
>> Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
>> It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
>> there LOL.
>>
>> BTW, I like beets (so sue me)
>
> Whew! At least you like something that's good for you, I was
> beginning to worry you didn't like oral sex.
>
> I love to nibble nubs of scungilli in hot sauce.
>

The thought of you nibbling nubs of any kind is nearly enough to make me
toss my cookies.



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In article >,
says...
> On 2007-07-11, Peter A > wrote:
>
> > willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
> > fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
> > things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.
>
> A person who eats canned pickled okra one day and a bag of cracklins
> the next cannot be a foodie? Nonsense. I'll agree to the second
> condition, but not the first. As long as someone is willing to
> experiment with new foods and enjoy a wide variety of cuisines,
> factors like quality, freshness, prep, etc, should not be a
> requirment. Eating canned cream corn is just as valid a food
> preference as fresh corn on the cob. Requiring freshness, quality, or
> so called slow cooking is just elitist bunk. My bag o' Cracker Jacks
> is every bit as valid a foodie fodder as your Poef de Boef.
>
> nb
>

I did not mean to imply that everything you eat has to be fresh and high
quality in order to be a foodie, I think everyone has a few things like
cracker-jacks that they love, secretly or openly.

But I disagree with your other comments. A desire for freshness and
quality is ESSENTIAL in the true foodie. Being a foodie is not just
about enjoying food, it's also about appreciating really good food -
about knowing and appreciating the difference between canned and fresh
corn. The food does not have to be unusual or expensive (that would be
true elitist bunk). It's telling that you confuse a desire for high
quality, fresh food with elitism. In my experience, accusations of
elitism almost always come from sour grapes and/or envy.


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Chatty wrote on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:41:57 +0200:

CC> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
??>> I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court
??>> when it occurred to me that I am a really picky eater.
??>> I've never actually considered myself to be a picky eater,
??>> but them's the facts.


CC> Then there is tofu. Ahem. DH likes it, dunno why, so I will
CC> eat it if I have to. It's just a "filler" IMHO.

I'll go along with you! By itself, it has *no* taste to me, tho'
it can be marinated, grilled, fried or freeze-dried to change
taste and texture

CC> Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to"
CC> category. It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because
CC> you don't even know it's there LOL.

Have you tried Texas Hot Pickled Okra? It was originally
suggested on this news group by someone else but I am nearly
addicted. lt's available Mild but I've never tried that. The
"hot" variety isn't very :-)

CC> BTW, I like beets (so sue me)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:31:16 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>As a kid I was guilty of not liking food by appearances alone.

Are you related to my daughter? When she was little she'd take one
look at something new on her plate and say "Whatever that is... I
*don't* like it". Fortunately, she's not that way anymore.
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
> I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
> occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
> considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
> like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
> like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
> can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
> like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
> And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
> to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
> although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
> [American] Chinese.
>
> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

I have to confess, too I'm awfully picky myself. There are no
cooked green vegetables I will eat, along with many other foods. As a
kid growing up, I disliked spaghetti (the pasta was good), pizza, shrimp
creole, etc. <---- get the pattern? I also disliked, and still do,
cooked tomato sauce (ketchup doesn't count). However, I've outgrown
some of my dislikes and will eat pepperoni pizza as long as the sauce
isn't heavy.

Just because I'm a picky eater, that doesn't mean I don't appreciate
foods that I dislike. I enjoy reading the infinite recipes that are
"out there" and about people's dining experiences. When DS was younger,
I cooked a lot of foods I disliked (cooked green veggies) so he would
have a healthy and varied diet. There is nothing he will refuse to eat
<vbg>.

I have a philosophy about food, and to me, it's The Ultimate Rule of
(My) Kitchen -- "Cook's Choice!" I'll take nearly any recipe that
intriques me and tweak it if there are ingredients I don't like. Simple
as that. Don't forget, The Ultra Ultimate Rule of the Kitchen is
"always use the timer!"

Sky, who enjoys reading this NG immensely

notbob wrote:
Requiring freshness, quality, or
> so called slow cooking is just elitist bunk. My bag o' Cracker Jacks
> is every bit as valid a foodie fodder as your Poef de Boef.
>
> nb

Oh I agree, but I think a good foodie would want to experiment with
homemade or commercial products to find the *best* Caramel corn out
there...and the toys they come with?

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:01:18 -0400, Karen AKA Kajikit
> wrote:

>I was just writing a reply to this when Agent did its thing and closed
>it self... (grrr... if I scroll too fast with the mouse the whole
>program just quietly closes up shop without saving any information
>first!)

Odd. I have the same version and that has never happened. Have to
posted that problem to alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent?


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On 2007-07-11, Goomba38 > wrote:

> Oh I agree, but I think a good foodie would want to experiment with
> homemade or commercial products to find the *best* Caramel corn out
> there...

Certainly. I'm just against creating some sort of class distinction
against food lovers who may not have the resources, time, and
inclination to shop Whole Paycheck and cook everything in fancy
cookware on their kitchen island. I'll put my quiche up against any
top chef in the World and still swoon over a plate of cream tuna on
toast on a cold Winter night.

nb

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:41:57 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:


>Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
>It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
>there LOL.

I thought I hated okra, til Lin got me to try some fried okra at a BBQ
place in the Oklahoma City area. I loved it.

And I had some more on the trek back west a weekend or so ago... Not
the same place, but it was still very good.

I could see eating it with some aioli...

Christine

Skyhooks wrote:

>
> I have to confess, too I'm awfully picky myself.

So, [DH says] that would make you a member of Picky Eaters Anonymous (PEAs)?


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Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
>
> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>



Yep. Turn in your fork immediately.

gloria p
Judge and Jury

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:41:57 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
>It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
>there LOL.

Someday try them coated in cornmeal and fried. They're addictive!
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On Jul 10, 11:18 pm, Terry Pulliam Burd >
wrote:

>
> And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Time to convene the CABAL (TINC)....

...fred

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:38:44 -0500, notbob > wrote:

>On 2007-07-11, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:
>> people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
>> potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?
>
>Not at all, dearie. Rumour has it, gruel and swill are to be the next
>hot trend.
>
>nb

but only free-range swill.

your pal,
blake

On 11 Jul 2007 06:37:51 GMT, Blinky the Shark >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:
>>
>>>- am I fired as a foodie?
>>
>> YES
>
>Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here.

let's not get into sexual practices. unless we have to.

your pal,
blake

Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
> Skyhooks wrote:
>
> >
> > I have to confess, too I'm awfully picky myself.
>
> So, [DH says] that would make you a member of Picky Eaters Anonymous (PEAs)?
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

HEY! I needed a "splutter warning" for that one!!!!! ROFLMAO! <G>

Sky, who's wiping off the computer display

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:31:16 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>>As a kid I was guilty of not liking food by appearances alone.
>
> Are you related to my daughter? When she was little she'd take one
> look at something new on her plate and say "Whatever that is... I
> *don't* like it". Fortunately, she's not that way anymore.

Did you condition that by making her something else special, when that
happened?


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sf wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:01:18 -0400, Karen AKA Kajikit
> wrote:
>
>>I was just writing a reply to this when Agent did its thing and closed
>>it self... (grrr... if I scroll too fast with the mouse the whole
>>program just quietly closes up shop without saving any information
>>first!)
>
> Odd. I have the same version and that has never happened. Have to
> posted that problem to alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent?

I've heard that it's hard to get help in there because most of the time
their news clients aren't working.

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Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:41:57 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:
>
>
>>Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
>>It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know
>>it's there LOL.
>
> I thought I hated okra, til Lin got me to try some fried okra at a BBQ
> place in the Oklahoma City area. I loved it.
>
> And I had some more on the trek back west a weekend or so ago... Not
> the same place, but it was still very good.

Perhaps it's time for another thread branch on "Talk o' Texas" pickled
okra...

Since I've mentioned it...

<chomp>

Mmmmmmm....

And contains no snot!


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Blinky the Shark > wrote:

>Perhaps it's time for another thread branch on "Talk o' Texas" pickled
>okra...

Great stuff, especially the "hot" variety.

How they manage to get consistently good okra in a jar is a
mystery to me. Other brands of jarred okra are sometimes, randomly,
too stringy, but not ToT.

Steve