That food meme

[gnommi]

You know, the list of 100 random things that you have/won't/might eat/en?

I feel a bit jaded, because out of the entire list, the only things I haven't tried are:
Spätzle (oooooh, why don't we have that here!?!?)
S'mores (Sounds great to me)
Phaal (hahaha, why would you do that?! Likewise for raw Scotch bonnets... if I wanted to try to beat the Scoville Scale, I'd help myself to Uma's capsaicin stash!)
Mole Poblano (see above, though I could be tempted)
and snake (I've had croc and gator and reptiles just aren't very tasty).

Of the other things on the list, the only things I can't recommend are borscht (anything involving beetroot that doesn't involve roasting or pickling is off, beets taste of dirt!), whole insects (a Colombian pal bought dried honeypot ants from home... marmite flavoured dried corn kernels, essentially and murder to get out of your teeth), baijiu (it's like drinking EtOH out of the dewar if you ask me)and SPAM. Food names should not be acronyms.

I finished my CV by the way. Sending it off tomorrow. Might send it to another lab in Brussels too (the Vriej Universiteit). Not that I speak any Flemish whatsoever.

Comments

[squidflakes.livejournal.com]

But Poblano peppers are mild. Mild enough for the British!

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Seconded.

Bloody hard to get them over here, however.

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

:D Mild enough for this "reet Southern softie"?
I am rubbish with chillies
I've been known to cry at the mere smell of some chilli-laden dishes.. .

[squidflakes.livejournal.com]

yes! Poblano peppers are in the same class as bell peppers. Peppers in name only. Well.. taxonomy too, but that's a name, right?

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Spatzle are rather good. S'mores are overrated.

Mole Poblano - I'll have to make another batch and feed it to you. It's dead good.

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

OOh does this mean that I might have had it at one of your brunches?

[nmg.livejournal.com]

I don't think that I've made it for brunch; it's not really a brunch dish, and it takes quite a while to make the mole, let alone cook the turkey to go with it.

I'll try and knock together a batch over Christmas (it freezes really well) and have another brunch/lunch in the New Year.

[clarehooper.livejournal.com]

Om Spatzle nom.

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

we wants it.... yes we does :D

[allyourbrains.livejournal.com]

Spätzle is totally not the same as Knödel! Outrageous.
But they are tasty with cheese or butter.
(Typical Austrian grandma food..)

[gnommi.livejournal.com]

it sounds great! come and make me some pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!
oh and I'll try to catch you on MSN sometime, want some advice :)

[allyourbrains.livejournal.com]

Ok! :D
I'll be home slacking (and on MSN) now and tomorrow