08-01-2003, 06:47 PM
In terms of cuisine, lobster and crab are both excellent garnishes and main ingredients to many dishes, the meat easily soaks up the flavor of whatever they're mixed and blends with it. It's versatile.
Tofu is protein, excellent for vegetarians, and likewise soaks up flavor depending on how it is prepared. I know several Asian dishes that take full advantage of tofu's properties to make a healthy, tasty meal.
I love bananas and pineapples!
But...this thread is about the food items we abhor, so here I go...
Bitter melon. Sure, it's good for you, but they don't call it bitter melon for nothing!
Roe, Caviar, any kind of Fish Egg. I normally love seafood, but fish eggs are a no-no, particularly in sushi form. When they're supplementary, like the tiniest of fish eggs atop a slice of sashimi, then they're all right, but as the main dish? I'll pass.
Hunks of beef fat. You know, the kinds that are part of the steak, that solid strip of animal fat that comes with it? I see my brother and my father eat this all the time, and I understand that there's flavor to it...but I don't like the texture and I swear I can feel my heart skip a beat when I eat it. It's not even good for you!
I'm sure there's more, but those are the things that come to mind.
-Grim-
Tofu is protein, excellent for vegetarians, and likewise soaks up flavor depending on how it is prepared. I know several Asian dishes that take full advantage of tofu's properties to make a healthy, tasty meal.
I love bananas and pineapples!
But...this thread is about the food items we abhor, so here I go...
Bitter melon. Sure, it's good for you, but they don't call it bitter melon for nothing!
Roe, Caviar, any kind of Fish Egg. I normally love seafood, but fish eggs are a no-no, particularly in sushi form. When they're supplementary, like the tiniest of fish eggs atop a slice of sashimi, then they're all right, but as the main dish? I'll pass.
Hunks of beef fat. You know, the kinds that are part of the steak, that solid strip of animal fat that comes with it? I see my brother and my father eat this all the time, and I understand that there's flavor to it...but I don't like the texture and I swear I can feel my heart skip a beat when I eat it. It's not even good for you!
I'm sure there's more, but those are the things that come to mind.
-Grim-
Kwansu, dudes! - A whole bunch of Patu San citizens.