{"id":1509,"date":"2008-08-18T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2008-08-18T22:00:55","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T22:00:55","slug":"the_food_tasting_meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2008\/08\/18\/the_food_tasting_meme\/","title":{"rendered":"The Food Tasting Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the few things The Girlfriend and I ever seriously disagree about is what constitutes an edible meal (and, by extension, what we should have for dinner). She’s — how shall I say this? — very selective<\/i> with what she will and will not eat, whereas I pride myself on being willing to give just about anything a go. But am I just fooling myself? Am I truly all that adventurous? Let’s find out!<\/p>\n

Here’s a meme courtesy of Javi<\/a> that does a pretty good job of evaluating the adventurousness of one’s previous eating experiences and — more importantly — the items that force you to draw the line:<\/p>\n

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The Food tasting meme<\/h1>\n

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  1. Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.<\/li>\n
  2. Bold all the items you.ve eaten.<\/li>\n
  3. Cross out any items that you would never consider eating (or eating again)<\/li>\n
  4. Optional extra: Post a comment http:\/\/www.verygoodtaste.co.uk<\/a> linking to your results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To make the filling out of this form and generating the HTML for it a bit easier, \"[info]\"<\/a>reddywhp<\/b><\/a><\/span> has played around with some PHP. Go to http:\/\/reddywhip.org\/lj\/foods\/<\/a> and fill it out there. After filling it out, you will be given the code to copy and paste into your blog.<\/p>\n

    Livejournal users, remember to use your LJ-Cuts!<\/p>\n

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      1. Venison<\/li>\n
      2. Nettle tea<\/li>\n
      3. Huevos rancheros<\/li>\n
      4. Steak tartare<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

        (So I draw my first line at raw meat. I’m not real keen on the idea of sashimi, either…)<\/p>\n

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          1. Crocodile<\/b>
            \n(I had alligator once, is that close enough?)<\/li>\n
          2. Black pudding<\/li>\n
          3. Cheese fondue<\/b><\/li>\n
          4. Carp<\/li>\n
          5. Borscht<\/b><\/li>\n
          6. Baba ghanoush<\/li>\n
          7. Calamari<\/b><\/li>\n
          8. Pho<\/li>\n
          9. PB&J sandwich<\/b><\/li>\n
          10. Aloo gobi<\/li>\n
          11. Hot dog from a street cart<\/b><\/li>\n
          12. Epoisses<\/li>\n
          13. Black truffle<\/li>\n
          14. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes<\/li>\n
          15. Steamed pork buns<\/li>\n
          16. Pistachio ice cream<\/b><\/li>\n
          17. Heirloom tomatoes<\/b><\/li>\n
          18. Fresh wild berries<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

            (I assume grapes qualify?)<\/p>\n

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              1. Foie gras<\/li>\n
              2. Rice and beans<\/b><\/li>\n
              3. Brawn, or head cheese<\/li>\n
              4. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                (Apparently, the Scotch Bonnet pepper<\/a> is stronger than those Guatemalan insanity peppers that made Homer see a coyote with the voice of Johnny Cash<\/a>. No, thanks… I don’t mind a little heat, but I don’t want to end up looking like Toht<\/a> at the end of Raiders<\/i>, either…)<\/p>\n

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                  1. Dulce de leche<\/li>\n
                  2. Oysters<\/li>\n
                  3. Baklava<\/b><\/li>\n
                  4. Bagna cauda<\/li>\n
                  5. Wasabi peas<\/b><\/li>\n
                  6. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl<\/b><\/li>\n
                  7. Salted lassi<\/li>\n
                  8. Sauerkraut<\/b><\/li>\n
                  9. Root beer float<\/b><\/li>\n
                  10. Cognac with a fat cigar<\/b><\/li>\n
                  11. Clotted cream tea<\/li>\n
                  12. Vodka jelly<\/li>\n
                  13. Gumbo<\/b><\/li>\n
                  14. Oxtail<\/li>\n
                  15. Curried goat<\/li>\n
                  16. Whole insects<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                    (No bugs. I’m sure they’re perfectly safe and probably even quite tasty, but the crunching exoskeleton and stickery little legs… gack.)<\/p>\n

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                      1. Phaal<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                        (It’s that face-melting<\/a> Ark of the Covenant thing again…)<\/p>\n

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                          1. Goat’s milk<\/li>\n
                          2. Malt whisky from a bottle worth $120 or more<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                            (Mmmmm… I wish…)<\/p>\n

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                              1. Fugu<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                (I don’t like the thought of being fully conscious but progressively more paralyzed until my lungs stop working, thank you…)<\/p>\n

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                                  1. Chicken tikka masala<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    (My buddy Keith makes quite a yummy one, actually…)<\/p>\n

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                                      1. Eel<\/li>\n
                                      2. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut<\/b><\/li>\n
                                      3. Sea urchin<\/li>\n
                                      4. Prickly pear<\/li>\n
                                      5. Umeboshi<\/li>\n
                                      6. Abalone<\/li>\n
                                      7. Paneer<\/li>\n
                                      8. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal<\/b><\/li>\n
                                      9. Spaetzle<\/b><\/li>\n
                                      10. Dirty gin martini<\/b><\/li>\n
                                      11. Beer above 8% ABV<\/li>\n
                                      12. Poutine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        (I haven’t had this Canadian comfort food<\/a>, but I have had something very similar, the cheese fries<\/a> at The Training Table<\/a>, a local burger chain.)<\/p>\n

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                                          1. Carob chips<\/li>\n
                                          2. S’mores<\/b><\/li>\n
                                          3. Sweetbreads<\/li>\n
                                          4. Kaolin<\/li>\n
                                          5. Currywurst<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                            (Ah, currywurst. Love the stuff. Have some happy memories of it, too… when I visited Germany back in 2003, I arrived feeling pretty jet-lagged, and also carrying around an emotional hangover from something that happened before I left. The weather was cold and blustery, and I hadn’t dressed for it. I was, quite frankly, miserable and certain that my journey was going to royally suck. But then my driver — the wife of my friend Keith who makes the excellent chicken tikka masala — stopped at a roadside food stand called an imbiss and I bought this yummy treat<\/a> that warmed me up and made me think maybe I ought to give Deutschland a try after all. I went on to have a fantastic couple of weeks…)<\/p>\n

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                                              1. Durian<\/li>\n
                                              2. Frog’s Legs<\/li>\n
                                              3. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake<\/b><\/li>\n
                                              4. Haggis<\/li>\n
                                              5. Fried plantain<\/li>\n
                                              6. Chitterlings or andouillette<\/li>\n
                                              7. Gazpacho<\/b><\/li>\n
                                              8. Caviar and blini<\/li>\n
                                              9. Louche absinthe<\/li>\n
                                              10. Gjetost or brunost<\/li>\n
                                              11. Roadkill<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                (Um, no… I still have PTSD from the time I found a freshly squashed pet cat on my way to school.)<\/p>\n

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                                                  1. Baijiu<\/li>\n
                                                  2. Hostess Fruit Pie<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                  3. Snail<\/li>\n
                                                  4. Lapsang souchong<\/li>\n
                                                  5. Bellini<\/li>\n
                                                  6. Tom yum<\/li>\n
                                                  7. Eggs Benedict<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                  8. Pocky<\/li>\n
                                                  9. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant<\/li>\n
                                                  10. Kobe beef<\/li>\n
                                                  11. Hare<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                  12. Goulash<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                  13. Flowers<\/li>\n
                                                  14. Horse<\/s><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                    (I’ve had horses around my whole life. You don’t eat<\/i> them, you French ghouls…)<\/p>\n

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                                                      1. Criollo chocolate<\/li>\n
                                                      2. Spam<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                        (I quite like Spam, actually, and have never understood why so many people find it so revolting. A nice fried Spam sandwich really hits the spot sometimes.)<\/p>\n

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                                                          1. Soft shell crab<\/li>\n
                                                          2. Rose harissa<\/li>\n
                                                          3. Catfish<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                          4. Mole poblano<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                          5. Bagel and lox<\/li>\n
                                                          6. Lobster Thermidor<\/li>\n
                                                          7. Polenta<\/b><\/li>\n
                                                          8. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee<\/li>\n
                                                          9. Snake<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                            So, there we go… I had to look up a lot of this stuff, and a lot of it truly does sound awful, but I’m willing to try all but a handful of items. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, considering what some of this stuff turned out to be…<\/p>\n

                                                            [Ed. note:<\/b> Incidentally, I wasn’t all that impressed with reddywhp<\/a>‘s automatic scripting tool<\/a>. It’s slick if all you want to do is the bolding and striking-out parts, but because I like to insert my little commentaries, it got to be kind of complicated to make the spacing come out properly, and I found myself thinking it probably would’ve been just as easy to code everything myself as I usually do. Maybe the tool is more useful for users of LiveJournal, which this script was designed for? The intro text does mention something called “LJ-Cuts,” whatever those are…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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