CraigC
Guru
Medtran and I are pretty adventurous eaters, as I believe most here are. Is there something that just turns you off. Icelandic Hakarl is not something I would be willing to try, I understand that the ammonia smell is horrid.
Well, any fish/seafood for a start. Also, that boneless baby chicken thing, right out of shell, not eating that.
Nothing endangered, not eating a dog. Other than that, it's just based on the dish at the moment, how it smells, how it looks, what's in it, that sort of thing. No bugs.
There are plenty of things I don't like, such as avocado, kale, cooked greens, fungi, etc.
Probably unlike a lot of people here, my initial thought when I see a new food/dish is, "Do I have a reason to try this?" versus "Do I have a reason not to try this?" - IOW, I need a reason beyond, "Oh that's something I haven't had" in order to try something new. It has to look good, or smell good, or have something other than "you've not had me before" going for it.
Americanized Thai, as in the Pad Thai that's served here, yes. I like that, though when I make it at home, I leave the peanuts out. I don't like peanuts in savory things, normally.From the dishes you've posted, you seem to prefer Americanized versions of other cuisines, except for English and German. Have you ever tried Thai?
That's probably as good a way to impart what I'm trying to say about myself: I'm not a very curious person when it comes to eating.my nature is curious
Same. If I'm cooking at home and I have control over the ingredients I will experiment, outside of that, no way.That's probably as good a way to impart what I'm trying to say about myself: I'm not a very curious person when it comes to eating.
That's another great point. There are things I've made at home, based purely on seeing the ingredients list, that I never would have tried first in a restaurant.Same. If I'm cooking at home and I have control over the ingredients I will experiment, outside of that, no way.
Ah no, there is one dish I am not willing to try. I'll apologize to those who love it, but not the pineapple pizza. OMG no.
Or pizza or pineapple, never together.
I'm just the opposite! There are things I have tried and liked when eating out that I would probably never have bothered cooking at home, based on the ingredients.That's another great point. There are things I've made at home, based purely on seeing the ingredients list, that I never would have tried first in a restaurant.
A distinct no no for me is pigs blood sausage.