[Grovenet] Here's an interesting list . . .

Thu Mar 5 17:11:06 PST 2009

This from a man who puts the heads of small pets in his mouth....

White chocolate is a gift from the gods.

John Schrag

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From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of Jim Katen
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:42 PM
To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Here's an interesting list . . .

White chocolate is a blight upon humanity. 

All of the rest are delicious. 

- Jim Katen

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From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of Bob Browning
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:27 PM
To: Grovenet
Subject: [Grovenet] Here's an interesting list . . .

Bob, I love coconut, tomatoes, mayo (on chicken and turkey, but never on
hamburgers), and beets (fresh are best!!), and I like ouzo. I do not like
most of the rest on this list, but I most dislike lima beans and garbanzo
beans (chick peas!! or humus, when mushed up), which didn't even make the
list!!

bob "picky eater" browning
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The Top Foods People Love or Hate 

Posted Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 3:55 pm PST 

Certain foods are as polarizing as hometown sports teams and politics. Here
at Serious Eats <http://www.seriouseats.com/> , we've put together a list of
eleven love-or-hate foods. If you love them, be proud. We've included a
recipe highlighting each controversial flavor. 

<http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/edlevineeats/edlevineeats-69395808-1235163169.j
pg?ymhwK1ADAQn1AzvC> 

1. White Chocolate: The "chocolate" part trips people up. It's really just a
sweet confection (no cocoa involved). Moving on from terminology, when good,
it's creamy and vanilla-y, but like "normal" chocolate, when bad, it's just
waxy calories. 
Recipe for white
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/12/red-and-green-recipe-white-choco
late-bark-wit.html>  chocolate bark with fresh mint, almonds, and dried
berries

2. Cilantro: Soapy, rotten, or just plain vile are popular complaints from
cilantro haters. Did you know Julia Child hated the leafy herb? But
behavioral neuroscientists would argue that America's food darling had no
control. It's all about genetics. Studies have linked liking cilantro to
being able to detect the "pleasing" chemicals in the leaf. 
Recipe for white
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/04/white-beans-and-cilantro-recipe.
html>  beans and cilantro

3. Eggplant: For some, it's an old purple sponge and others, the soft-firm
texture is what makes a veggie sandwich or an Italian pasta dish. Raw is
never good, but fried, grilled, or roasted (always doused with gobs of olive
oil), eggplant deserves another chance. Or, the vegetarian sponge will
always make you nauseous -- and the roof of your mouth mysteriously itch.
Recipe for eggplant lamb lavash wrap
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/10/eggplant-lamb-lavash-wraps-recip
e.html>  

4. Coconut: The smell in shampoo and sunblock is one thing. But the
sawdust-like shreds of real coconut can mean chewing and chewing forever
until you eventually swallow the darn lump. Sprinkled on pies, cakes, and
chicken, coconut either adds a mild tropical zing or a vile, never-ending
chewing party. That's when it comes out that a lot of coconut haters don't
even know about young fresh coconut which is as soft as a Hawaiian baby's
bottom.
Recipe for
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/09/baking-with-dorie-coconut-domes-
rochers-congolais-recipe.html> coconut domes 

5. Tomato: This one really comes down to texture. Slimy and gritty is never
good for the tomato world. The cooked, soft version brings in a few fans.
Others are only in it for the vine-picked version during their peak season
in August (cut to romantic images of Italian countrysides). Others can only
bear them on pizza or completely masked inside ketchup.
Recipe for marinated
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/07/marinated-tomatoes-with-linguine
-recipe.html>  tomatoes with linguine 

6. Anchovies: Cat food or human food? A small whiff can make you seasick or
have you loading them on pizza and Caesar salads. Whether fresh or in flat
metal cans, the salty little fish has some so obsessed, they'll eat the
bones. 
Recipe for roasted
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/09/roasted-sardines-with-bread-crum
bs-green-garlic-and-mint-recipe.html>  sardines with bread crumbs, garlic,
and mint

7. Black licorice: Even the red licorice-tolerant may draw the line here.
Black licorice gum, jelly beans, tea, Good n' Plentys, and Jägermeister—get
it out. Along with any herb, like anise or fennel, that resembles the
flavor. Out. Lovers say it's an acquired taste, but I think the little kids
have it straight here. Not a real candy. 
Recipe for baked
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/05/baked-fennel-with-prosciutto-rec
ipe.html>  fennel with prosciutto 

8. Stinky cheeses: If this smell came from something else (a shoe or dog), I
might take issue, but knowing it's from a dairy gob, growing moldy in a
controlled environment, I'm fine with the pungent aroma. When others sniff
Gorgonzola or Roquefort, they're convinced that feet or laundry were
actually involved. 
Recipe for tortellini
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/02/sunday-supper-tortellini-with-go
rgonzola-cream-pasta-recipe.html>  with Gorgonzola cream sauce 

9. Mayo: Whether Hellmann's or even Miracle Whip, does the creamy off-white
slime strip the taste off food or magically make anything better? Haters
have been told to try it homemade, but for many, this won't make a tuna or
egg salad look any less scary.
Recipe for avocado
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/06/avocado-mayonnaise-recipe.html>
mayonnaise 

10. Bell Pepper: To some, all those colorful strips are a mouthful of crisp
freshness. To others, they're the backseat driver of vegetables. On a pizza
or in pasta, they're supposed to be one of many veggie passengers, but no.
The bell pepper's always got to be the loud guy telling your taste buds
where to go -- and green, he's the loudest. Green is actually unripened,
picked from the vine before its more sweet (and edible) brethren.
Recipe for angel hair pasta with red pepper pesto and basil
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/07/angel-hair-pasta-with-red-pepper
-pesto-and-basil-recipe.html> 

11. Beets: Despite all my white T-shirts you have stained purple, I still
love you, beets. People fear you from an early age, but roasted or pickled,
you take on a whole new form. The other camp thinks that the beet smell is
such a toss-up between ick and gross and that the beet taste is so much like
a metallic vitamin that it's just not meant to be. 
Recipe for roasted
<http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/08/roasted-beet-salad-recipe.html>
beet salad

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