I Admit It. I'm A Picky Eater.

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Yeah maybe...? But I appreciated the way you adapted and overcame that
bad food hurdle at lunch today with the options available. Was one
enough? LOL

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
[American] Chinese.

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Here, have a nice slice of Wonder Bread. Is butter okay? 🙂

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Terry Pulliam Burd said:

people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Not at all, dearie. Rumour has it, gruel and swill are to be the next
hot trend. 😉

nb

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
[American] Chinese.

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

I'd think not on that evidence.

On the other hand Euell Gibbons of stalking wild asparagus fame once
retorted to Johnny Carson's needling him for eating weird food that a
gourmet is known for what he likes to eat, not for what he doesn't
like to eat.

I've taken that as a motto from time to time. I'll try anything. The
Korean shad roe soup let me down, but most things work okay for my
palate.
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Here, have a nice slice of Wonder Bread. Is butter okay? 🙂

I hate to say this, but I wonder if he's going to live very long. 🙁

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Terry Pulliam Burd said:

- am I fired as a foodie?

YES
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sf said:

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

- am I fired as a foodie?

YES

Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here. 🙂

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On 11 Jul 2007 06:37:51 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

sf said:

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

- am I fired as a foodie?

YES

Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here. 🙂

I take no prisoners.
😉
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sf said:

On 11 Jul 2007 06:37:51 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

sf said:

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>- am I fired as a foodie?

YES

Sounds like there's no kind of binding arbitration agreement here. 🙂

I take no prisoners.
😉

Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead!

(Historical note: back then, "torpedoes" was the term for what we know
now as "mines"; i.e., not-propelled explosive devices.)

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Terry Pulliam Burd said...

Quoted message said:

am I fired as a foodie?

Someone will get back to you shortly. TINC.

As a kid I was guilty of not liking food by appearances alone.

I can still hear everyone coaxing me "How do you know you don't like it if
you don't try it???"

I'm better now.

Andy

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
[American] Chinese.

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

How JAPish. Obviously doesn't want to be thought of as one of the
bourgeoisie (us commoners). Snobbery is so sad. Phony!

Sheldon

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
[American] Chinese.

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Being a foodie depends on what you *do* like, not what you don't like.
You can have a fairly limited list of things you like, but if you are
willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.

--
Peter Aitken

Peter A said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the
like, I hate because of its texture. Other food, like beets, I just
can't stand the taste. Long list of that, gotta say. Other things,
like cooked cabbage, and liver, I just can't stand the smell of it.
And anything I don't recognize, but will taste and reserve the right
to put it on my "hate" list. I also don't like most Asian cuisine,
although I love sushi, shashimi, etc. and I also like [qualifier] most
[American] Chinese.

Quoted message said:

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

Quoted message said:

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Being a foodie depends on what you *do* like, not what you don't like.
You can have a fairly limited list of things you like, but if you are
willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.

Well put.

Quoted message said:

--
Peter Aitken

--Bryan

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the

(snip)

Quoted message said:

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

I was just writing a reply to this when Agent did its thing and closed
it self... (grrr... if I scroll too fast with the mouse the whole
program just quietly closes up shop without saving any information
first!)

Anyway, I guess I'm a picky eater too... I don't make a fuss about it,
but the list of foods that I won't touch with a ten-foot pole is
probably longer than the list of ones that I do like.

I don't eat:
- brussellsprouts, eggplant, bitter lettuce, broadbeans, cabbage
(though the last is for health reasons - I adore coleslaw, I'm just
not supposed to eat it!) I can't think of any other vegetables on my
'do not touch' list.
- raw/bloody-rare meats or fish... there goes sushi, steak
tartare/carpaccio, etc. (I'm very interested to try ceviche though -
the fish is 'cooked' by the lemon juice and it sounds like it would be
yummy) Take the 'seared tuna' away and bring it back to me when it's
white inside...
- shellfish, crustaceans or sealife other than fish, with the
exception of scallops and calamari. (funny, when I was a kid I can
remember demolishing a whole lobster and having absolutely magnificent
ginger crab with our chinese friends... but now I can't bear the
thought of eating them at all because the way the poor seafood is
treated just seems totally cruel to me and it turns my stomach.)
- anything bitter - grapefuit, coffee, extra-super-dark chocolate,
stuffed vine leaves etc.
- tropical fruits and melons, eg. kiwifruit, cantaloupe, pineaple,
mango etc. They either smell too strong, taste too strong, or are just
too 'squishy' for my palatte. (I used to love pineapple juice as a kid
but I had one too many cans of the stuff and I can't bear it
nowadays!)
- nuts in any shape or form except pecans, pistachios and macadamias.
I LOATHE peanuts and for a long time refused to eat anything fried in
peanut oil, until I discovered that it has no peanutty taste at all.
- I have a lot of trouble digesting beef and don't really like it
anyway, so two square-inches of beef (or half a junior burger) is my
limit. The idea of a half-pound burger or giant steak is obscene to
me.
- I can't tolerate very hot food... it makes the insides of my ears
itch unbearably. I adore aromatics like Thai green curry but it's very
rare to be able to get them without extra unwanted heat. 🙁
- and my ability to digest dairy products (like cheese) is very
limited, so I keep my dairy consumption low unless I have my lactaid
on-hand... and I've always loathed stinky or 'mouldy' cheese except
camembert (you don't have to eat that mould - you can scrape the
outside off!)

Exotic foods I have never had the opportunity to taste but expect I'd
loathe given the above - uni, foie gras, durian, truffles...

Peter A said:

willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.

A person who eats canned pickled okra one day and a bag of cracklins
the next cannot be a foodie? Nonsense. I'll agree to the second
condition, but not the first. As long as someone is willing to
experiment with new foods and enjoy a wide variety of cuisines,
factors like quality, freshness, prep, etc, should not be a
requirment. Eating canned cream corn is just as valid a food
preference as fresh corn on the cob. Requiring freshness, quality, or
so called slow cooking is just elitist bunk. My bag o' Cracker Jacks
is every bit as valid a foodie fodder as your Poef de Boef.

nb

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts.

<snippety-do-dah>

Only two foods I truly *abhor* and cabbage is one of them. <shudder>
Don't even like coleslaw!
"Mielie-meal" (maize meal) is another one - in various forms - a bit
like grits from what I can gather - you all can have my share - blech!!

Then there is tofu. Ahem. DH likes it, dunno why, so I will eat it if I
have to. It's just a "filler" IMHO.

Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
there LOL.

BTW, I like beets (so sue me) 😉
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

notbob said:

Peter A said:

willing to spend extra time and/or money to ensure that what you eat is
fresh and high quality, and if you are willing to experiment with new
things, then I think you can call yourself a foodie.

A person who eats canned pickled okra one day and a bag of cracklins
the next cannot be a foodie? Nonsense. I'll agree to the second
condition, but not the first. As long as someone is willing to
experiment with new foods and enjoy a wide variety of cuisines,
factors like quality, freshness, prep, etc, should not be a
requirment. Eating canned cream corn is just as valid a food
preference as fresh corn on the cob. Requiring freshness, quality, or
so called slow cooking is just elitist bunk. My bag o' Cracker Jacks
is every bit as valid a foodie fodder as your Poef de Boef.

I don't consider someone who dines pricey a foodie... rib steaks,
lobster tails, shrimp, scallops, and sushi are not foodie fare...
those are dull as it gets. Those who choose unique fare; ham hocks,
borscht, tongue, fish in aspic, raw/cooked bivalves, liver, and
herring are foodies. To me an adventurous palate defines a foodie...
rib eye and lobster tail is no more foodie fare than corn flakes and a
banana.

In fact from years of reading about what foods most rfc'ers discuss
they have the dullest palates on the planet... they don't have
discriminating palates, they're just picky eaters.. I don't care how
many ways you argue to cook prime rib, it's the boringest cut of meat
there is, and who gives a rat's b-hind how to bake a potato, people
who can't cook beans don't know from beans... prison menus are more
interesting.

There's no foodie fare served at fast food or chain joints... not even
the high priced joints with stars, there's nothing foodie on their
menus, only pricey. Perhaps some of yoose are confusing foodie with
food snob.

Sheldon

Karen AKA Kajikit said:

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd

Quoted message said:

I just posted about the nasty food at LA Superior Court when it
occurred to me that I am a really picky eater. I've never actually
considered myself to be a picky eater, but them's the facts. I *don't*
like far more food than I *do* like. Some food, like risotto and the

(snip)

Quoted message said:

And just to be evenhanded here, I don't like a lot of other foods most
people like. I don't like hamburgers, pizza, chips of any kind, sweet
potato *anything*, cranberry *anything* - am I fired as a foodie?

I was just writing a reply to this when Agent did its thing and closed
it self... (grrr... if I scroll too fast with the mouse the whole
program just quietly closes up shop without saving any information
first!)

Anyway, I guess I'm a picky eater too... I don't make a fuss about it,
but the list of foods that I won't touch with a ten-foot pole is
probably longer than the list of ones that I do like.

I don't eat:
- brussellsprouts, eggplant, bitter lettuce, broadbeans, cabbage
(though the last is for health reasons - I adore coleslaw, I'm just
not supposed to eat it!) I can't think of any other vegetables on my
'do not touch' list.
- raw/bloody-rare meats or fish... there goes sushi, steak
tartare/carpaccio, etc. (I'm very interested to try ceviche though -
the fish is 'cooked' by the lemon juice and it sounds like it would be
yummy) Take the 'seared tuna' away and bring it back to me when it's
white inside...
- shellfish, crustaceans or sealife other than fish, with the
exception of scallops and calamari. (funny, when I was a kid I can
remember demolishing a whole lobster and having absolutely magnificent
ginger crab with our chinese friends... but now I can't bear the
thought of eating them at all because the way the poor seafood is
treated just seems totally cruel to me and it turns my stomach.)
- anything bitter - grapefuit, coffee, extra-super-dark chocolate,
stuffed vine leaves etc.
- tropical fruits and melons, eg. kiwifruit, cantaloupe, pineaple,
mango etc. They either smell too strong, taste too strong, or are just
too 'squishy' for my palatte. (I used to love pineapple juice as a kid
but I had one too many cans of the stuff and I can't bear it
nowadays!)
- nuts in any shape or form except pecans, pistachios and macadamias.
I LOATHE peanuts and for a long time refused to eat anything fried in
peanut oil, until I discovered that it has no peanutty taste at all.
- I have a lot of trouble digesting beef and don't really like it
anyway, so two square-inches of beef (or half a junior burger) is my
limit. The idea of a half-pound burger or giant steak is obscene to
me.
- I can't tolerate very hot food... it makes the insides of my ears
itch unbearably. I adore aromatics like Thai green curry but it's very
rare to be able to get them without extra unwanted heat. 🙁
- and my ability to digest dairy products (like cheese) is very
limited, so I keep my dairy consumption low unless I have my lactaid
on-hand... and I've always loathed stinky or 'mouldy' cheese except
camembert (you don't have to eat that mould - you can scrape the
outside off!)

Exotic foods I have never had the opportunity to taste but expect I'd
loathe given the above - uni, foie gras, durian, truffles...

Geeze, you hate everything... you must weigh 90 pounds soaking wet.

Sheldon

Chatty Cathy said:

Only two foods I truly *abhor* and cabbage is one of them. <shudder>
Don't even like coleslaw!
"Mielie-meal" (maize meal) is another one - in various forms - a bit
like grits from what I can gather - you all can have my share - blech!!

Then there is tofu. Ahem. DH likes it, dunno why, so I will eat it if I
have to. It's just a "filler" IMHO.

Okra also falls under the "Things I will eat if I have to" category.
It's slimy stuff, but its OK in gumbo - because you don't even know it's
there LOL.

BTW, I like beets (so sue me) 😉

Whew! At least you like something that's good for you, I was
beginning to worry you didn't like oral sex. 😉

I love to nibble nubs of scungilli in hot sauce.

Sheldon