Weekly Challenge #3

Why doesn’t anyone wanna try Durian? Its awesome!

I totally participated! This weekend I tried chicken hearts! It was at a Halloween party, so it was supposed to be spooky and creepy, but I gave em a go! They reminded me a bit too much of the human hearts I’ve handled (I used to be in medical school), so I don’t think I’ll be going there again, but I’m glad I tried!

I think you’ll find this funny, but after spending 2 weeks in California; there were actually a couple of foods I tried that I had never eaten before: mac n’ cheese; avocado & cheese sandwich; new york steak; crispy noodles; pancakes with maple syrup; BJ’s burgers.
Being from Europe, these are meals we simply don’t eat, even though they’re the most regular on american family tables.
The funny twist is, I eat regularly (on a weekly basis) codfish salad; blood sausage with rice and apples; chicken soup with liver and heart; rabbit rice; grilled boar; seafood bread purée. Which probably are foods most of your readers never tried. Culture is an amazing thing ;)))

Oh, and avocado shakes are good! I used to buy one whenever I had a sore throat.

oh, fun! i’m gonna be lazy and try what the NYT suggests. PB+P, and maybe a fluffernutter (PB and marshmallow creme) too since i’ve always wanted to try one. my mom always liked mayo and PB sandwiches! not sure i’m ready for that.

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After reading this, I tried fresh green beans in a new way, as a vegetarian dinner casserole. It was a fresh food riff on the old Thanksgiving version made from canned mushroom soup and frozen beans. Worked out great!

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I recently made spaghetti squash for the first time in my life and I completely and totally LOVED it!

I’m going to try Banh Mi, which is something I’ve been eyeing on the menu at my favorite cafe for a while now. I don’t know how I’ve never tried it before! :)

Try DURIAN, I dare you ;) This awesome and delicious fruit from Asia is my favorite. Many Americans think it smells n tastes like garbage or stinky socks. But give it a try.

If you live nearby Indonesian restaurant, give it a try. You probably will get addicted to it.
Highly recommended: Chicken/Beef Satay, Gado-gado (salad with creamy peanut dressing), Chicken/Beef Soto (clear soup with vegetables)

Gosh talking about Indonesian food makes me miss home even more!

xoxo

peanut butter, white cheddar, agave granola, & banana on a flour tortilla. talk about yum.

Some kids I babysit for love PB&J sandwiches with Nacho Cheese Doritos on them. It sounds disgusting but they made me try it one time and it was great! Highly recommended.

oh wow! i’m definitely going to try this. i already eat a lot of weird things though, like fruits with salt, or pigs intestines. i also had pork blood noodles in taiwan, and seacucumber. i might try that parmesan and chocolate pairing, two of my favourite things!

There’s a place in san francisco that has alligator tacos that I’ve been dying to try. Now’s the time!

I’ll have trouble coming up with something … I’ll eat basically anything, and I’m always trying the new produce at the grocery store, just to find out what it is like (also, I get bored easily).

Eating someone new sounds like fun!
There’s so many yummy things out in the world that I definitely would love to try.
So many delicious foods, so little time.

I can’t wait to either try something completely new or some sort of new combination. I must be completely honest though. Peanut butter and pickles? That doesn’t exactly sound like the most delicious combination ever. I could be wrong though. I guess we’ll just have to see!
Off to go eat something yummy…
Can I get three cheers for food? :)

~Alice
Ainfinitaire

If anyone wants some unusual food in LA, I found they have fried alligator in Hermosa beach at the cajun place, crickets & scorpions at Typhoon at the SM airport, and if you want to get crazy down in Long Beach in Little Cambodia you can get pork blood porridge, and my friend said they have squid that you eat alive in K-town! I’d try pretty much anything except for worms and balut.

I have a new recipe I’m trying, insalata di finocchio con pere e fichi. Doesn’t it sound wonderful? Translated its fennel salad with pears and figs.

Tuna and potato chips are not a weird combo, that’s my childhood! :)

I love dark chocolate with Parmesan cheese! It is so delicious (and European. ;))

No idea what I’m going to try yet…but I am loving this challenges. Too much fun!

I tried something new today before I even knew about this challenge! Does that count?! It wasn’t very adventurous – I was out of kale so I put swiss chard in my smoothie instead. Perhaps I will try a new fruit. There are so many exotic fruits at the grocery store that I would have no idea what to do with!

I’m turning 21 on Tuesday. So I might be inadvertently fulfilling this challenge. Any suggestions for first drinks? I always thought it would be ridiculously romantic to make it champagne.