A friend tagged me to fill out a very interesting and personal questionnaire, but . . . in keeping to the blog theme, I found a food questionnaire instead that I thought would be an adequate substitute. Enjoy-- and I'd love to hear some of your answers. ;)
1. Do you have any funny food stories?
I’m sure I have plenty—but the only one I can think of right now is the time I was in a goofy mood so I put two bubble tea straws (those big ones) together and then tried to suck the tapioca balls from my drink through both. Because I couldn’t close the gap between the two straws perfectly, air kept leaking out and I had to suck even harder. To make a long story short . . . three or four tapioca balls suddenly flew into my throat, I started choking and coughing, and everyone in the restaurant turned to look at the idiot who doesn’t know how to dine in public. Ha.
2. What is the most disgusting thing you've ever eaten?
There’s this Filipino delicacy called balut that is pretty much a nearly-developed duck or chicken embryo that is boiled and eaten out of its shell. It is the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen—and at the age of 9, I cried for hours because my parents and relatives were eating them. About a decade later, I was over at my Vietnamese friend’s house and found out that this disgusting excuse for food is a delicacy in other Southeast Asian countries as well . . . and his mom had cooked some that very day. Despite adamantly refusing to eat it, he chased me around the dining room table with a spoonful of duck embryo while his mother watched. I knew I was being disrespectful, so it took all my willpower to stop and open my mouth. He deposited the embryo bit into my mouth, we looked at each other for a few seconds, and I suddenly spit the sucker out and it hit him on the face. *embarrassed smile* Yeahhh . . . I guess I technically didn’t eat it, but it was close enough.
3. What is the most delicious thing you've ever eaten?
*laugh* There are too many. Pass.
4. What is your favorite song about food?
“Peaches” by Presidents of the United States of America. “Millions of peaches, peaches for me . . .”
5. What food do you refuse to try?
The aforementioned culinary abomination and . . . blood soup (from any culture). Bleccchh.
6. What do you like to eat when traveling?
Pirate Booty, if I can remember to get some. And gummy bears or sour gummy worms.
7. What type of food do you eat the most?
Cheese. Eggs. Pizza. Cheeseburgers. Fried chicken.
8. Do you have any recipes you can share with us?
#7 (a.k.a. the recipe for a heart attack)
I had another instant noodle soup for lunch today. Mainly because I was lazy and it's cold outside. After I finished, I still felt hungry so I decided to treat myself to something from the vending machine. I normally get a Rice Krispies treat, but . . . today, I was craving something different.
I settled on a little package of two Pop Tarts since I hadn't had them in so long and I thought they'd be a nice warm treat (after a little bit of time in the toaster). I was horrified, though, when I found out that the two tarts together equal 400 calories. 200 is a lot of calories for one itty bitty Pop Tart considering I can't even burn that much from a half hour of walking.
In my post-horrification, I found that 200 calories comes in a variety of shapes and sizes.
taken from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm
Food for Thought: Next time I want a handful of gummies or half of a Snickers bar, maybe I should have a couple apples or a bunch of grapes instead. Junk food is so convenient, though. :\ Someone needs to create fruit vending machines . . .
The Korean food I love most are the dishes that blend together a whole mess of stuff in a bubbling, hot pot. Like duk bokki or soon dubu. Especially on a cold day, that stuff is the best.
This past chilly weekend, my dorky buddies and I decided to whip up something they called budae jigae, which I looked up and means “army stew.” We didn’t really follow a recipe and we pretty much just threw a bunch of stuff into a pot, but it was fun, warm, and pleasing to the belly (till the gassiness occurred, of course). Our version had ramen, eggs, Spam, and kimchi. Mmm. Good stuff.
My next version is going to have ramen, cheese, kimchi, scrambled eggs (a la egg drop soup), and pork sausage pieces. I shall dub it spicy breakfast budae jigae. Mmm. I can't wait. ;)
not our picture though it looked like this
I'm generally a tired person, so getting to sleep isn't too much of a problem for me. There are some nights, though, that I spend endless minutes tossing and turning (even when I'm sleep-deprived). That's what happened last night.
So I got up and decided that eating was a better option. I made myself a Taglish sandwich using a week-old hamburger bun (toasted, of course). The subtle sweetness and light texture of the hamburger bun made this version quite yummy. Upon finishing the last bit of eggy, cheesy, bready goodness, I walked straight to my bed and knocked out.
Forget hot milk and Tylenol PM. Seriously. Carbs never fail.
I stayed up late last night, like the majority of people in our nation. It was quite a night and I woke up quite hungry. For change? Definitely. But mainly for some Mickey D’s sausage burritos. ;)
This weekend contained a lot—in terms of events and good eating. With fabulous weather, the city threw a “farewell party” for October and readily welcomed in November. Luckily, in the midst of all the busyness, we gained an extra hour of sleep. Thank goodness for that.
I spent Friday night with my favorite people, particularly my cousin’s three kids. The little one refused to wear his Thomas the Tank Engine costume so I put it on to make him jealous, hoping he’d want it back. Instead, he was much too delighted with my “choo-choo”s and I ended up being good ol’ Thomas for the rest of the night. Despite my locomotive appeal, the little one refused to share his goodies with me. So while his back was turned, I stole an Almond Joy, some Lifesavers gummies, and animal crackers. Not all godmothers will clean you up and turn your pumpkins into coaches, you know. ;)
Anyway, the food highlights of my weekend were . . .
Friday: pizza, cheeseburgers, lasagna, and candy (albeit stolen)
Saturday: roast beef, broasted chicken, mashed potatoes, ice cream and cake, and a late-night steak torta (mmm)
Sunday: fried chicken and waffles (this was my only meal of the day and I enjoyed it immensely)
May November bring continued yumminess . . .
