The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[niklinna]

And then there's anything made with Durian.

Fresh durian is amazing. Just amazing.

 

[Thomas Shey]

People like what they like, but for every miss I've had when trying something new and/or out of my comfort zone (and I've had some truly spectacular misses!), I've had at least ten meals that rocked my world.

Yeah, that's not been my experience. Its been maybe a coin flip, and that's when staying relatively close to cuisines I'm already comfortable with.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Yeah. I get that. I was exactly the same way for decades. My wife broke me out of that habit because she loves trying new foods. I'm still nowhere near as adventurous as she is, but I'm a lot more open to trying new things.

One trick I've found is you try another culture's version of a thing you like first. You dig sandwiches and want to try Vietnamese food, have a banh mi. Crusty baguette. Meat of your choice, usually some kind of glazed chicken. Pickled veg. A bit of butter or mayo. Cilantro. A splash of soy sauce or similar. Lots of optional things besides. Literally the best sandwich I've ever had. And I love sandwiches.

But yeah, people like what they like.

Well, you have to understand it doesn't help that even a lot of what's considered American food I don't much like. As an example, I'm hard pressed to name a condiment I like unless you count butter (or maybe some salsas). No mayo, no mustard, no relish--none of it. I hate lettuce. I can sometimes enjoy onions in things, but as a sandwich topping its right out.

So there's a very good chance that if I'm not, essentially, deconstructing the food I'm offered, it'll include one or more components I actively dislike. This doesn't mean there's no chance I'll like anything afield of my normal consumption, but I need to know a lot about it before leaping into it.

I'm actually much more willing to try something I can try a small sample of, because I'm not left either eating something I really dislike or wasting food (which I have a tic about; I write it off to having been raised by people who went through the Great Depression).

 

[Reynard]

YAS!

I think I talked 'bout it before in this thread ... somewhere in the past, um, 22,000 comments or so ... but I love Ethiopian food. When I lived in LA for a while, I was a frequent visitor to Little Ethiopia.

Unfortunately, it's not like they are as common as sushi, or even (nowadays) Korean.

I also love Korean. My kids are both adopted from there and the only real cultural element we brought into our family is the food.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

I also love Korean. My kids are both adopted from there and the only real cultural element we brought into our family is the food.

I recently elected Korean food as the Best Food in the World!! (until I inevitably change my mind).

Its the tastes of northern China with the presentation and finess of Japanese cuisine! (or, if you like, Japanese food that actualy tastes something!)

 

[payn]

That reminds me to try that Korean fried chicken that is all the rage.

 

[niklinna]

I recently elected Korean food as the Best Food in the World!! (until I inevitably change my mind).

Its the tastes of northern China with the presentation and finess of Japanese cuisine! (or, if you like, Japanese food that actualy tastes something!)

Korean wins just for having created gochujang. It's what Sriracha wishes it could be.

 

[Maxperson]

 

[overgeeked]

All game rules push a particular playstyle on the participants. That's the nature of rules. It's literally what they do and what they're for. They mold and shape the game. The differences between hockey and basketball are because of the rules.

 

[Thomas Shey]

All game rules push a particular playstyle on the participants. That's the nature of rules. It's literally what they do and what they're for. They mold and shape the game. The differences between hockey and basketball are because of the rules.

I don't disagree with that, though I think the more rules toggles a rules set has (and is serious about people using) potentially the wider a playstyle it supports. Doesn't mean it can get away from whatever its core design supports, though.