What are you eating?

[Buffalobiian]

I think I've had the opposite development.
Over the years, it seems that my tastes develop into more and more precision, hence I've had to lower the strong spices levels to enjoy a meal.

Mine's opposite to yours.

I don't think I can differentiate the differences in taste as well as I used to when I was little. I personally don't think my tolerance for hot foods has changed over the years, but those around me seem to think so, so perhaps it's been too gradual a change for me to notice. To me it seems they're actually going backwards on the hotness scale.

I don't have to add more spice to foods to enjoy them though. The only other change (besides increasing heat tolerance) is that I tend to prefer my food (noodle broths, pizza etc) saltier than my family members.

3 weeks ago, I found a little restaurant run by a french guy and his Korean wife.
Very simple menus, maybe a tad expensive for the quantity and the place.
But their Jiaozi are just exceptionnal. I was so surprised the first time I immediately re-ordered some after finishing the very first one. I don't remember ever having such a positive reaction.

Were they of the steamed/boiled or fried variety? I prefer steamed over fried as it retains its flavour a lot better, while the fried-only variety is too oily and masks the taste.

Around a year ago however, I encountered a method where they are lightly fried before being cooked in 1.5cm of flavoured stock (usually chicken). It combines the previous methods quite nicely - retaining much of its original flavour plus the caramelised aroma of pan-fried pastry.

The restaurant that did that actually sold them as "steamed" dumplings, funnily enough. I think their "fried" variety was actually "deep fried"...

[David75]

I liked the Steamed version.
The grilled ones were far less tasty, enjoying.

It's funny though how tastes evoluate amongst people.
I guess in my case, it might be related to my dairy products problem that had me check everything down to cooking techniques. With my knowledge progressing, I might have been able to further select restaurants, dishes and so on, and started using specific neural connections to analyse what I eat
Yay for brain connection plasticity

[Animeniax]

Fell in love with the line of salsas from Stonewall Kitchens (available at HEB). At $6.29 for a 16 oz. bottle, they're pricey but the best salsa you will ever dip a chip into.

[fahoumh]

I finally tried for the first time an authentic Chicago deep-dish pizza from Giordano's this past weekend when I was visiting my uncle in Chicago. I tried the sausage and the vegetarian pizzas and they were pretty good....but I was honestly a little disappointed since it wasn't the "most amazing pizza" ever that I was led to believe by all the hype.

[Buffalobiian]

3x420g of tinned spaghetti at least one meal a day, five days a week. A cheap ($3.25 AUD) and filling meal. It's pretty good in terms of carbs and protein (about half of what I need daily) and is low in fat. Problem is that it's probably devoid of any other nutrients, and contains 180% RDI of sodium.

Guess I'll look out for a reduced-salt version next time or see if there are better alternatives. It's sustainable financially but probably not health-wise.

[shinta|hikari]

Bintoro Nigirizushi aka White Albacore Tuna nigirisushi.

Probably the 2nd best sushi I've had yet. The best one was the Aburi (partially cooked, in this case blowtorched) Shake Nigirizushi. I generally dislike tuna sushi (while I love it in tartare and the like), but this one was sublime. The texture was soft and creamy, while the flavour was very delicate. If you like the texture of Salmon but are not fond of the distinctly salmon flavor, this is a great choice at the sushi bar.

I also tried Hokkigai nigirizushi or Surf Clam nigirizushi, but that was a bit disappointing. The texture was a bit chewy, which is fine, but the taste was pretty bland and it felt dry. It really did not have much going for it. It wasn't bad, just not good compared to the Bintoro.

[Buffalobiian]

Buffalobiian thinks he's suffering from overeating.

Today's ingestion:

-1 bowl of cereal
-1 can of ravioli (~420g)
-1 box of steamed rice with tofu, mince, cucumber, chinese mushrooms and carrot
-1 can of beef, beans and chilli to go with leftover rice
-2 packets of instant noodles with 4 slices of ham

I would have had a hamburger too, but the store was closing. Then I visited the pizza joint as a backup, but they would have taken too long and made me miss my bus.

When I eat over my capacity, I start getting hungry as soon as the foodstuff is a little bit under. Gotta stop this vicious cycle before it has visible effects.

[Dark Dragon]

When you overeat you're actually conditioning your body to naturally eat more food than you're normally used to. I did it by accident a few years back and gained quite a bit of weight. I had to reconditioned myself and exercised a lot to get back to normal.

[Kraco]

If you intend to eat a lot, at least you should eat some real food and not industrial carbage all the time.

[shinta|hikari]

I noticed that everything Buff eats comes straight out of a can, a box or a plastic packet.

[Buffalobiian]

I noticed that everything Buff eats comes straight out of a can, a box or a plastic packet.

Yeah, pretty much what happened today.

Misread when I was meant to work, so I bolted out of the house in the morning (and the manager who was meant to come so I could have a break never turned up) and I ended up having breakfast/lunch/dinner at around 8pm.

That consisted of:

-1 ham/tomato/lettuce/cheese sandwich (from a box)
-1 can of peppered steak with onion
-1 can of chilli beef/beans

Just came home, and am about to have 1 packets of noodles.

I actually reconditioned myself successfully yesterday, but broke it today just because I felt like it (and not because I felt hungry).

[KitKat]

I cooked with quinoa for the first time this week. Of course, seeing as it was something new to me, I had to go research it and found out via wikipedia some very interesting things:

• It's not a true grain, being more closely related to beets or tumbleweed
• The Incas held it to be sacred
• Contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans, making it an unusually complete protein source among plant foods
• It has a bitter red coating which protects it from birds and other predators, but can be washed off to make it tasty people-food. Incidentally, this coating can be used as laundry detergent or an antiseptic for injuries
• Germinating the seeds in water only takes 2-4 hours and enhances their nutritional content
• It is delicious

I made a curry with quinoa and red lentils, and stirred in some kale and sprinkled chopped cilantro on top. I think it was the most awesomely healthy dish I have ever cooked in my entire life. Like a space-age superfood.

[shinta|hikari]

The Incan curse shall be upon you soon. I hope that the taste was worth it though.

[fahoumh]

KitKat, I also had quinoa for the first time a couple of weeks ago in a salad and was actually quite delicious. I'll have to remember to get the recipe from my friend.

EDIT: I think this is the recipe, except I don't recall having any peas or onions.

[Buffalobiian]

I was walking around the supermarket looking for dinner today, and decided on buying a roast chicken since it was marked down fro 10$ to about 7$.

I don't know what was harder, eating the whole chicken or eating it in 20 minutes.

But I felt shit afterwards...

.. and it all went out the rear end 30 minutes later.


Wise Words: don't eat a whole chicken. It's bad for you.



edit:

I noticed that everything Buff eats comes straight out of a can, a box or a plastic packet.

Just so you know shinta, this chicken was also eaten from a plastic bag.

[Animeniax]

Are you going for records like this fata$$?

[shinta|hikari]

@Buff - Why not try cooking once in a while? It is better for your health, and just about as expensive (maybe cheaper) if you store leftovers.

[Buffalobiian]

Are you going for records like this fata$$?

I can probably out-do him I reckon (in terms of speed @ 40 rolls), though I have no idea what these pizza rolls are like, so it's an unsupported opinion.

@shinta: if I was any good at it or could summon the effort to do so, I might consider it. It's a nasty spiral though.. lack of effort -> no skills -> no want to put effort in -> lack of effort...

And even then, yeah, I had considered cooking - but only foods that would let me cook a whole batch and eat it for like.. a week. I do get some healthier foods regularly, I just haven't been reporting it. (like sandwiches.. I don't think any sandwich can get better than a chicken and avocado one - though I might lay off chicken for a day or two, lol).

[shinta|hikari]

Japanese Curry is easy. It is the 1st thing they try to teach in anime for a reason. You can make a huge batch, and freeze them in single serving containers. Just don't add potatoes.

[darkshadow]

What a disgusting person D;