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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 24, 2020 10:47:39 GMT
I don't mean regional, I mean other people ate it where you were but you never even saw it.
For me, mac & cheese. First time it was served to me I was in college, invited to a friend's in Fenton, Michigan over Thanksgiving. I just stared at it and wouldn't even try it. That night I was starving and got my friend to give me some peanut butter. Creamy yellow foods still creep me out.
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 24, 2020 14:45:18 GMT
I don't mean regional, I mean other people ate it where you were but you never even saw it. For me, mac & cheese. First time it was served to me I was in college, invited to a friend's in Fenton, Michigan over Thanksgiving. I just stared at it and wouldn't even try it. That night I was starving and got my friend to give me some peanut butter. Creamy yellow foods oil still creep me out. I had mac n cheese at elementary school. Also tacos. Grilled cheese sandwiches. Cole slaw. Green salads. My mom cooked Portuguese style. All these 'American' foods I learned about at school. In junior high I had an Italian friend. Her mom introduced me to lasagna, pizza, ravioli, garlic bread, spaghetti But I knew about linguica, kale soup, fish etc Nj my husband adores creamy foods. I find them bland |
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Post by Sarge on Aug 24, 2020 19:38:25 GMT
Nachos and salsa. I was about 20 first time I had salsa with corn chips (late 80s), didn't know how to eat it. It was later than that before I had nachos with cheese. Also sushi, teriyaki, crab, salmon, steak less than well done.
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Aug 24, 2020 19:43:17 GMT
I had never heard of kale growing up, but now its everywhere. I do not like it and won't eat it.
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Post by divtal on Aug 24, 2020 20:06:10 GMT
My father hated liver. My mother liked it, but was put off at cooking it. I think that I was in high school, eating at a friend's house, when I first tasted it ... and loved it.
Now, chicken liver, with bacon and onions, is what I cook most often. I love Calf liver, but tend to order that when it's available on a menu.
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Post by GoodbyePorkPieHat on Aug 24, 2020 20:26:45 GMT
I was in my thirties when I first ate grits - a vague memory of somewhere in the South. I was in my fifties before I first cooked any, and I don't know anyone else IRL, family included, who has.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Aug 24, 2020 21:11:17 GMT
grits, kidneys (I won't touch either)
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Aug 25, 2020 1:24:41 GMT
tuna salad
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Post by deembastille on Aug 25, 2020 17:14:35 GMT
Sloppy joes. My father didn't like messy food. Same with Mexican.
Basically we are what he ate. Or whatever my mother was able to stretch for the week. Had Italian at least three nights a week.
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Post by deembastille on Aug 25, 2020 17:16:05 GMT
Sloppy joes. My father didn't like messy food. Same with Mexican.
Basically we are what he ate. Or whatever my mother was able to stretch for the week. Had Italian at least three nights a week.
Fancy foods and I don't mean caviar. Try devilled eggs.
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 25, 2020 18:09:44 GMT
Sloppy joes. My father didn't like messy food. Same with Mexican. Basically we are what he ate. Or whatever my mother was able to stretch for the week. Had Italian at least three nights a week. Lol, sloppy joes was one of my dad's staples to make-except grilling. He would make that, extra spicy-then any leftovers my mom would make into a biscuit pie, freeze it. Then the next week we would have that one night. My dad ate everything-that wasn't too good for his health though.....
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Post by llanwydd on Aug 25, 2020 18:37:16 GMT
Fish tacos. Popular all over America but I have never even seen one.
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 25, 2020 18:48:26 GMT
Fish tacos. Popular all over America but I have never even seen one. I never had them either llan Nor shrimp tacos. I love those, too! |
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Post by Sarge on Aug 26, 2020 18:18:05 GMT
Fish tacos. Popular all over America but I have never even seen one. I made fish tacos at home after hearing so much about them, delicious actually. |
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 26, 2020 19:58:12 GMT
I was in my thirties when I first ate grits - a vague memory of somewhere in the South. I was in my fifties before I first cooked any, and I don't know anyone else IRL, family included, who has. Same. Never even saw grits until I moved to Texas in my 40s. Same with white gravy. Got served it in a cup and thought it might be clam chowder. I asked what it was and they looked at me like I was nuts. |
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 26, 2020 20:09:15 GMT
I was in my thirties when I first ate grits - a vague memory of somewhere in the South. I was in my fifties before I first cooked any, and I don't know anyone else IRL, family included, who has. Same. Never even saw grits until I moved to Texas in my 40s. Same with white gravy. Got served it in a cup and thought it might be clam chowder. I asked what it was and they looked at me like I was nuts. CLAP We had the white gravy experience too! Good laugh! |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 26, 2020 20:27:00 GMT
I was in my thirties when I first ate grits - a vague memory of somewhere in the South.
Probably about the same for me. I remember asking the server what grits were (I knew the word but wasn't quite sure what it meant) and she showed it to me. I said "No, I meant what are they made of". She didn't know, so she asked the cook, who didn't know either. I am pretty sure that was at a Waffle House.
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 26, 2020 21:06:08 GMT
I was in my thirties when I first ate grits - a vague memory of somewhere in the South. Probably about the same for me. I remember asking the server what grits were (I knew the word but wasn't quite sure what it meant) and she showed it to me. I said "No, I meant what are they made of". She didn't know, so she asked the cook, who didn't know either. I am pretty sure that was at a Waffle House. Feijoada? |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Aug 26, 2020 21:11:41 GMT
Probably about the same for me. I remember asking the server what grits were (I knew the word but wasn't quite sure what it meant) and she showed it to me. I said "No, I meant what are they made of". She didn't know, so she asked the cook, who didn't know either. I am pretty sure that was at a Waffle House. Feijoada? Any day!
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 26, 2020 22:26:14 GMT
Muito bem! I had a Brazilian professor at UCBerkeley. He invited us to his home for feijoada. It was good. Different from the beans my Azorian grandma made |
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