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[lady_kishiria]

Today I woke up to find a text message from a very bored electorprince on my phone. I pledged to keep him as entertained as I could, and the topic of the day has been...pork. I can't abide the stuff. I like turkey bacon and ham, but even before my vegetarian years I'd sworn off the pork version as too greasy. I've never liked pork chops or roasts; I find them comparable to eating thick cardboard.

I've been giving the Kaiser his daily pills (he takes prednisone and lysine) in these soft salmon flavoured "Pill Pockets" treats, but they're about 45 cents each and I need three for every time I give him his meds. I thought liverwurst might be the right consistency and taste and price for me to wrap them in. "If he's a true German he'll love it," was what E-prince commented.

He swallowed the proferred bit of liverwurst in one gulp and gave me his "I want more!" look. Due to the sodium content, he can't just have it at will, though. He has other yummies for that.

I decided that out of my friendship to electorprince I'd try it. My response was "UGH!" He said that smacked of intolerance (americanstd said he'd have called me a racist) and I qualified that I didn't like the texture, the initial taste was okay, but the aftertaste was foul. americanstd agrees with me about the aftertaste but that that means "you have to eat it more". "No thanks, man, I'm good," I told him.

E-prince had mentioned having it on a really dark rye bread, but I commented I don't like rye bread. americanstd thinks I'm nuts, but he loves caraway seeds, which is the dominant flavouring in akvavit, the Danish alcoholic beverage of choice. E-prince just said my tastes in food were very "Moorish". That's more than likely it.

For the record, I had a salad for lunch. Dinner will be a fish stir-fry, and I'd do well to start the brown rice for it now, I think.

Comments

[swestrup]

Clearly my Danish roots are showing as I absolutely love dark heavy rye breads and liverwurst is a great thing to spread on them.

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

I am surrounded by Nords, Saxons, and other such creatures. I must have something redolent of garlic and cilantro with a big glass of wine in order to assert myself.

[swestrup]

Well, for what its worth, I love garlic chicken with cilantro and wine as well.

Maybe I just like food.

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

For me there is a definite pattern of my likes and dislikes and they all point to southern Europe or the New World. The lactose intolerance is also a defining factor. >_< I never understood why the Italian menu is so heavy in cheeses when many Italians are lactose intolerant.

[electorprince.livejournal.com]

You just have good taste in associates.

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

I must have something redolent of garlic and cilantro with a big glass of wine in order to assert myself.

Garlic, tomatoes, onions... mmmm.

I share your distaste for anything "wurst".

DV

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

I've never liked
pork chops or roasts; I find them comparable to eating thick
cardboard.

I started liking pork when I discovered it's possible to find pig meat that hasn't had all the life and flavor bred out of it so as to emulate a pig-shaped boneless skinless completely flavorless chicken breast.
And I love a nice dark rye bread with a spread of good quality butter. Yum.

[seki-raku.livejournal.com]

You don't like carnitas!?!?! Oh, you poor, poor woman. :P

Rye bread and liverwurst. MMMmmm. Yes, I am a Saxon through and through. Anything that ends in -wurst or contains a caraway seed is good for me. Really, rye bread is lower in carbs. :P

[garpu.livejournal.com]

Liverwurst I can tolerate only if there's plenty of mustard and thinly-sliced onion to cover the taste. And hot sauce. (Mexican, preferably.)