Whatcha Eatin'?

[Idlewilde]

yes they are, a bit like a donut only straight, they're alright but nothing spectacular Black Forest Cake is my favourite dessert, I really don't like cake (I know I'm strange) but there's an exception to almost every rule in life.

I'd say so too, they taste a little greasy for me. What does the cake contain?

[RelentlessOblivion]

cream, chocolate, cherry, sponge base and some other things relating to the chocolate and cherry I can never remember, it's funny though because I don't generally like cherries

[Idlewilde]

Once I drank a hot chocolate that was called Black Forest and I really liked it, however it's very sweet so I need to be hungry for it. SOmetimes the combinations of some ingredients taste better for people than the ingredients alone, that's the talent of cooking actually.We mentioned avocado, I can't think of a person that would eat it alone but as an ingredient it can be really nice. On the other side adding some ingredient in a meal can completely ruin it for me, like broccoli. I like it a lot when they're just slightly steamed with cheese &garlic sauce, however when they really boil it and put it in soups, spaghetti, lasagna....ewwww. it ruins the meal for me.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I'm much the same actually I find that when certain things are added to a dish that just ruins the delicate balance of flavours, or when too much of something is added. Ginger is a good example of something that you don't want to add too much of to a dish because it ruins the flavour completely.

[Idlewilde]

I'm sorta disgusted of ginger for this same reason, I added it to a plate where I souldn't have...afterwards I pretty much avoid it.

[RelentlessOblivion]

ginger is great when you use just the right amount and in the right way it adds a good deal to stir fries and curries, it's used a lot in thai cooking for example.

[Parker]

I dig ginger, but one time I tried chocolate covered ginger and it was absolutely disgusting. Still, I didn't let that experience ruin ginger for me.

[RelentlessOblivion]

that sounds rank, who could possibly think a combination of ginger and chocolate could be anything but disgusting, seriously WTF?

[Vanessa M Stokes]

I actually quite like chocolate covered ginger....Each to their own I guess.

[Idlewilde]

my sister likes peaches&abricots with mayo. So don't be surprised, people have bizarre tastes. I like to eat my dessert first

[RelentlessOblivion]

I don't have any weird querks when it comes to food though I do like to try different meats whenever I can so as well as the normal stuff like beef, lamb, chicken, turkey etc I've also tried duck, camel, venison, kangaroo, wallaby (much the same as kangaroo), emu, crocodile, goat, rabbit, boar and quail

[Idlewilde]

nooo....no rabbit. I have a pet rabbit Actually I don't mind eating meat out of any sort of animal. I never got this-"eww that's horse meat I can't eat it". But when I have it currently as a pet it sort of turns me down. So no dogs, cats or rabbits for me:D

[RelentlessOblivion]

I think it comes back to the idea of what animals we view as pets as opposed to animals we view as food

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Re: favourite food/drinks/restuarants Aww :3 i'm at my aunt Irene's house right now, she has cats and they are adorable;

[Idlewilde]

I think it comes back to the idea of what animals we view as pets as opposed to animals we view as food

yes of course however I have these thoughts only when I currently have that animal as a pet. For example, I had a turtle but I would eat turtle now. On the other hand I really don't eat a lot of meat, and I almost never buy it as an ingredient for cooking, so if I eat it it's out.

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Re: favourite food/drinks/restuarants

my sister likes peaches&abricots with mayo. So don't be surprised' date=' people have bizarre tastes.[/quote'] Sorry but mayonaisse makes me feel quite uneasy, so do eggs, just the smell really puts me off, I have tried both and I can't stand either of them xP

[Idlewilde]

well you don't have to like it Dave. That's why there are various types of food

[BlutAusNerd]

Sorry but mayonaisse makes me feel quite uneasy' date=' so do eggs, just the smell really puts me off, I have tried both and I can't stand either of them xP[/quote'] I don't like mayonnaise either, never have. I don't mind some spicy mayo on my sushi rolls, but that's about as far as it usually goes. I didn't like eggs when I was a kid, but I love them now, I eat at least 2 each day. Good stuff, and good for you too.

[Jonnymetal]

I love meat. I take fairly good care of myself and eat pretty well, but theres nothin' like suckin' down a huge steak or a burger and a butt a the same time! Man was made to eat meat \m/

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: favourite food/drinks/restuarants

I love meat. I take fairly good care of myself and eat pretty well' date=' but theres nothin' like suckin' down a huge steak or a burger and a butt a the same time! Man was made to eat meat \m/[/quote'] It frightens me that people think that eating meat and eating healthy aren't the same thing. No reason to call it a guilty pleasure, meat is part of our natural diet, and in addition to being delicious is good for overall wellness. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[RelentlessOblivion]

Exactly, there is a reason why most vegetarians and vegans need to take vitamin supplements, they need to substitute what they aren't getting from meat. The human race is perfectly suited to the life of an omnivore and the healthiest diet is a balanced one.

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: favourite food/drinks/restuarants I saw a graph that showed average life expectancies for people based on diet. Vegans with no meat in their diet and carnivores with no vegetables and fruits in their diet were at the low end. The most omnivorous in the study lived longer on average, a few years over those leaning too far to one side. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[Parker]

I have a friend who is vegan, he's way more healthy than me. In the U.S. all the meat is from animals raised in appalling conditions, treated horribly, and often sick. I envy my friend. There are ethical reasons to not eat meat. I'll never be a vegetarian,but I respect them.

[Idlewilde]

It frightens me that people think that eating meat and eating healthy aren't the same thing. No reason to call it a guilty pleasure, meat is part of our natural diet, and in addition to being delicious is good for overall wellness. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

It is a hard to discuss subject but I'm with you here. I used to be vegetarian but it made me sick, even if I was trying to replace meat with other stuff. I think it's good for you as long as you eat various types of food and meat is just one of them. I believe that stuffing yourself with meat is as unhealthy as vegetarian diet, not that one single example prooves my point but I used to know a guy who thought meat is the only food worth eating and vegetables are just a supplement for burgers, and he used to be sick every month. I eat meat 2-3 times a week usually on lunch and I feel great this way.

[BlutAusNerd]

I have a friend who is vegan' date=' he's way more healthy than me. In the U.S. all the meat is from animals raised in appalling conditions, treated horribly, and often sick. I envy my friend. There are ethical reasons to not eat meat. I'll never be a vegetarian,but I respect them.[/quote'] Not all meat is factory meat, but the majority of what you'll get from larger grocers and fast food/chain restaurants does meet this criteria. While I'm not as appalled by the ethical side of it as many others, I still take issue with the treatment of these animals, and not just because of the condition to the animals. Their suffering tends to come through in the final product, as there is definitely a noticeable difference in taste and texture between factory meat and free range meat. Interestingly enough, the highest quality beef in the world, wagyu/kobe beef, is made in Japan. The farmers feed the cattle beer and massage them, in addition to letting them roam free and do what they please. The better life the animal leads, the better they taste. However, this isn't something that you can escape by resorting to veganism, especially in this country. Monsanto now controls 90% of the seed market in the US, meaning that 90% of the food on the market is grown from genetically modified seeds. These seeds are genetically modified to grow in less than favorable conditions, meaning it doesn't need to pull a bunch of nutrients from the soil that aren't there to grow. If it doesn't pull them, it doesn't have them, so these vegetables are essentially nutritionally empty, and when you figure that you're missing out on all kinds of minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids from skipping over meat, vegans really don't have it that good. Just as much, if not more of our produce could be called factory food, which doesn't make it much different from our meat.