There are two almost complete strangers in the other part of my apartment. I'm paying them to torment Ozzie.
Natter 57 Varieties
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I don't recall it ever occurring to me that I could have any food other than what was put before me. I was always allowed to skip the things that made me gag, which were pretty much eggs, mashed potatoes and English peas. The mashed potatoes were definitely a texture thing. I still think eggs belong in cake.
I'm surprised to see so many (any!!) people not liking potatoes, mashed or otherwise. My cousin went through a no-potato phase, and we were just agreeing that she was a freak for that! Maybe not so freaky.
My texture issues are TOTALLY texture. Cottage cheese, bleah. Sweet pudding, bleah. Crepes, ok that was a stomach flu aversion. Can't'do flan or custard, hate most gravies. Some yogurts get me gagging.
There is an element of sweet: I don't really do sweets, my downfall is salty crunchy.
But that's really separate from texture. Sweets I avoid. Texture stuff makes me gag.
Right. Your texture spans both sweet and savory, sara.
Gravy is meat juice + cornstarch or flour to thicken.
Thankfully not in the main cuisines I grew up eating.
My mom is one of those who can't eat pudding or flan. Never had a gravy problem, though.
I definitely had texture issues as a kid-- couldn't eat steak because the fat was gross and the chewy muscly-ness was disgusting.
I love custards.
But I also think poutine is the greatest thing ever invented. And have been known to dip Chips Ahoy in Con Queso while having beer.
I love custards that don't taste like egg. But abhor gravy that can resist gravity.
I like meat fat. Chewy, mmm. Heh. And then there is the inexplicable color thing (too many colors FREAK OUT! Too much white FREAK OUT) I contain multitudes!