They should film that story and show it every Christmas.

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Susan W. - Jan 19, 2015 2:58:25 pm PST #16173 of 30000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

If I'd known what lamb fries were before tasting them, I doubt I would've been willing to. They're...surprisingly like chicken nuggets, though with a softer, less meaty texture.


Hil R. - Jan 19, 2015 2:58:33 pm PST #16174 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Is there another word for "ethnic" food that I wouldn't have to put in quote marks?

International? Or, just specify the ethnicities in question -- Greek food and Peruvian food are pretty different.


erikaj - Jan 19, 2015 2:59:14 pm PST #16175 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

This conversation reminds me of how ita teased me once because I freaked out about eating goat."How is that different from the meat you eat?" she asked. Still can't explain why it felt different, but I'm thinking of eating some in tribute.Either I'll think it's great, and she'd like being right, or possibly, my discomfort would be amusing. I hope it's not like deer, though. do not like. I asked my mom the other day if I tell them why, would some restaurant give a sample of goat? Cause it would be like me to order it with good intentions and end up with a leftover nobody wants.


Dana - Jan 19, 2015 3:00:02 pm PST #16176 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Kids vs. Food: Cow Tongue

In the latest one, they had the kids eat escargot.


EpicTangent - Jan 19, 2015 3:01:41 pm PST #16177 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

If you've got Indian Buffet anywhere near you - that was how I sampled goat. (I'm not a fan) But then still had lovely chicken tikka and some kind of curry, so no loss.


Kate P. - Jan 19, 2015 3:02:11 pm PST #16178 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I was a super picky kid (who has grown into a more adventurous eater as an adult, of course) so it's not so much that I'm worried Rose will eat nothing but PB&Js for the rest of her life. But I remember some epic battles over food with my mom when I was a kid, which I really want to avoid with my own kids, so more than anything, my goal is for all of us to be fairly relaxed about food. The Ellyn Satter approach works pretty well for us so far.


erikaj - Jan 19, 2015 3:02:15 pm PST #16179 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

Zenkitty, my family ate like that, too. If my mom hadn't had a second husband, I might never have found my palate. He put us through a lot, but I owe him too.ETA: Good thought, Epic. Also, I found that Caribbean restaurants have sprung up all over around here...I should find some things I like.


P.M. Marc - Jan 19, 2015 3:02:56 pm PST #16180 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Lilly won't eat spicy food, where the definition of spicy appears to include "was once in the same room as a pepper, maybe."

On the other hand, stick pretty much any Japanese food in front of her, and she'll chow the fuck down.


msbelle - Jan 19, 2015 3:02:58 pm PST #16181 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Jesse had the goat when we met Heather and India for Carribean food yesterday.


Zenkitty - Jan 19, 2015 3:04:57 pm PST #16182 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

If I'm talking about all of them, I can't specify a single one, though; that's what I meant. I've traveled a lot with adventurous companions, and I have an older sister who was determined to make up for me growing up in Hillbilly Land; I have eaten All the Ethnic Food. International might work. "I've tried a wide range of international foods"?