Yes, I know it's pathetic. Some things I just know I'm not going to like! For example, steak.
I bet you're looking at this picture going "mmmm.... oooh steak.... I'm hungry." But I see this picture and I go "Bleurgh! Urgh!!! Eeee!".
When I've worked up the courage... I will be trying steak. But for the time being, let's get started.
Here's a picture.
I'm not going to lie, my housemate cooked it. If I attempted to cook anything like this, either:
a) I would burn the house down. And my landlord would probably take away our deposits.
OR
b) I'd give myself food poisoning - as I don't cook meat unless it's been processed. Very processed.
I know what you're all thinking. Did I eat it? Well..... kind of. I tried, honestly I really tried but I could feel the fat in my mouth and it really put me off. I think the whole reason that I'm not a fan of meat is due to the fattiness of it, like when I have bacon (no, really. I like bacon) It has to be black. Like, I burn it so it's as crispy as possible. When I bite into a bacon butty, you can pretty much hear my teeth cracking.
But back to the lamb. The taste itself is really nice! It's just the texture. It felt like I was chewing an old boot. But, I swallowed a bit and I think that counts.
In conclusion, the first day of trying new things was a kind of success.
I think I'm going to regret this.... but if anyone has any realistic suggestions for what I could try over the next few weeks, you can comment below and I genuinely will try to get through them.
...what have I got myself into?
I think you need to try crab or lobster, spicy curries, paella, pate, hoisin duck, spare ribs, and STEAK :D
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to beef I'm the same. I like it well done because I was brought up thinking if meat is still pink it's not cooked and if I eat it I'll die a painful death.... or something along those lines. That's the product of all meat as a child being sausages and burgers with the occasional roast chicken white as chalk. Then there's the blood that oozes. Even though I understand it's myoglobin not blood it puts me off. As for lamp chops I can't stand them, or any meat that comes with a ring of fat no matter how much people tell me it's flavoursome. I only want that texture on a gummy bear thank you. It's strange because I've never thought of myself as a picky eater, and I suppose it is only when it comes to meat and in comparison to my brother and mother I'm practically a world gourmand. I've even experimented on my Mum. If you offer her a something new without telling her what it is, or downplaying the new flavour she'll try it and nine times out of ten like it, but if you tell her what it is before hand she'll pull a face before it's touched her tongue. It's a question of how much our preconceptions effect our taste buds I suppose. The perfect example would be the fat on lamp chops. I like the texture in gummy bears, and occasionally with a savoury pie the pastry can approach the same chewy density so is it the taste putting me off or the connotations of fat, unhealthy, cigarette packet pickets of blocked hearts, concealed grease in the bottom of bins, that is predetermining what I'll experience? Sorry, rambling. :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic comment Chris! I know exactly what you mean. Pretty much all my preconceptions are meat related, I don't want a dicky tummy :( haha fantastic comment though, definitely going to put a few of these ideas in one of my next blogs! xxxx
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