Peculiar Foods
So the other day, whilst i was sitting outside with my family eating a dinner of carne asada with a side of salad and corn - i observed something... something quite peculiar.
I came this revelation immediately following the skewering of the sides of my corn cob with the little corn cob skewers, and raised it to my mouth to undertake in the consuming of the first bite. My teeth sunk in to the raw little kernels, and my cob returned this rather barbaric favor [if you are talking in terms of personification] with a surge of juice right up the fragile corridors of my naval passageway.
...it squirted juice up my nose
i found this to be quite a harmonious mix of oddity and hilarity, considering this was the first time, since approximately 2nd grade, that i actually ate the corn from the cob instead of just cutting it off and taking my time at it.
it made me laugh.
out loud.
i decided therefore to compile a list of all the uncanny characteristics of various food items.
1. On the subject of corn... isn't it ridiculous how simple watching a movie with a little snack could leave you with kernels stuck in the back of your mouth, right behind those back to molars where its just far enough that if you reach... you know you are gonna puke? You sit there for a few minutes nonchalantly trying to retrieve the morsel, always with the same unsuccessful results... then a few hours later - you feel something move and find it sitting on the tip of your tongue. Ridiculous.
2. Its funny to me how blow-pops will completely change the colour of your tongue... whereas plain tootsie pops barely do more then grace your taste-buds with a simple mix of chocolate and flavored sugar. I at a blow-pop on Wednesday after school, and at least a good forty-five minutes later, my mom walked in the room and freaked out to see that my mouth had under a dramatic change in skin tone. That ever happen with a tootsie-pop? Doubt it.
3. Isn't it weird how you can totally taste the difference with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich between the top and the bottom of the sandwich on on the first bite? As strange as it is, people completely do have a preference - i have witnessed first hand friends at lunch taking a bite, swallowing with a look of confusion, then investigating their sandwich to see if anything has changed... only to have their superstitions confirmed when they realize that the jelly was on the wrong side. I have found an easy solution to this problem that also keeps your bread from getting to squishy - you put peanut butter on both slices and jelly in the middle. Consistency is key with PB&J.
4. Algebraically speaking: asparagus + urine = death.
5. Does anyone else think its silly that God made the artichoke with only a tiny bit of consumability at the base of each leaf? You basically eat the whole thing to get to the heart - which then you have to basically perform a triple bypass in scraping off the little bristles even to take a bite. Artichokes are the most complicated food ever.
6. "i just like the fact that grapes are about the funnest food to eat." - Like St. Hilaire
Luke, I concur - grapes are extremely fun to eat. Especially when you through them way up in the air and catch em in your mouth. Or, have you ever peeled of the skin? The inside looks crazy!
I'm sure i will consecutively be adding on to this list as time goes by - but tell me,
what do you find curious in regards to food?
it made me laugh.
out loud.
i decided therefore to compile a list of all the uncanny characteristics of various food items.
1. On the subject of corn... isn't it ridiculous how simple watching a movie with a little snack could leave you with kernels stuck in the back of your mouth, right behind those back to molars where its just far enough that if you reach... you know you are gonna puke? You sit there for a few minutes nonchalantly trying to retrieve the morsel, always with the same unsuccessful results... then a few hours later - you feel something move and find it sitting on the tip of your tongue. Ridiculous.
2. Its funny to me how blow-pops will completely change the colour of your tongue... whereas plain tootsie pops barely do more then grace your taste-buds with a simple mix of chocolate and flavored sugar. I at a blow-pop on Wednesday after school, and at least a good forty-five minutes later, my mom walked in the room and freaked out to see that my mouth had under a dramatic change in skin tone. That ever happen with a tootsie-pop? Doubt it.
3. Isn't it weird how you can totally taste the difference with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich between the top and the bottom of the sandwich on on the first bite? As strange as it is, people completely do have a preference - i have witnessed first hand friends at lunch taking a bite, swallowing with a look of confusion, then investigating their sandwich to see if anything has changed... only to have their superstitions confirmed when they realize that the jelly was on the wrong side. I have found an easy solution to this problem that also keeps your bread from getting to squishy - you put peanut butter on both slices and jelly in the middle. Consistency is key with PB&J.
4. Algebraically speaking: asparagus + urine = death.
5. Does anyone else think its silly that God made the artichoke with only a tiny bit of consumability at the base of each leaf? You basically eat the whole thing to get to the heart - which then you have to basically perform a triple bypass in scraping off the little bristles even to take a bite. Artichokes are the most complicated food ever.
6. "i just like the fact that grapes are about the funnest food to eat." - Like St. Hilaire
Luke, I concur - grapes are extremely fun to eat. Especially when you through them way up in the air and catch em in your mouth. Or, have you ever peeled of the skin? The inside looks crazy!
I'm sure i will consecutively be adding on to this list as time goes by - but tell me,what do you find curious in regards to food?
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2 comments:
i just like the fact that grapes are about the funnest food to eat.
its like God made candies, then made them clumped all together. 2 flavors, but i personally wont touch the purpies
i agree about artichokes, and i never thought about the fact that i become a surgeon when i eat those.
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