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I woke up with a headache today, which is never good. Kind of sleepless from about 5am onward, with too much running through my head:
1) Composing one of my flood-relief fics (with actors doing the parts)
2) Boys' boarding school? Something? There was mischief, and I briefly rode a horse (thanks, White Collar)3) Worrying about what our older cat's ( Read more... )
1) Composing one of my flood-relief fics (with actors doing the parts)
2) Boys' boarding school? Something? There was mischief, and I briefly rode a horse (thanks, White Collar)3) Worrying about what our older cat's ( Read more... )
I've never heard anyone mention fresh vs. frozen chicken. Interesting! I can see where the texture might be a different. Since we mostly only cut them up for stir fries and stews at our house, it'll be less noticeable. Also, U.S. chicken is relatively tasteless compared to what other countries offer.
I've heard 'farinaceous' before, though it was used to mean 'starchy' rather than 'mealy' that other time (it means both). I expect you mean mealy, because a lot of people do not like that texture in apples! I definitely don't prefer it, though I'll eat the apple anyway if it tastes good. But I do avoid Roma apples in general, because that's their usual texture.
I always think that anything that makes life more of a "challenge" is something worth trying to overcome. My older sister asked me how I was able to share bites of food with other people once. I told her that around 5th or 6th grade I'd noticed that everyone else did it and it wasn't killing them. So, despite my doctor parents and an upbringing that screamed "Germs! No-no-no!" I decided to... get over it. :0
Textures are kind of like that for me. But for Lauren? God, PB and jam is inedible because there is jam on the sandwich. No matter how hungry she is! :0
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Mealy... Now that was much easier word. LOL
I used to be like that about butter. I wouldn't eat a sandwich if butter had touched it. In recent years I've come to realize that I have no problems with 'real' butter, but I still don't eat anything that has been touched by a light/low-fat version. (I don't eat light or low-fat products at all. It's both a texture and taste thing.)
I also didn't eat cheese, or ham, or jam, or paté. I eat all of those things today.
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In fact, she loves hamburgers but I don't see how when all she'll put on them is ketchup. No mustard, no lettuce, no pickles-- zippo!
I eat a lot of low-fat things (I prefer them), but apart from butter... I will tend to shun things that are fatty/greasy. Gravy, for instance, is an abomination to me!
I also didn't eat cheese, or ham, or jam, or paté.
With those first two, I'm surprised they didn't throw you out of Sweden. Practically sacrilege!
Thank goodness you can tolerate them now. So, I see that Lauren's weirdness with jam is not all that strange among people with texture issues. I can see jelly being disliked, but not so much jam (unless you hate seeds).
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I don't like jelly much (it's rubbery and mostly just sugary), but I do love jam.
But several people here are commenting about its texture, so I guess it's much like other 'slimy' (I'm guessing) things for people who don't like that.
It's all an education, definitely!
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