It's an interesting book -- he's mainly using food as a way to explain his upbringing and heritage, which is sort of cool in a way. He rambles a lot. And I'm beginning to think the idea of a cooking gene may be tongue firmly in cheek. (I'm about 19% of the way through. I'm skimming a lot. He's repetitive.)
I can't eat bell peppers -- they kill my stomach. Apparently inflamatory? I also share your dislike of green bell peppers. My mother often would do stuffed green bell peppers and I hated it. I'd eat around the pepper. I like the sweeter ones, that aren't cooked, in salad, but alas, they don't like me.
I like adding pepper to a dish -- prefer it to salt. So I get that. But I'm also into spices. (Much to my own chagrin, since my stomach would prefer I refrain.)
I tend to agree though...everyone's taste is different. What some people love others hate. I despise "down home" traditional American cooking -- such as casseroles, jello mold salads, mashed potatoes, baked beans, gravy, etc. Possibly because I'm ceiliac and had no clue -- so a lot of this had flour in it and my stomach hated it. (I don't know, I did love bread and miss it.) I'm not really a fan of most Southern cooking, too much grease, and I don't like nor can I eat fried foods. Collard Greens are disgusting in my opinion. And I despise cooked spinach. Brussel sprouts? Depends on how they are cooked. They are hard to cook well, apparently. And ...Okra, eh, no.
I'd describe myself as a bit of a foodie, who likes to experiment in the kitchen. And is getting rather bored of what I'm eating -- because no gas, means no gas oven or stove, just a hot pad, a tiny grill and a microwave. Sigh. Could be worse.
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Date: 2019-08-15 11:24 pm (UTC)And I'm beginning to think the idea of a cooking gene may be tongue firmly in cheek. (I'm about 19% of the way through. I'm skimming a lot. He's repetitive.)
I can't eat bell peppers -- they kill my stomach. Apparently inflamatory? I also share your dislike of green bell peppers. My mother often would do stuffed green bell peppers and I hated it. I'd eat around the pepper. I like the sweeter ones, that aren't cooked, in salad, but alas, they don't like me.
I like adding pepper to a dish -- prefer it to salt. So I get that. But I'm also into spices. (Much to my own chagrin, since my stomach would prefer I refrain.)
I tend to agree though...everyone's taste is different. What some people love others hate. I despise "down home" traditional American cooking -- such as casseroles, jello mold salads, mashed potatoes, baked beans, gravy, etc. Possibly because I'm ceiliac and had no clue -- so a lot of this had flour in it and my stomach hated it. (I don't know, I did love bread and miss it.) I'm not really a fan of most Southern cooking, too much grease, and I don't like nor can I eat fried foods. Collard Greens are disgusting in my opinion. And I despise cooked spinach. Brussel sprouts? Depends on how they are cooked. They are hard to cook well, apparently. And ...Okra, eh, no.
I'd describe myself as a bit of a foodie, who likes to experiment in the kitchen. And is getting rather bored of what I'm eating -- because no gas, means no gas oven or stove, just a hot pad, a tiny grill and a microwave. Sigh. Could be worse.