You Are What You Eat Meme

I was tagged for this by Noshes Thoughts and Reves.

You Are What You Eat

If you were stuck on an island and could only eat one cuisine (e.g., French, Italian, etc.) for the rest of your life, what would it be? Why?

It would depend on who’s doing the cooking. If  I’m cooking it would be Italian but if there is a restaurant I would hope it was Thai.  Why – because I find cooking Italian easier than Thai but I really love Thai.

What is the most unusual food you've eaten?

I don’t think I’ve eaten anything I would consider unusual. I have eaten crocodile meat, ostrich meat and horse meat which may seem unusual to many people but I just think of them as meat.

What is the most unusual food you've eaten and liked?

When I was about 10 we ate these little pink flowers that grew in the grass outside our school. They obviously weren’t deadly as we are all still here. They had a sweet and sour taste.

What foods will you avoid eating (either because of a dietary choice or allergies or just plain don't like)?

Feet – chicken feet which I’m told are delicious or pigs trotters. I keep picturing the yard and all that poo and the animals or birds walking in it.

Do you cook (and by that, I mean prepare a meal that you'd serve to friends)?

Is the Pope a Catholic? Of course.

If yes, what is your favorite dish to prepare to impress someone?

I don’t cook to impress. I like to cook what ever is in season and always choose the best produce available regardless of the price. I will usually cook slow roasted lamb for overseas guests.

When you go to a restaurant, what's your ordering strategy/preference?

Firstly I like to have a good table. My husband says I’m like a cat moving from table to table until I find the spot I’m happiest in. I have no problem asking the Maitre’ d for a better table if I don’t like the one we have been allocated with. I will peruse the food menu and then the wine menu and usually select a dish to complement the wine I wish to drink.

Have you ever returned a dish or wine to the kitchen at a restaurant? Why?

 Yes, years ago I once returned some deep fried chicken legs which were undercooked. Today I can’t believe I actually ordered deep fried chicken legs. But I was young and slim back then.  At times I’ve told the wait person if I wasn’t impressed with something when they collect the plate. I will also tell them if I was impressed with the meal.

How many cookbooks do you own?

When we moved house I cleaned out a lot of books I felt weren’t worth keeping. I’m not running upstairs to count them so I’m guessing about thirty remain.

What is one food that you wouldn't want to live without?

 Bread. I love bread. I eat it in so many ways. Dipped in oil, with runny cheese, toasted and rubbed with garlic and topped with a slice of ripe tomato,  soaked in eggs, milk and sugar and baked in the oven, scooping up gravy after a stew, with serrano ham and a glass of rustic red, wrapped around a piece of dark chocoalte which has softened in the sun, under a poached egg. The list is endless.

I'm now tagging  Chris  and Beccy .