On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:25:18 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> " > wrote:
>>
>>> I do happen to like the competition shows like Top Chef and Chopped.
>>> Most of what they make, I would never eat as I am really picky. But I
>>> enjoy seeing what people come up with little time, and strange
>>> ingredient combinations.
>>
>> You don't have to be picky to be grossed out by there mystery baskets.
>> The combinations are so off the wall, I feel sorry for the
>> contestants. Definitely not go to programming for me, but if I'm
>> channel flipping and come across them I often stop to watch.
>
>I like the fact that they have foods I have never tried or never heard
>of. It reminds me that I should try new foods more regularly and it
>gives me ideas of what to look for when I'm shopping - Aynthing I have
>not heard of before or have not tried yet.

On any of the cooking shows, I enjoy learning about foods or ethnic
menus that I haven't tried and know nothing about. I'll make a note
of them and something in the future I will plan on adding a new item
to our dinner. I realize now that my mother was always bringing home
something new to try. I never recognized it because my father never
made a stink about anything new and we just ate whatever it was. There
are many foods that I can't find around here or can't afford anymore
that were part of my everyday life.
Janet