wrote:
> >. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> >the rest of you may have to deal with...
>
> My wife's 35-year-old brother is digusting. He still doesn't eat ANY
> vegetables, has to special-order everything (no onions, no pickles, no
> sausage, no this, no that).
>
> On Thanksgiving we made a delicious sage stuffing with apples and
> sausage. His mommy brought along a pot of Stove Top Stuffing so that
> her honey would have something he likes.
>
> GAG!
>
> My wife and I love to cook, we eat a large variety of things, and
> expose our kids (7 and 8) to those things. Yet they remain fussy
> eaters....to the point that more often than not, they go to bed hungry
> because they simply refuse to eat what we make.
>
> We finally got sick of either making 2 meals or making "kid" food.
> Now we make good food that we consider normal fare, and if they don't
> like it, too bad.
>
> When I was a kid my mom NEVER made us something else like chicken
> nuggets or fish sticks just because we "didn't like" what she made.
>
> Side note: Our friends have the opposite problem. They raised their
> kids to eat everything very early on, and now every time they go out
> the kids want lobster and steamed mussels. :-)

My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.

> wrote

> wrote:

>> Side note: Our friends have the opposite problem. They raised their
>> kids to eat everything very early on, and now every time they go out
>> the kids want lobster and steamed mussels. :-)
>
> My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
> dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
> taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
> yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.

I guess they hadn't gotten around to the lesson where you don't
order everything on the menu when someone else is paying?

nancy

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Nancy Young wrote:

>
> > wrote
>
> > wrote:
>
> >> Side note: Our friends have the opposite problem. They raised their
> >> kids to eat everything very early on, and now every time they go out
> >> the kids want lobster and steamed mussels. :-)
> >
> > My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
> > dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
> > taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
> > yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.
>
> I guess they hadn't gotten around to the lesson where you don't
> order everything on the menu when someone else is paying?
>
> nancy

Tee hee hee. Nancy, that was exactly what I was thinking.

I remember when I was a kid my dad teaching me what a host is supposed to
say and what a guest is supposed to listen for in a restaurant setting,
so, that all parties were comfortable with the experience. Those "old
rules" were there for a reason and were so valuable. It made the
difference in a comfortable, pleasant evening and a very strained one.

I don't know if people just don't know these things any more or if they
just don't teach their kids anything any more. When I was dating, back
when dirt was new, very few men of my generation knew the protocols. Then
through the years with business dinners and social functions, men who
should have known these kinds of things, didn't.

I strongly suspect that is what happened to slow dancing, too. "Leading"
actually meant something that no one understands anymore. pity.

Elaine, too

Elaine Parrish wrote:

>
> I remember when I was a kid my dad teaching me what a host is supposed to
> say and what a guest is supposed to listen for in a restaurant setting,
> so, that all parties were comfortable with the experience. Those "old
> rules" were there for a reason and were so valuable. It made the
> difference in a comfortable, pleasant evening and a very strained one.
>
> I don't know if people just don't know these things any more or if they
> just don't teach their kids anything any more. When I was dating, back
> when dirt was new, very few men of my generation knew the protocols.


Sorry, Elaine, but I have never heards of the protocols, either.
I do know enough to pick up clues from hy host's behavior, but please
let us in on your father's teaching--what is a host spupposed to say and
what does it really mean?

gloria p

Nancy Young wrote:
> > wrote
>
> > wrote:
>
> >> Side note: Our friends have the opposite problem. They raised their
> >> kids to eat everything very early on, and now every time they go out
> >> the kids want lobster and steamed mussels. :-)
> >
> > My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
> > dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
> > taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
> > yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.
>
> I guess they hadn't gotten around to the lesson where you don't
> order everything on the menu when someone else is paying?
>
> nancy

He was making sure that they felt free to order whatever they wanted.
Serves him right

The cost really didn't bother him, rather he was shocked I think he was
expecting the Kids Menu hamburger.

wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> wrote
>>
>>
wrote:
>>
>>>>Side note: Our friends have the opposite problem. They raised their
>>>>kids to eat everything very early on, and now every time they go out
>>>>the kids want lobster and steamed mussels. :-)
>>>
>>>My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
>>>dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
>>>taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
>>>yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.
>>
>>I guess they hadn't gotten around to the lesson where you don't
>>order everything on the menu when someone else is paying?
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> He was making sure that they felt free to order whatever they wanted.
> Serves him right
>
> The cost really didn't bother him, rather he was shocked I think he was
> expecting the Kids Menu hamburger.
>

I think it is weird to take people to dinner, offering to pay, at a
restaurant where a lot of the menu items are too expensive and you
expect your guests to somehow know they should order only the less
expensive items. No, guests should not order the most expensive menu
item, but they should be free to order items that are typical for the
place. If the host has a limited budget he should choose the restaurant
accordingly.

Peter

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:36:21 -0500, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> wrote
>>
>> My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
>> dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
>> taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
>> yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.
>
>nancy
>
Our kids were obligated to "try"
everything that my wife cooked.

I remember a visit from relatives....
When suppertime rolled around,
Visiting Dad went out to the local McDonalds,
and brought home a BigMac and fries for their picky eater.

Our kids were ASTOUNDED !! ...eyes big as saucers....
....how come HE gets "McDonalds"??
Years afterward, they still spoke of Cousin Mark
who didn't have to eat carrots.

<rj>

On 16 Jan 2006 08:19:10 -0800, "
> wrote:

> My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
>dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
>taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
>yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.

That would be my kids. The youngest loves sauteed foie gras and
expensive meat cuts, rare (and adult portion, at 7....), the oldest is
a fan of good fish.... And both guys "favorite food" is sushi...

Nathalie in Switzerland

Nathalie Chiva wrote:
>"John_Kane wrote:
>
> > My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
> >dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
> >taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
> >yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.
>
> That would be my kids. The youngest loves sauteed foie gras and
> expensive meat cuts, rare (and adult portion, at 7....), the oldest is
> a fan of good fish.... And both guys "favorite food" is sushi...
>
> Nathalie in Switzerland

Thanks for the heads up, that you didn't raise your kids to have good
manners. And you're proud of this, that explains everything... the
acorn sure doesn't fall far from the tree... pardon me while I puke.

Sheldon

On 17 Jan 2006 09:54:15 -0800, "Sheldon" > wrote:

>
>Nathalie Chiva wrote:
>>"John_Kane wrote:
>>
>> > My sister brought up her kids the same way. This can be a very
>> >dangerous thing for the pocket book. I can remember their great uncle
>> >taking them to dinner and being a bit shocked when the oldest (10-12
>> >yr?) started with escargot and proceeded down the menu from there.
>>
>> That would be my kids. The youngest loves sauteed foie gras and
>> expensive meat cuts, rare (and adult portion, at 7....), the oldest is
>> a fan of good fish.... And both guys "favorite food" is sushi...
>>
>> Nathalie in Switzerland
>
>Thanks for the heads up, that you didn't raise your kids to have good
>manners. And you're proud of this, that explains everything... the
>acorn sure doesn't fall far from the tree... pardon me while I puke.

Puke all you will. They love that kind of stuff because *we* (their
parents) taught them the love of good food. When in a restaurant, they
will say what they want, but if I (or their father) say item X is too
expensive, they won't say a thing and they'll choose something else.

Nathalie in Switzerland

On 2006-01-14, S'mee > wrote:

> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe

Hah!.... When I first glanced at the subject, I though it said
something else.

nb

One time on Usenet, notbob > said:
> On 2006-01-14, S'mee > wrote:

> > I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
>
> Hah!.... When I first glanced at the subject, I though it said
> something else.

You're the second person (at least via my newsfeed) to say that. I
gotta watch my subject headers a bit more closely... ;-)


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Jani wrote:

> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>
> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> the rest of you may have to deal with...

My girlfriend insists that she isn't fussy. I think she is. Here's the list
of things she won't eat: okra, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, any kind of
squash, any Indian or Asian food (except Japanese; for some reason Japanese
food is "acceptable." But Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese foods are
rejected out of hand.), oysters, brussels sprouts, chicken, spicy foods,
cucumbers, and bacon. Oh, and she doesn't like anything to be "too French,"
whatever that means.


Bob

One time on Usenet, "Bob Terwilliger" >
said:
> Jani wrote:

> > But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> > the rest of you may have to deal with...
>
> My girlfriend insists that she isn't fussy. I think she is. Here's the list
> of things she won't eat: okra, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, any kind of
> squash, any Indian or Asian food (except Japanese; for some reason Japanese
> food is "acceptable." But Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese foods are
> rejected out of hand.), oysters, brussels sprouts, chicken, spicy foods,
> cucumbers, and bacon. Oh, and she doesn't like anything to be "too French,"
> whatever that means.

Yeah, not the kind of comment one wants from a girlfriend... ;-)


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

> One time on Usenet, "Bob Terwilliger" >
> said:
> > Jani wrote:
>
> > > But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> > > the rest of you may have to deal with...
> >
> > My girlfriend insists that she isn't fussy. I think she is. Here's the list
> > of things she won't eat: okra, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, any kind of
> > squash, any Indian or Asian food (except Japanese; for some reason Japanese
> > food is "acceptable." But Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese foods are
> > rejected out of hand.), oysters, brussels sprouts, chicken, spicy foods,
> > cucumbers, and bacon. Oh, and she doesn't like anything to be "too French,"
> > whatever that means.
>

Yeah, that's picky.

But... I can kinda relate to the Asian foods. These were dishes that I
just was not familiar with. I was anxious enough to go to the restaurants
the first few times, but I didn't have real good experiences. First of all
I didn't have a clue what to order. I was unfamiliar with the ingredients
listed and had no idea what they tasted like in the combos.

[Sorry, but I still don't get Thai Tea.]

There weren't any "sampler" plate offerings, so I picked one thing and,
generally, wasn't pleasantly surprised. I think of any kind of a
restaurant anywhere - including US based menus - and believe this to be
the case.

What helped me were buffet-style restaurants where I could see things and
taste a bite of this and of that until I got used to the spices and the
combos of flavors. There are lots of things I don't care for, but there
are many that I do. At one dish a visit, it would have taken me awhile to
discover all the things I enjoy.

For anyone introducing someone to a new "food group", consider buffets -
even if the quality isn't quite as good. (and get there at the time they
are gearing up for "rush" when everything is fresh).

Elaine, too

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:39:11 -0600, Elaine Parrish wrote:

> [Sorry, but I still don't get Thai Tea.]

Ohmygod! Hush your mouff. I overdose on it whenever I get the
chance.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, sf wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:39:11 -0600, Elaine Parrish wrote:
>
> > [Sorry, but I still don't get Thai Tea.]
>
> Ohmygod! Hush your mouff. I overdose on it whenever I get the
> chance.
> --
>
> Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.
>

ROTF!

Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> My girlfriend insists that she isn't fussy. I think she is. Here's the list
> of things she won't eat: okra, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, any kind of
> squash, any Indian or Asian food (except Japanese; for some reason Japanese
> food is "acceptable." But Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Vietnamese foods are
> rejected out of hand.), oysters, brussels sprouts, chicken, spicy foods,
> cucumbers, and bacon. Oh, and she doesn't like anything to be "too French,"
> whatever that means.

Some of those are common dislikes, but there are enough of them there that she
fits within the definition of fussy eater. She definitely isn't an adventurous
eater. Odd that fish and squid are not on the list of foods she won't touch.

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:58:56 GMT,
(S'mee) wrote:

>I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
>(which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
>Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
>(DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
>Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>
>Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
>make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
>that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
>the rest of you may have to deal with...
>
>
>--
> Jani in WA (S'mee)
>~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~


I've read a pile of comments and sympathise with many of the posters.
However, the parents who insist their kids eat what they're given
bring back bad childhood memories.

I was the youngest of seven kids in a poor family. My mother was a
very good, plain cook. My father was a stern parent who was feared.
Mealtimes were agony for me. I would not eat any vegetables and he
forced me to sit there till I'd cleaned up my plate. Meanwhile, my
siblings would have finished their dessert and left the table while my
main was almost intact. I still remember putting cold mashed potatoes
in my mouth and gagging and crying at the same time. I often left the
table hungry, I often missed out on dessert, and I almost never gave
in. I never ate many different types of veges till I became an adult.
Even then, in some ways I'm still a fussy (but adventurous) eater.

When I had kids I was determined not to make their mealtimes the
misery mine were. I did not altogether succeed. Both were fussy and I
used to get so stressed I'd have stomach pains trying to get them to
eat, while trying not being like my father.

When they were about 7, things resolved themselves. I said there was
no room in a family for more than one fussy eater, and that person was
going to be me, as I was the boss of the kitchen. "When you are the
boss of the kitchen you can choose what you eat," I explained. "But
I'm going to let each of you nominate one food you absolutely hate and
I will never make you eat it. Everything else you have to try."

So they did. And that's what I did. My son never had to eat tomatoes.
My daughter never had to eat pumpkin. But I also went lightly on the
food I knew they did not like.

Footnote: When I eat at my children's houses (they are now 24 and 25
years old) they threaten to serve me mashed potatoes and say I'll have
to eat it as they are the boss of the kitchen!

Kathy in NZ

(S'mee) wrote in news:dqbe50$q0k8_002
@news.zipcon.net:

>
> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> the rest of you may have to deal with...


I don't eat offal, mushrooms, raw fish or blue vein cheese (though I
haven't tried that for years). Most other things I'll at least try. I
like a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, though of course there are
some I prefer to others, and some I haven't yet tried. I like to try new
things now and again.

Rob is very fussy when it comes to vegies - there are a lot that he won't
eat, and the ones he does eat sometimes have restrictions attached. For
example, he'll eat pumpkin, but only roasted in oil, not steamed or
mashed. When I make salad I like to use baby spinach and mesclun. He only
wants iceberg or cos lettuce.

He will only sometimes eat casserole type dishes where there are vegies
in with the meat. Won't eat stirfries with noodles etc. If I serve pasta
with a tomato sauce, wants to know where the meat is! If I serve meat
with potatoes and green vegies or salad, it's not uncommon that the meat
and potatoes will be eaten and then the green vegies will be "cold" or
he's "too full" to eat them <g>.

I think, if allowed to, he would live quite happily on sausages, salami,
cheese, olives, bread and nuts (lots and lots of nuts), with the
occasional pizza or nachos.

He's not very big on trying new things. Also, frustratingly, sometimes I
make something that he has eaten previously, and he will say that he
doesn't like it or has gone off it.

Oh well, he doesn't drink to excess, gamble, or take up with floozies
<g>.... The vegies I like that he doesn't eat, I just cook for myself.
If he really won't eat what I'm making for tea, he'll make himself a
cheese sandwich or some eggs, but I can usually come to a compromise of
some sort. I just worry about his health when he won't eat much in the
way of fruit and veggies.

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:58:56 GMT,
(S'mee) wrote:

>I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
>(which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
>Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
>(DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
>Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>
>Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
>make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
>that.

Nah, I'm more likely to cook what my partner likes when we eat
together, and cook what I like when I eat alone (or with others).

>But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
>the rest of you may have to deal with...

My ex was very fussy, and eventually we went for an
every-woman-for-herself plan a lot of the time (we also ate out a lot,
because we had more money then than my new partner and I have).

I have to say that while I enjoyed the challenge of cooking for a
fussy eater, it's a LOT more fun living with someone who will eat
anything I cook, and will also cook for me from time to time.

serene

S'mee wrote:

> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>
> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> the rest of you may have to deal with...
>
> --
> Jani in WA (S'mee)
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Both our families (my wife's and mine) pretty much eat anything that is put
in front of us - season a bunch of rocks properly and we will chow them
down.

Cheers,

Ray
Austin, TX
===

Hi
I posted a response a few days ago, but it never showed up. Anyway, DH
complains constantly that we need to eat more healthfully. He's right,
but he doesn't care for most healthful foods :-) I find that annoying.
He's allergic to chicken and I'm allergic to turkey, so that rules out
a LOT. (We also get sick from garlic, which we both used to like a lot)
He doesn't like real fish (just Gortons and whatnot) and I don't like
soup. And I don't like spicy food and DH and our son do! My family
likes whole wheat pasta, but by the time we add sauce, and usually meat
or ricotta, it's not healthful at all.

Our four year-old would like to have PB&honey, ham or shrimp every
night. He will eat chicken and turkey and any kind of fish, but
doesn't like beef!

So we (too often!!!) end up with three meals, with two on most nights!
And Zander won't eat ANY vegetables, no matter how they're glazed,
mashed, sauced or otherwise hidden. Of course I try to make items that
will have leftovers, so I am really cooking one meal per night.

(I was forced to sit at the table for HOURS many childhood nights; so
we give vitamins instead.)
Tara Danielle

Well..... when he was little, my brother lived for years on wheat thin
crackers and peanut butter. Oh, and Frosty-O's breakfast cereal and
milk. He would eat the occasional banana as well. One Thanksgiving in
later life, my grandmother turned to him and said "YOU were the very
worst eater of them ALL!" Which was perfectly true. All my sibs and I
had our "food issues" but my brother was the grand chamption of "I
won't eat___________" But he survived and he's in his 40's now, and in
apparent good health. =o)

Melissa

In article >,
(S'mee) wrote:

> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>
> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> the rest of you may have to deal with...

My own fussiness comes to mind. I have some friends (and family) who
will eat any food item at least once. Not me. The list of stuff I
dislike (or refuse to try is very long). Still, I have never had a
problem finding something to eat, so I don't worry about it.

S'mee wrote:
> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>
> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> the rest of you may have to deal with...
>
>

Lol.. I had one thing I did not eat as a kid - steam fish stomach!!
All slimey!! Eeek! I think what I eat very much depends on the mood,
and I ain't need no body telling me what to or not to eat see what I
mean.

On Thu 02 Feb 2006 04:30:32a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it dee?

>
> S'mee wrote:
>> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
>> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
>> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
>> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
>> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>>
>> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
>> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
>> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
>> the rest of you may have to deal with...
>>
>>
>
> Lol.. I had one thing I did not eat as a kid - steam fish stomach!!
> All slimey!! Eeek! I think what I eat very much depends on the mood,
> and I ain't need no body telling me what to or not to eat see what I
> mean.

Steamed fish stomach? Ugh! That would be enough to gag a maggot!

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 02 Feb 2006 04:30:32a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it dee?
>
> >
> > S'mee wrote:
> >> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
> >> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
> >> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
> >> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
> >> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
> >>
> >> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
> >> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
> >> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
> >> the rest of you may have to deal with...
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Lol.. I had one thing I did not eat as a kid - steam fish stomach!!
> > All slimey!! Eeek! I think what I eat very much depends on the mood,
> > and I ain't need no body telling me what to or not to eat see what I
> > mean.
>
> Steamed fish stomach? Ugh! That would be enough to gag a maggot!
>
>

I tried it several time, but it was safe to say my reaction towards
steamed fish stomach had been exactly as you described... eeek.. My
parents loved it though, I think it's all a matter of preference...
They steamed it with soft Tofu, so I just went for the tofu which I
enjoyed