Blog #2 - Cloven Hoofs?

As stated in my previous blog entry, I've had a pretty mundane experience throughout life in regards to the aspect of my... eating. You know, that whole thing.

As the theme with this entry is "NASTY FOODS YOU'VE EATEN" I would say that the weirdest thing I have ever had the pleasure of consuming would be squid meat.
Probably the most shocking thing about eating this food was the texture, by far. I was eating this just on a whim and wanting to try out something new at a Pow Wow festival celebrating native American culture of the northwest. So, naturally, they had many of the different delicacies that were involved in landlocked tribes *and* sea-going tribes.

Unfortunately, being 12, was told that I wasn't supposed to be in this particular building and was shooed out. So... the squid was the *only* thing I had the opportunity to try out. But it was certainly the most different food I've ever eaten and it wasn't bad at all.
Pretty much tasted however I thought squid would have tasted.

I often find myself at a lack of a good vocabulary for describing the aspects of food one would experience when eating. This is a problem. It should be resolved.

CULTURE DO'S AND DON'TS? We live in America. Truly the only edible taboo that seems to be prevalent here is the dog problem. Nobody eats dogs in America.
I've never eaten dog.

In response to the "Waiter, There's a Cloven Hoof on My Plate" article, what I felt the greatest connection to was the idea of eating a food that reminds you of home. An example used in the article was "Does haggis, the most revered dish of Scotland— a rank assemblage of sheep’s liver, lungs, and heart—make sense to anyone who doesn’t weep at the sound of a bagpipe?"

A food that has always reminded me of my father is a very typical meal, but all the same, one that I have only enjoyed with my old man. A big, juicy, expensive steak, mashed potatoes, ceasar salad, and corn on the cob with a glass of milk or water.
Surely, its a very common choice of foods here in America, but its the regular experience of having eaten it with only one person throughout my entire life that has made it a nostalgic food for me.

McClellan, Marisa. "A round-up of weird food news and stories." SlashFood. March 6th, 2008. Web. April 18th, 2008.