cut and taste (a food blog) - food for thought!

The history

I think my gluttony was sparked in part by my nimble fingers. When I was two, I could crack and eat watermelon seeds. Think about this for a second. Do you realize what eating seeds entails? First you have to pick up a tiny seed with your fingers. Then you have to position the seed between your teeth at exactly the right angle. And then you have to crack the seed with just the right amount of force. Then finally, you have to take the seed out of your mouth and use your fingers to pick out the meat. There’s so much dexterity required! I know four year olds who can’t even eat cherries! And I was only two!

Food facts

• The contents of my fridge make me look like a bachelor. A ton of condiments and some beer. (I don’t drink but my friends do, so after they leave my apartment drunk, the remaining booze collects in my fridge.)
• My fantasy is to have my own show on the Food Network. I think it could work because they don’t have a Chinese cuisine chef and I’m slightly cuter than Yan.
• Chinese food is the best. No, really. It’s the best, no contest. Most variegated, most interesting, most tasty.
• Cilantro is disgusting. I’ll eat monkey vomit before cilantro.
• I guess Rachael Ray can be considered a good chef, if you think that mashed potatoes under the veiled name of “Smashed Potatoes” served up ten million times equals ingenious cuisine.