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Noname · **Reply #1260 on:** February 08, 2010, 11:03:01 PM

I like Italian food the most. I don't really like German or Thai food. Japanese food is pretty good in my opinion.

Nick22 · **Reply #1261 on:** February 08, 2010, 11:10:11 PM

i'm pretty plain when it comes to food. i like my pizas with cheese, the my subs ham and cheese, and my bread white

Noname · **Reply #1262 on:** February 08, 2010, 11:14:30 PM

I like whole wheat bread. My father inculcated that into me.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #1263 on:** February 09, 2010, 12:03:29 AM

Quote from: Rat_lady7,Feb 8 2010 on 08:39 PM

I plan to travel around the world once I am done with school.

Awesome

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As for food, I've gotten so used to healthy food that most junk foods taste gross to me. Foods that contain a lot of fat give me heartburn, so I usually avoid these foods. I like spicy food, though. The spicier, the better

. I'm the only one in my family that likes spicy food; everybody else likes more bland foods

. I use a lot of cayenne pepper, tabasco sauce, red pepper, garlic, black pepper, and an occasional handful of hot chilies (mainly habanero, jalapeno, or serrano) in my cooking, so if other family members will be eating what I cook, I have to remind myself to lay off on the spices

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Noname · **Reply #1264 on:** February 09, 2010, 12:24:50 AM

I like salt, but not too many spices. I try to avoid eating too much salt because I know it is bad for one's heart if one has too much of it. I've had lots of spices on Indian food, but I've never tried cayenne pepper. I like crushed red pepper on pizza, though. And basil. Makes me want to go eat pizza right now.

Pangaea · **Reply #1265 on:** February 09, 2010, 01:15:46 AM

Quote from: Cancerian Tiger,Feb 8 2010 on 11:03 PM

As for food, I've gotten so used to healthy food that most junk foods taste gross to me.

Lucky!

I've got a definite sweet tooth, and am fond of moderately spicy foods. As for bitter things, though, the aftertaste I get from grapefruit and cranberry sauce is about my limit. I really have a hard time enjoying any kind of food if it doesn't have a strong flavor, or isn't at least served with something very flavorful.

Malte279 · **Reply #1266 on:** February 09, 2010, 06:05:52 AM

^ I have hardly any idea which food would be considered specifically German, nor do I think many others around here would

What does everyone think is "German cuisine"?

SouthPawRacer · **Reply #1267 on:** February 09, 2010, 06:59:08 AM

Quote from: Malte279,Feb 9 2010 on 05:05 AM

^ I have hardly any idea which food would be considered specifically German, nor do I think many others around here would
What does everyone think is "German cuisine"?

I immediately think of Pumpernickel, Bratwurst and Sauerkraut. Though I have a nagging feeling that one or more of them aren't really German in origin...

Malte279 · **Reply #1268 on:** February 09, 2010, 09:49:37 AM

Rest assured that I haven't eaten Sauerkrat very often in my life

There is a historic reason though for that clishe. In the German navy around 1900 Sauerkraut was the main provider of vitamin C to prevent scurvy while in the Royal Navy citrus fruits were the vitamin provider of choice. It may also be the basis for naming "Krauts". It is not a particularly frequent dish over here (I haven't eaten Sauerkraut in years I think.
Bratwurst is more common I think. Our junk food response to McDonalds and the like

And as for Pumpernickel, Jason will be able to tell you stories about me trying to convert him from being such a whitebread when he was at my place. It wasn't even Pumpernickel that I was trying to feed to him but just another kind of black-bread. Really, especially in combination with white bread and cheese it is quite tasty and I admit it is something I am going to miss in the lands where most bread is homogeneously white and "grainless"

Noname · **Reply #1269 on:** February 09, 2010, 05:23:45 PM

I am a big supporter of the Constellation space program that was essentially canceled by president Obama. I voted for him, and I believe that he has a good heart, but this was, in my opinion, a very bad move.

Amaranthine · **Reply #1270 on:** February 09, 2010, 08:02:27 PM

That's interesting Malte! I have yet myself to try German cuisine, though I kind of already eat it myself. It was the Germans that put cheese and apples together and they taste awesome together!

I don't think I'll ever get a permanent tattoo, mostly because my skin is very sensitive and I wonder what would happen to me if I got really old and what would be the affects of it.

MrDrake · **Reply #1271 on:** February 09, 2010, 08:48:43 PM

I love chocolate. I mean, I just can't get enough of it, so tasty, so delicious....so....*starts drooling*

Amaranthine · **Reply #1272 on:** February 09, 2010, 09:14:45 PM

I love chocolate too! Especially triple dark chocolate! The darker the better I say!

MrDrake · **Reply #1273 on:** February 09, 2010, 09:43:34 PM

Curses! Now I want chocolate.....

My favourite kind of flavoured chips are salt and vinager. and second favourite being ready salted.

Nick22 · **Reply #1274 on:** February 09, 2010, 10:54:47 PM

i believe that we spend too much money on defense...

Serris · **Reply #1275 on:** February 10, 2010, 12:09:47 AM

I love dark chocolate.

I love Thai food.

Noname · **Reply #1276 on:** February 10, 2010, 02:18:21 AM

I think we Americans need to get the budget deficit under control immediately. :blink:

Pangaea · **Reply #1277 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:55:39 AM

Oy...I can think of stuff to say about bread, and stuff to say about chocolate...:unsure:...I’ll talk about bread first.

I prefer not to have a lot of whole seeds and grains in my bread, but at the same time I find plain white bread too bland. (I also hate bread that has that “preservativey” flavor to it.

) I’m fond of rye bread and Italian bread, as well as certain breads that have something baked into it to add flavor (cheese, garlic, cinnamon raisins, etc.). A couple of weeks ago, I tried some “cinnamon chip bread” from a local bakery, and now I’m addicted to it.

Malte279 · **Reply #1278 on:** February 10, 2010, 04:39:20 AM

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It was the Germans that put cheese and apples together and they taste awesome together! biggrin.gif

That's supposed to be German? I must say I never even heard of this so far.

Nick22 · **Reply #1279 on:** February 10, 2010, 11:49:22 AM

the US has almost never had surpluses. we spend more than we take in, unfortunately. its been that way for decades... Handling the deficit will require raising taxes and cutting spending.. something no politician is wiling to endorse..