I know that I’ve been very lax with the writing on this blog when I open this draft and realized I started to write this post about an evening I had with M on August 31, 2011. The title of this blog entry is something I mentioned to a few people and I’m personally amused by how true it is. I am not sure if I’ve written about how much of a picky eater I am. I have been since I was a little boy. My mom will tell stories about how my pediatrician would try to help my mom to get me to eat things I didn’t like such as vegetables and fruit. The story would always end with the five-year-old version of me outwitting my mom or just being that stubborn. The problem for my mom was I would be really hungry yet I could be satisfied with a glass of milk.
That’s the background of my poor eating habits. I am in no way blame my parents. I was a very stubborn little boy and those old habits generally die hard. Over the years as an adult I’ve made some effort to expand and try new things. I still generally and pretty picky. I don’t normally eat any fruits or vegetables. I do take a multivitamin now. That’s partly to make my mom happy, but it’s generally a good idea anyway.
The main reason why I thought of writing this post is about some of the foods I’ve recently started eating. There have been 3 notable additions. When I started dating M she liked going for sushi. I’ve never been a fan but it was a good trade-off to Tai. She loved the Tai, and I could find more options Japanese restaurant then at a Tai place. When we first started going to Japanese places I tried sashimi. I like to fish so high quality raw fish did not seem like a big deal. I really liked it and would continue to have it when we go back. M gas great and never really forced me to try anything else but would suggest it every once in a while.
This all leads up to August 31, 2011. That night I decided to try a sushi roll instead of just sashimi. My big turnoff to sushi rolls was the rice but I figured I would give it a try. It wasn’t too bad but I didn’t go “wow this is awesome”. A few weeks later after going to the Russian and Turkish baths (a blog entry I should actually make but it’s been over a year since then) we went to a sushi restaurant in the city. This time instead of just trying one of M’s roles I ordered them myself. It was this time or the third time I had sushi when it came to me that this was really good stuff. I have been eating sushi ever since.
It was after the sushi incident when it dawned on me what the 12-year-old version of me would’ve thought of that. I just randomly pick the age but really any childhood version of me will probably react the same way and not believe it.
It wasn’t just sushi that I’ve tried recently and liked. Believe it or not I never ate eggs. I would eat things with eggs in it but never just eggs or an omelette. In December 2010 on my first cruise with M I tried my first omelette. Shocker, it was great. Breakfast for me has been different ever since!
The funniest food that I never ate before has to be fresh lox. Growing up as a child I had every opportunity to try it and never wanted to. My mom and dad both would eat it. When my dad would get bagels they were readily available yet I would not have it. It wasn’t until sometime after I started dating M when I tried it. She loved it since she loves salmon in general so I give it a try. The funny part of the story is that my mom said she pretty much had a similar story. Growing up the Jewish household her father would always bring home bagels and lox on Sundays and she never had any. It wasn’t until she met my dad when she started eating it
The list of food items that I’m willing to eat continues to grow. Probably not fast enough, and probably I will always be a generally picky eater but I’m glad that over time I’m trying to expand my horizons. My sister jokes that my child will be just like me for poetic justice. My nephew is pretty picky but my nieces aren’t. My current theory is it’s a male gene thing in my family. There’s really no proof especially since my father will eat anything but I am clinging to that theory until I can prove that Teagan will be a normal eater.
