Slurp

Food - I love food. I love pretty much all food, and if I don't like it, I've tried it numerous times to ascertain that I really don't like it such as Indian food. I can't stand curry. It makes my bottom teeth hurt. Bizarre.

Speaking of bizarre, I watch Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. I watch food tv a lot. I watch it on the food network, on TLC, on Travel, on Fine Living, on PBS...you get the picture. I can't stand Andrew Zimmern. Not because he gets off on eating the weird and the nasty. But because he smacks his lips SO loud while eating that you can hear it on camera!!! Really?! Seriously.

The other day I was watching Anthony Bourdain, who at times annoys me but at other times his music and movie references make me laugh. I also love the way he "calls out" other chefs on his show. His favorite to make fun of is the ubiquitous Rachael Ray. I used to watch RR but all I want to do is tie her hands behind her back because she can't do anything without gesticulating like crazy. But I think the reason I discovered that I really love Bourdain was when he totally made fun of Zimmern's smacking. I thought I was the only one annoyed by it! Kind of like an old former relative of mine who sucked his teeth after every meal. EW!

I also still will never understand why I am supposed to want to eat the nasty bits of an animal. I am a carnivore. I could never be a vegetarian. I like to live the Ostrich Life and love the era that I live in that I can continue to bury my head in the sand and not deal with the realities of how that lovely prime rib makes it to my plate. Why on earth would I want to eat the "sweetbreads" aka brain and intestines? Quote from Zimmern, "You can taste the bile." Yummy. Oh yes, bring it on. Give it to me. I so want to eat something that is so foul that my body uses it to break down my food. Let's eat it again - properly regurgitating my food. Blech.