I Learned Something New

A friend sent me the following link: http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/uncategorised/the-omnivores-hundred/

Looks like I have eight items to go before I have done all 100:

36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I don’t like cigars at all)
43. Phaal (but I want to try it)
63. Kaolin (at least not knowingly, but I’ve had clay-wrapped/cooked meats)
65. Durian (not for a lack of trying – last time in Chinatown they were sold out)
73. Louche absinthe (coming back in vogue)
74. Gjetost, or brunost (might have had this, but don’t recall it for sure)
75. Roadkill (not knowingly, anyhow)
76. Baijiu

I learned last night that lamb’s brain is not a food I particularly care to try again. It was creamier than I expected (I expected grittiness), but I wasn’t wild about the texture. It didn’t have much flavor by itself, which was also a surprise.

I had always been under the impression that Moroccan cuisine is frequently done using a conical vessel which is called a “tangine”. Apparently I was spelling it wrong all along. It’s “tajine” or “tagine” (no “n” before the “g”). Source

I learned yesterday that “Thank You” in Vietnamese sounds very similar to “Come On”. It’s spelled “cảm ơn”.