Foo - Culinary Compatibility

Have you ever dated someone who didn't like the same kind of food you do?

I once dated a guy who hated blue cheese, he couldn't be in the same room with it because he said it smelled so bad. I eat blue cheese on my salad almost every day. Needless to say, it didn't last between us.

I was also married to a guy who ate only plain foods. Tacos were ground beef only, no onions or spices whatsoever. That didn't last either.

My BF razzes me about the fact I eat a lot of pasta. However, I turned him into a feta/greek salad freak and we both love good balsamic vinegar. We share a love of greek and lebanese food.

He's a meat-a-tarian and I'm a vegetarian, we usually find some common ground.

Can't say I have that problem. My bride enjoys the food that I cook.

I think this quote from pulp fiction sums it up quite nicely:


Jules: Well, if you like burgers give 'em a try sometime. I can't usually get 'em myself because my girlfriend's a vegitarian which pretty much makes me a vegitarian. But I do love the taste of a good burger. Mm-mm-mm. You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?

I'm a veghead and I've only dated one other vegetarian. It's just something that you make work.

I respect the food choices of others but I think there has to be some degree of compatibility for the long term. I am an adventurous eater and an excellent cook. All of the main squeezes have enjoyed my cooking. The relationship would not last if we were not food compatible.

I think this quote from pulp fiction sums it up quite nicely:


Jules: Well, if you like burgers give 'em a try sometime. I can't usually get 'em myself because my girlfriend's a vegitarian which pretty much makes me a vegitarian. But I do love the taste of a good burger. Mm-mm-mm. You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?

"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfather."

I'm a veghead and I've only dated one other vegetarian. It's just something that you make work.

Jack Sprat, could consume no fat,
His wife, otoh, was unable to partake in the consumption of lean.
So, between them both, they never had oral sex.

^^ Not the kind of compatibility I was thinking of when I started the thread. :twitchy:

I've never dated a vegetarian, male vegheads are few and far between, especially difficult to find one that is not a Dirty Hippie with white dude dreads, dripping in patchouli. Yeccch.

I've never dated a vegetarian, male vegheads are few and far between, especially difficult to find one that is not a Dirty Hippie with white dude dreads, dripping in patchouli. Yeccch.Do such people really exist?

Not really since I will eat just about anything.

Unfortunately, yes, generally they enjoy smoking copious amounts of ganja.

I'm a tree-hugger and a bunny-hugger and a vegetarian but I am NOT a hippie. I'm an endangered species. :)

Hmmmm........

Been married 14 years. And I guess we are not culinary compatible. I'll eat anything, but tend to like veggies, fish and pasta, bit of a protien junkie. Wife's favourite small appliance is the deep fryer,and she dislikes fish and alot of veggies ( asparagus, brussel sprouts). But hasn't been too much of a problem so far.

I love yams, BF hates them, but he'll eat asparagus, broccoli, spinach etc.

Do such people really exist?

They're called Trustafarians (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trustafarian).

Telluride is rife with them.

I've referred to them as "twinkies" in the past.

went out with a macrobiototic for a couple of years. that was... interesting.

My previous girlfriend couldn't stand chocolate, which was odd. I don't eat a lot of it, but it never really occurred to me that chocolate was something someone could actually dislike.

I think culinary curiosity and the ability to enjoy food is more important than specific tastes.

My wife and I eat differently but do enjoy some of the same foods. I like strong flavors, she doesn't. It is only hard on our cook, who makes dishes for both of us. On the weekend, we just cook for ourselves. The raw materials are prepared, and we do as we wish with it.

I'm a vegetarian, as are our two kids, but my wife is a committed carnivore (she was a vegetarian for several years when we first got together, though). It somehow works, although she won't let me cook anything with meat in it for her (I'm the family cook). I keep telling that I don't mind, I can make her something fabulous, etc., etc., but no dice- she insists on cooking her own meat dishes, when she has them. We've reached a level of detente on this issue that we're both OK with, though. After 33 years, this certainly isn't going to break us!

I'm a vegetarian, as are our two kids, but my wife is a committed carnivore (she was a vegetarian for several years when we first got together, though). It somehow works, although she won't let me cook anything with meat in it for her (I'm the family cook). I keep telling that I don't mind, I can make her something fabulous, etc., etc., but no dice- she insists on cooking her own meat dishes, when she has them. We've reached a level of detente on this issue that we're both OK with, though. After 33 years, this certainly isn't going to break us!

I am not allowed to cook for anyone except me. We have a policy against wasting food and no one will eat what I cook... :o

I'm kinda like Mikey. Give it to me and I'll eat anything :o

I'm lucky that my wife is an awesome cook. I take on the occasional cooking task, but I usually trash the kitchen in the process. My wife has all but banned me from the kitchen.

I am not allowed to cook for anyone except me. We have a policy against wasting food and no one will eat what I cook... :o

:lol: Note that I said that I'm the family cook, not the chef! meaning that not everything I cook comes out as planned... :o

My boyfriend makes the best nachos in the whole world...:love:

My wife is an excellent cook and I love 99% of everything she makes.

our big problem is, without her I am a culinary Neanderthal. I would eat toast, cereal and pizza every single day if I was single. I appreciate everything that goes into her creations but I feel bad for her that her partner is so lame in all things foodie...

My wife and I started out with very different tastes, but we both were willing to try pretty much anything. Sure there are some things we each don't love (I hate broccoli and cauliflower but cook it for her on her birthday) but we can always figure something out. Now she is coming around to my favorite foods (sushi, curries), heck we went to a Japanese rest. last night and she actually ordered sushi (usually she just eats off my plate)

Yep.

Ex Boyfriend. He likes simple things with absolutely no spices (his father is english and mother a hot headed Italian - but his father has a stomach that doesn't like spice, etc - so that's how the ex was raised - quite blandly). Plus, to add to the bland diet - he doesn't like meat that contains bones. :rolleyes: So he likes chicken breast, pork tenderloin and beef tenderloin. He does not venture much farther than that.

I cooked curry out there one night and he ran for the hills. Oh and his taste in vegetables are corn on the cob and anything Birdseye that is a steam in bag.

Now ... give him a box of crackers and some french onion dip and he's in heaven.

We rarely went out to eat. Sushi; however, he did like. But not the rare fish.

I liked everything totally opposite of him.

AND he inspected everything I used in cooking for him (especially keeping track of the garlic and onions part).

That man is culinary deficient and he doesn't know what he's missing.

I do have to say - one thing about my ex-husband - he loved everything I made - and experimented on him with (I'd have something at a restaurant and I would remake it/re"tool" it) and he enjoyed it. When the marriage was good and our lives were in full steam ahead on life - my weekends were a lot of cooking (mostly in the winter) - vats of soup and stew and big meals - that were all cut down to left overs during the week - I canned veggies, made jelly and loved it.

I'm the cook in the family for other than basic nutrition. Except for Chili or Prime Rib, my wife makes bland food. I am the experimental cook of the family.

i don't get picky eaters.

i don't get picky eaters.

So tell me Sir Coast - what's on your plate this evening? (better not be hamburgers or hot dogs from the grill either - ENLIGHTEN us ... :D)

There's one thing that I hate that most people don't: Cilantro. Even a hint of it in my food and I turn my nose up at it.

Also, I hate Raddichio *sp* tastes extremely bitter to me, I also HATE beets.

So tell me Sir Coast - what's on your plate this evening? (better not be hamburgers or hot dogs from the grill either - ENLIGHTEN us ... :D)

i just got back from dinner with friends who are into raw food. damn hippies. but their little girl is the healthiest little thing i ever saw and would heartily munch away with no hassles.

i stopped for a burger on the way home.

There's one thing that I hate that most people don't: Cilantro. Even a hint of it in my food and I turn my nose up at it.

Also, I hate Raddichio *sp* tastes extremely bitter to me, I also HATE beets.

Disliking Cilantro may well be genetic. They found a specific marker gene associated with people disliking Cilantro that's very common to Nordic, Germanic and Celtic descent groups.

Fascinating. I'm English-Scottish-German-Swiss-Dutch and American-Canadian. My mother is of similar extraction, minus the English and she likes Cilantro. My BF is like 50% highland Scots and loves the stuff.

Even a mere hint of it and I'm like yeecccchhh.

Fascinating. I'm English-Scottish-German-Swiss-Dutch and American-Canadian. My mother is of similar extraction, minus the English and she likes Cilantro. My BF is like 50% highland Scots and loves the stuff.

Even a mere hint of it and I'm like yeecccchhh.


sounds confusing

I'm your typical Canadian Mutt without the Eastern Euro / Native ancestry.

I get my height from my German ancestry, my insane hair from my Scots ancestry and my ferocious temper from the Scots/German. :P

There's one thing that I hate that most people don't: Cilantro. Even a hint of it in my food and I turn my nose up at it.

Also, I hate Raddichio *sp* tastes extremely bitter to me, I also HATE beets.

Used to be that way till I started making my own sophrito - I luv spanish foods - and this is a huge part of it - plus I mix it in with other foods as well - as a starter - get the initial airomatics working. Sophrito - done right (food processor) is a mix of plum tomato, red onion, lots of garlic, cilantro and a mixture of peppers - most not hot - many flavors processed into this awesome mixture and I then freeze it and cut off cubes of it and add it to my hot oil (also flavored with achiote oil, derived from annoto seeds). I luv spanish cooking. And tend to mix it with other types of foods.

Raddichio is beautiful in a salad - I roasted some on a slow grill last Summer when I was doing some smoking and it caramalized into something wonderful.

Beets? :D Dern things are soo good for you too. I love beets. And again - roasting them on a grill brings out the sweet in them (caramalizing).

i just got back from dinner with friends who are into raw food. damn hippies. but their little girl is the healthiest little thing i ever saw and would heartily munch away with no hassles.

i stopped for a burger on the way home.

<frown> disappointed. Expected something more ... "limey"

I'm a super taster so I cannot abide bitter things...I have always hated beets, they taste like dirt.

I actually test foreign berries to see which ones are edible, I did this as a kid, too. Few years back I found a patch of Saskatoon Berries which I'd never seen/heard of before. They looked edible, so I tested one, no hint of bitterness. I ate a few, no reaction. Picked some, went home and did some digging online and found out they were Saskatoon Berries. :)

<frown> disappointed. Expected something more ... "limey"

they even had books about the raw food lifestyle, written by americans of course. we've been invaded by cali wacko flakes.

I also don't like coffee, however I am slowly acquiring a taste for small amounts of it. I hate beer, wine, gin etc. I don't drink at all, don't like the taste. Oddly, I only ever really liked Tequila.

We're pretty compatible, but I prefer spicier and she's better with the fresh ingredients. I occasionally make Creole out-of-the-box and she won't touch it. I take it in for lunches at work.

I cook a little Thai or Chinese and simple Sushi. She makes Indian food and everything else. She's much better at adapting recipes, I'm more precise with ingredients and measures.

I'm a super taster so I cannot abide bitter things...I have always hated beets, they taste like dirt.

I actually test foreign berries to see which ones are edible, I did this as a kid, too. Few years back I found a patch of Saskatoon Berries which I'd never seen/heard of before. They looked edible, so I tested one, no hint of bitterness. I ate a few, no reaction. Picked some, went home and did some digging online and found out they were Saskatoon Berries. :)

My family accuses me of having no taste buds, since I can eat just about anything.

I'm a super taster so I cannot abide bitter things...I have always hated beets, they taste like dirt.

Oh, but you should try roasting them! They get very, very sweet, almost like candy. Peel and cut into a 1" dice. Mix in a bowl with oil (I guess canola for you, but any oil will do), some coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper. Make sure every piece is well coated and spread out on a lined baking sheet (lightly oiled aluminum foil or parchment paper). Roast at 375 for about 45 minutes, turning occasionally, until all sides have caramelized. Awesome in salads or as a side dish.

I'm a super taster so I cannot abide bitter things...I have always hated beets, they taste like dirt.


Do you know that this talent can be turned into a career?

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Also, note the second one down here (http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/alumprofile.htm).

holy cow! lol

I'm a super taster so I cannot abide bitter things...I have always hated beets, they taste like dirt.

I actually test foreign berries to see which ones are edible, I did this as a kid, too. Few years back I found a patch of Saskatoon Berries which I'd never seen/heard of before. They looked edible, so I tested one, no hint of bitterness. I ate a few, no reaction. Picked some, went home and did some digging online and found out they were Saskatoon Berries. :)

I was born and raised in Saskatoon. We had tons of wild Saskatoon Berry bushes in front of my parents house (along the river). Saskatoon Berries make the best pies EVER!!!

They're rare here in BC, I only found one bush, in Surrey which is on the outskirts of Vancouver. I found them to be very tasty.

We do have something called Salmon Berries here, which do not taste like Salmon, they're just vaguely salmon meat coloured. That I only discovered in North Surrey as an adult, did the same taste-test, was like DAMN these are tasty! Used to be able to pick many pounds of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_berry the colander shot is mine. :D

I once dated a guy who hated blue cheese, he couldn't be in the same room with it because he said it smelled so bad. I eat blue cheese on my salad almost every day. Needless to say, it didn't last between us.


Milk doesn't get any more rotten than bleu cheese. But my wife loves it, and I don't care if she does as long as I don't have to eat it and she doesn't try to sneak it into anything to "prove" that I really don't mind it (this never works).