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    Home » Non-Recipe » Non – Recipe / Acquired Taste

    Non – Recipe / Acquired Taste

    Posted on January 16, 2015 · Last Updated on January 16, 2015 · By Srividhya G · 8 Comments

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    I have heard this term a zillion times after coming to US. Any new food or dish and if I don’t like it I hear friends saying, “you will get used to it”. But what is this acquired taste? Since Wikipedia has great definition I don’t want to define again and here it is.

    To put in simple words, as said in Kumki movie by the astrologer to Thambi Ramaiyyah, “Aduve Pazhakirum”, that’s what is acquired taste. When given no options, do you have any choice?

    The moment you step out of your house, you need to get acquainted to many things and one among them is food.

    For me, the first thing I got used to was puzhungal arise (Boiled rice). At home we use only raw rice, but in my UG hostel it was puzhungal arisi. It took me some time to get adjusted but now I am all up for it.

    After coming to US, I got used to many things and surprisingly started loving them.

    Yes Yes List:

    These are the foods that I got used to and I really enjoy them.

    Salads: If someone would have told me during my UG that in next two years you will be having salads for lunch I wouldn’t have believed. My response would have been “ilai thazhai ellam naan saapidave maten” (I won’t ear raw greens).  But I got used to the crunchiness of lettuce and now I can any salad with balsamic vinegar any time.

    Cheese:  Got introduced to many cheese varieties and acquainted to the taste. Now cheese is my snack especially the mini baby bels.

    Olive Oil: Yes I can taste flavored EVOO just like that. If you give nice bread, I can keep on munching.

    I can add many things to this list, but surprisingly I have many food items that I couldn’t get used to also.

    No No List:

    Black coffee: No way.. I need milk. Period. Till date I take milk for a week to my work to have coffee and tea. ;-)

    Goat cheese: I cannot go near this cheese any time.

    Green Tea: I drink daily, just for health purpose but not sure if I will ever get acquainted to its taste.

    Sweets in the morning: Ok. I can write a post about this topic itself. Yeah, seriously I cannot have sweets in the morning. Be it cereal or oatmeal or anything I cannot have them in the morning.  As usual blame it on Amma. Amma used to make proper tiffin in the morning like idly, dosa, upma, pongal and someday poori even. And in my UG hostel too, the breakfast was pretty decent. Even I don’t like it; I used to eat something at college canteen, which is separate from hostel canteen. I rely on BF very much. I don’t care about lunch and dinner. M can happily have cereal, donuts for breakfast and same with Vaandu too. I am too lazy to do prepare for myself so I got used to skipping BF and eating early lunch. I have my cereal in the evening time. Weird huh??  I do get hot BF when my amma or MIL is here. But one thing I realized was, I can have fruits in the morning. That’s when I started taking these breakfast smoothies.

    I think let me stop here..

    So what’s your take on acquired taste?

     

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    1. greenboochi says

      January 17, 2015 at 1:28 am

      Good one Sri :) I acquired the taste for mushrooms only after marriage.. Same with eggs though i don’t take them regularly.. Just like you.. I can’t stand cereals for bf..

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      • srividhya says

        January 17, 2015 at 10:49 am

        Same pinch. Glad I am not the only one to hate cereals for bf.

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    2. Bingo's Mom says

      January 16, 2015 at 8:37 am

      yes yes and YES for no sweet for breakfast. Hi-five!!

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      • srividhya says

        January 16, 2015 at 8:44 am

        Hi five back :-)

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    3. Malar says

      January 16, 2015 at 8:03 am

      I got used to sweets here, when we go on a trip mostly the continental breakfast served is that way… So I totally acquired it ;) green tea yes I am yet to start…. Coffee tea, without milk i can’t take it as well :-) salads no way for me ;)

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      • srividhya says

        January 16, 2015 at 8:44 am

        Agree.. each n every one have their own preference

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    4. Aruna Panangipally says

      January 16, 2015 at 6:06 am

      Sweets in the morning and green tea…. I hear you and am with you!

      As a friend of mine once said, after you drink green tea just about anything else life throws at you is a cake walk. :P

      I too drink Green Tea but a la medicine. In one gulp of warm liquid! :-(

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      • srividhya says

        January 16, 2015 at 6:20 am

        Me too same pinch

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