[Sca-cooks] Perioid versus period

[Sue Clemenger]

We've got folks like that, too--very, very narrowly-defined comfort zone 
for foods.  Can make it a real pain to cook feasts with them in mind. 
And what a shame for them....think of all the wonderful things people 
like that miss out on.  Kinda like the folks who actually travel to 
foreign places, and expect everything to be "just like back at home." 
<<shudder>>
--maire, intrepid traveler and taster ;-D

kingstaste at mindspring.com wrote:


> You bring up perfectly logical questions, Phlip, for someone with an open
> and curious nature.  However, I deal with people every day (culinary
> students included) that absolutely would not consider eating something
> "strange", and the things that people think are strange completely boggle
> the mind.  I had a woman turn down hot apple cider as a strange and
> potentially harmful substance at a demo we did in October.  I mean, I can
> see being wary of the gingerbrede, but hot apple juice?  Is that a foreign
> food?  So, I think part of the insight you are looking for is not "why are
> people afraid of period food?", but "why are people afraid of trying any new
> food?".
> Christianna
> up trying to put together a class on plate presentation for tomorow at