tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post2750353216391622932..comments2024-01-25T22:55:04.308+00:00Comments on Silence Without: Food. Food. And, also? Food.Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07523122977323033271noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-32123561444269157202009-05-31T01:02:31.709+00:002009-05-31T01:02:31.709+00:00Heh. Thanks Amy. I feel oddly relieved to know w...Heh. Thanks Amy. I feel oddly relieved to know we're not the only family that do it.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523122977323033271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-86660960053032924332009-05-30T13:35:13.659+00:002009-05-30T13:35:13.659+00:00Loved the comment about Chinese eating. Whenever I...Loved the comment about Chinese eating. Whenever I'm with Chinese relatives the same thing happens.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235032550492131932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-83436379184092947122009-05-25T10:58:56.703+00:002009-05-25T10:58:56.703+00:00Where is 'here', Tulen? I suspect they started la...Where is 'here', Tulen? I suspect they started labeling MSG as FE621 precisely because MSG was getting a bad rap. I've noticed they've also started calling artificial flavours and colourings 'nature identical'......meaning, artificial. : /Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523122977323033271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-50787879139499315852009-05-25T01:38:22.488+00:002009-05-25T01:38:22.488+00:00"There are some cultural differences that are irre..."There are some cultural differences that are irreconcilable."<br /><br />And then there are the cultural differences that are fucking hilarious. This is def. one of them. ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-64562160993255230802009-05-24T13:48:42.498+00:002009-05-24T13:48:42.498+00:00MSG here is not listed as a number, just written o...MSG here is not listed as a number, just written out in full. And I don't recall a lot of numbers in general on labels here, which makes me think that most other things here are also just written out in full. Which is why our lables are long and full of words with many syllables. Now I want to go read labels.<br /><br />Margarine is horrible and also a staple.<br /><br />Now I want sushi. I don't think I've really had any other japanese meals, so that's what my brain thinks of when japanese food is mentioned.tulennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-20376453148208422772009-05-24T06:09:02.080+00:002009-05-24T06:09:02.080+00:00Margarine is one of my problem foods. I know I sh...Margarine is one of my problem foods. I know I shouldn't eat it for all sorts of reasons, but plain bread and butter is one of my favourite snack foods.<br /><br />I stay away from most fizzy drinks, unless they're accompanied by alcohol, in which case they're probably the lesser evil. Heh.<br /><br />David, you'll put me off all food forever like that! Preservatives, additives, and emulsifiers get my hackles up too. They're all numbers!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523122977323033271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-5442210704773672072009-05-24T05:00:47.831+00:002009-05-24T05:00:47.831+00:00I want to know what happened to the other 620 flav...I want to know what happened to the other 620 flavor enhancers. Somewhere there must be a list.<br /><br />"317. Purple spots."<br /><br />"380. Hair loss."<br /><br />"453. Subject reported 'Makes everything taste funny, kind of like Szechwan peppercorns but not in a good way.'"<br /><br />"488. Hysterical blindness."<br /><br />"526. Subject developed insatiable craving for salt & pepper prawns 'the way they make them at Mayflower on Geary St. in San Francisco.'"<br /><br />"577. Runny nose."<br /><br />"618. Subject broke free of restraints, demolished hospital canteen, and climbed to roof of building, threatening suicide if not provided with 'a bowl of New Mexico green.' Subject was coaxed inside with Doritos and pepper spray, and sedated."<br /><br />"619. Skin rash."David Moleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334889574898460118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-79275620696682348902009-05-24T04:19:31.901+00:002009-05-24T04:19:31.901+00:00Ever since I read 'margarine' on the list of foods...Ever since I read 'margarine' on the list of foods my nana was supposed to avoid post-cancer, I've had an aversion to it. Mind you, it's always tasted like plastic to me.<br /><br />Can't stand diet fizzy drinks for the same reason.chocolatetrudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110359051876178390noreply@blogger.com