Do You Eat What You Can't Spell/ Pronounce?
By kayedanda
@kayedanda (1850)
Philippines
July 19, 2009 4:20pm CST
I read of this golfer who says that he prefers to eat only the things that he can spell (name is Boo Weekley, for the curious). Which got me to thinking, I would definitely hem and haw before ordering a serving of Bouillabaisse, or telling the girl at the supermarket that I want half a kilo of gewurztraminer grapes, or asking for the waiter to get me a fondue Bourguignonne, or a plate of tteokbokgi, or a bottle of viognier because I'm really thirsty, or a meal consisting of Carpaccio de Boeuf, Soupe a l'Orignon and Avocat et Oeufs a la Mousse de Crabe. Excuse my French. I mean REALLY excuse my French. 
It's a good thing I can already use the copy paste function, since I honestly CANNOT spell those food I just mentioned! 
Do you think they make it hard to spell and pronounce just so they can sell it more expensively? 
It's a good thing I can already use the copy paste function, since I honestly CANNOT spell those food I just mentioned!
Do you think they make it hard to spell and pronounce just so they can sell it more expensively? 4 responses
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
hahaha, i will give it a try to taste it before i try to memorize the letters that are composed with it. i wont miss a taste of food for the world. when i work on different countries i try all the food if i can. then ask later what it was called. i am adventurous when it comes to food, i even wanted to have a chance to taste stinky tofu.
@kayedanda (1850)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
i eat tofu (love it, actually) but this is the only time i heard of stinky tofu good ol' wikipedia told me it is a famous street food in our part of the world. i wanna try it too! 
good ol' wikipedia told me it is a famous street food in our part of the world. i wanna try it too! @roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
i do love tofu too. i saw the stinky tofu in amazing race asia and they have a different time to swallow it down. they are all complaining on how bad the smell was. i just wanted to find out myself if it is just the smell that is bad but does it taste good? curious to have a look a smell and a taste
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
19 Jul 09
I think some foods get weird fancy names because then people think they are gourmet so if the price is higher then its fine because that is how its suppose to be.
Now for me when it comes to what I'll eat and what I won't eat I refuse to eat anything that either looks bad or smells bad. Its the biggest reason why I hate any Japanese/Chinese food. It looks like vomit to me and smells about the same way.
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@kayedanda (1850)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
I generally don't request for Japanese/Chinese food neither. But I LOVE chicken teriyaki!
@abenitez (501)
• United States
19 Jul 09
I like to actually know what it is I am eating before I actually try it. Maybe he could have been talking about the ingredients in food too. Some foods have some ingredients that are very difficult to spell and pronounce. That can be a little scary.
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