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thistlechaserFor some unknown reason, Halloween is by far the most celebrated holiday here at my company. We're currently in the middle of a "pot luck lunch". The company provides breads, cheeses, and meats, and anyone else can bring in other stuff. While it's not required that you offer something when you attend, it seems like at least half the people do. That's about 100 people providing something, and seeing how most of our people are from elsewhere, that gives us a ton of variety to the food. (And nicely, there's a ton of non-meat choices.)
I've eaten a number of new things, though I have no idea what they're called. An Indian dough pouch thing, like a giant fried dumpling, full of potatoes and other vegetables. While it was more spicy than I'd usually like, I enjoyed it. Also not exactly new, but I had only once before, rice with saffron. Mmmm. I think of it as Middle Eastern (the place I had it before was a Persian place), but I don't know if it really is or not. And these cookies, I think they're German, that are like two thin layers of lacy, crunchy cookie, with chocolate in the middle. The last new thing is something I know the name of, but I bet I'll spell wrong. Bak-la-va? The Greek dessert thing.
Add onto those things all the normal/old things I tried, and you get one full Thistle!
Oh, and mostly to shock and dismay![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
quasilemur, I've discovered that I like mustard! I know I've tried it before in my life, but only a couple times and mostly I was really "blech!" about it. But when eating just cheese on a piece of bread, it does a whole ton to spice it up! Mmm. Piece of bread, mustard, piece of cheese. Might be my new favorite sandwich.
Hm, sounds like they're judging the costumes now, but I'm safe and hidden here at my desk. Heh. I made the rounds to be social (twice!), but I can't take being in a room with a couple hundred people for too long, and I'm very glad I could come back to eat at my desk.
Oh, this Bak-la-vah thing is odd. I had it on my plate but hadn't tried it until now. I don't think I like it, it's oddly flavored and sticky. Yuck.
There now. A whole post of me babbling about food. I hope you all have eaten and aren't being made hungry by this!
Happy Halloween!
I've eaten a number of new things, though I have no idea what they're called. An Indian dough pouch thing, like a giant fried dumpling, full of potatoes and other vegetables. While it was more spicy than I'd usually like, I enjoyed it. Also not exactly new, but I had only once before, rice with saffron. Mmmm. I think of it as Middle Eastern (the place I had it before was a Persian place), but I don't know if it really is or not. And these cookies, I think they're German, that are like two thin layers of lacy, crunchy cookie, with chocolate in the middle. The last new thing is something I know the name of, but I bet I'll spell wrong. Bak-la-va? The Greek dessert thing.
Add onto those things all the normal/old things I tried, and you get one full Thistle!
Oh, and mostly to shock and dismay
quasilemur, I've discovered that I like mustard! I know I've tried it before in my life, but only a couple times and mostly I was really "blech!" about it. But when eating just cheese on a piece of bread, it does a whole ton to spice it up! Mmm. Piece of bread, mustard, piece of cheese. Might be my new favorite sandwich.Hm, sounds like they're judging the costumes now, but I'm safe and hidden here at my desk. Heh. I made the rounds to be social (twice!), but I can't take being in a room with a couple hundred people for too long, and I'm very glad I could come back to eat at my desk.
Oh, this Bak-la-vah thing is odd. I had it on my plate but hadn't tried it until now. I don't think I like it, it's oddly flavored and sticky. Yuck.
There now. A whole post of me babbling about food. I hope you all have eaten and aren't being made hungry by this!
Happy Halloween!
