Thoughts on looking at a Chinese restaurant's delivery menu...

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There is something downright creepy about food whose name contains the word "delight".

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[purplelover13.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

How so? Triple Delight is one of my usual Chinese restaurant orders, so what am I missing?

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

Usually shrimp, chicken and beef in brown sauce with veggies, probably including but not limited to broccoli, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, water chestnuts, mini-corn and snow peas.

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

My all means. I'm flattered that my tastes in Chinese food render me interest-worthy, and I shall try to be at least mildly entertaining.

I hope you forgive me for not reciprocating in kind; I read more people than I can keep up with as it is, and therefore try to limit it to people I in some manner know. In any case, it's lovely to meet you.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it's as good as anything else on the menu, but for some inexplicable reason, I find the word "delight" to be creepy when it's part of the name of a food. *shrug*

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

Do you feel the same way about Turkish delight?

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Yes, although I've never had the opportunity to try Turkish Delight, if I recall what you told me, it's much the same thing as Greek Delight, which I have willingly tried.

Which also brings me to point out the obvious there that finding the word "delight" in a food name does not keep me from trying it.

Triple Delight is not something that I've ever ordered for one of two reasons- 1. I don't like the selection of vegetables- bamboo, snow peas, water chestnuts and mini corn are not vegetables that I like. 2. A less common reason is that in some places, the vegetables are just broccoli and soemtimes a few sliced carrots, in which case it's usually just another iteration of some other dish on the menu.

In either case, the fact that I find the word "delight" creepy is just a bonus. I think I've joked about refusing to eat anything with "delight" in the name, but it's not actually the case.

"Surprise" on the other hand...

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

If you don't like it, that's certainly a fine reason to stay away from it.

I, on the other hand, really insist on my food being surprise-free. I'll try just about anything that I haven't before if I have a very clear idea what it is, but I really dislike sampling "surprises".

[fuego.livejournal.com]

yeah...I'm not a big fan of mystery dishes. I like to be able to look at what I'm eating and at least identify the major ingredients...

And definitely can't take mystery or surprise in alcoholic beverages- if someone can't or won't tell me what's in it, I won't go near it. (Coconut rum makes me ill, and even a small sip of any sort of malt beverage is enough to make me so dizzy I can't stand up.)

[fuego.livejournal.com]

though, of course, it's always a good idea to know what's in your drink

[leiacat.livejournal.com]

I'm actually a bit more amenable to surprises in alcoholic beverages, if only because in those I can generally predict the _kind_ of thing that it is. But I don't get any unusual reactions from any of it, so I need not worry about safety. Of course a detailed breakdown is useful after I sample, so I know what to replicate or stay away from in the future.

With food, I have enough quirks and allergies and incompatibilities and dietary restrictions that major ingredients are generally insufficient.