I Eat To Live And Live To Eat
Food meme stolen from teh hubby~
What's the last thing you ate?
Watermelon
What's your favourite cheese?
Hmm, I eat a lot of Bega tasty. I also love Colby and Camembert
What's your favourite fish?
Ooh, steamed whole fish. It's usualyl snapper (Bio plug: DON'T EAT ORANGE ROUGHY. BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. There are loads of other's you shouldn't be eating either! I just can't remember them all atm lol)
What's your favourite fruit?
Apples, bananas, mandarins, pears, melons, white peaches/nectarines and pomegranates
When, if ever, did you start liking olives?
For as long as I can remember
When, if ever, did you start liking beer?
Er, since last year I think. I don't -like- it, but I can drink it.
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish?
I've always liked shellfish~
What was the best thing your parent/s used to make?
Dad makes some random things. Mum makes lots of yummy stuff :DDD
What's the native speciality of your home town?
The Canned Berry, probably politicians. In China...well, in Beijing - pickles and stinky tofu (that's what it's called! And boy does it STINK lol) and Peking duck. In Shandong - Shandong chicken! :D Probably other stuff too that I just don't know about lol.
What's your comfort food?
When I'm upset I'm not particularly hungry...
What's your favourite type of chocolate?
Milk! Cadbury's or Lindt >w<)
How do you like your steak?
Medium.
How do you like your burger?
With real meat~
How do you like your eggs?
I love egg!
How do you like your potatoes?
I LOVE POTATOES!
How do you take your coffee?
Uh. Don't drink it often. But milk + 2 sugars
How do you take your tea?
Lol. Black: milk and honey. Green: hot. Tisane: Hot or iced. Chrysanthemum: hot or cold with Chinese lump sugar.
What's your favourite mug?
My favourite tea cup is my green Turkish one. I really want that Cheshire cat mug who disappears when the mug heats up leaving only the smile~
What's your cookie of choice?
Oreos!
What's your ideal breakfast?
...if I had the stomach large enough: Bacon, eggs, grilled tomato, blueberry pancakes, tea and orange juice.
What's your ideal sandwich?
Ham
Smash
'em up!
Sandvich
What's your ideal pizza (topping and base)?
I love me some meatlovers and Hawaiian. Though if I'm making it myself: pepperoni, black olives, ham, mushrooms.... yeah. Not fussed about the base.
What's your ideal pie (sweet or savoury)?
I need to find out where to get pumpkin pie. MUST. TRY. Or learn how to make it lol. I lvoe Shepard's Pie and apple pie.
What's your ideal salad?
Something light, like cucmbers, tomato, mushrooms, nice lettuces (not rocket, ick), black olives and some light dressing like French dressing or something.
What food do you always like to have in the fridge?
Chocolate lol
What food do you always like to have in the freezer?
Ice cream.
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard?
My snacks! Like chips.
What spices can you not live without?
Um...not sure. I do like me some chilli. *mindblank*
What sauces can you not live without?
Soy sauce.
Where do you buy most of your food?
Woolies and Hub Asian Supermarket :D
How often do you go food shopping?
Once a week I think.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item?
No clue. I know Kingsley's Steakhouse and Iori are a bit pricey though.
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own?
Well we just got a new fridge lol~
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen?
Um...dunno. But we desperately need a new oven D:
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without?
Yeah, stovetop.
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients?
When I do cook it usually always involve some sort of raw ingredient. I don't eat instant or pre-made stuff much anymore. I cook more in the holidays when I'm actually home to do it~
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients?
Tonight's dinner - chicken!
What's your favourite thing to make for yourself?
Udon or yakisoba.
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig, chicken and turkey?
Fish, sheep, cephalopod, echinoderm (sea cucumber and sea urchin), snails (once...I was so brave :'D), random bugs in China (I've tried ...I think it was these big cicada things, bamboo grubs, bees...), duck, crustaceans.
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor?
Lol can't remember. But oh man I went to woolies the other day and I saw a bunch of these mini-M&ms spilled ont he floor and this kid squats and picks a couple up and eats them. Sure kids should be playing in dirt and boosting their immune system but jeez, that's really pushing the stomach's and immune system's capabilities, right?
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild?
Hmmm, I remember picking blackberries when I was like...11.
Bread and spread:
I love all bread! And a looooad of spreads. Gotta love my vegemite, marmalade and crunchy peanut butter though~!
What's your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order?
Does Nando's or sushi count? Otherwise - Snack pack from Rosie's chicken. Boy do I love that greasy fried chicken.
What are three of the best dining-out experiences you've had?
I've been to a fair few banquets and fancy dinners in China... But going out to dinner with friends is always great fun! *ponders* Mm, can't really pick a single event off the top of my head.
What's your choice of tipple at the end of a long day?
I don't really drink alcohol.
Favorite cookbook/s?
Haha yep, the interwebs~
Enough procrastinating, back to work >_< Man I'm hungry now XD
What's the last thing you ate?
Watermelon
What's your favourite cheese?
Hmm, I eat a lot of Bega tasty. I also love Colby and Camembert
What's your favourite fish?
Ooh, steamed whole fish. It's usualyl snapper (Bio plug: DON'T EAT ORANGE ROUGHY. BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. There are loads of other's you shouldn't be eating either! I just can't remember them all atm lol)
What's your favourite fruit?
Apples, bananas, mandarins, pears, melons, white peaches/nectarines and pomegranates
When, if ever, did you start liking olives?
For as long as I can remember
When, if ever, did you start liking beer?
Er, since last year I think. I don't -like- it, but I can drink it.
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish?
I've always liked shellfish~
What was the best thing your parent/s used to make?
Dad makes some random things. Mum makes lots of yummy stuff :DDD
What's the native speciality of your home town?
The Canned Berry, probably politicians. In China...well, in Beijing - pickles and stinky tofu (that's what it's called! And boy does it STINK lol) and Peking duck. In Shandong - Shandong chicken! :D Probably other stuff too that I just don't know about lol.
What's your comfort food?
When I'm upset I'm not particularly hungry...
What's your favourite type of chocolate?
Milk! Cadbury's or Lindt >w<)
How do you like your steak?
Medium.
How do you like your burger?
With real meat~
How do you like your eggs?
I love egg!
How do you like your potatoes?
I LOVE POTATOES!
How do you take your coffee?
Uh. Don't drink it often. But milk + 2 sugars
How do you take your tea?
Lol. Black: milk and honey. Green: hot. Tisane: Hot or iced. Chrysanthemum: hot or cold with Chinese lump sugar.
What's your favourite mug?
My favourite tea cup is my green Turkish one. I really want that Cheshire cat mug who disappears when the mug heats up leaving only the smile~
What's your cookie of choice?
Oreos!
What's your ideal breakfast?
...if I had the stomach large enough: Bacon, eggs, grilled tomato, blueberry pancakes, tea and orange juice.
What's your ideal sandwich?
Ham
Smash
'em up!
Sandvich
What's your ideal pizza (topping and base)?
I love me some meatlovers and Hawaiian. Though if I'm making it myself: pepperoni, black olives, ham, mushrooms.... yeah. Not fussed about the base.
What's your ideal pie (sweet or savoury)?
I need to find out where to get pumpkin pie. MUST. TRY. Or learn how to make it lol. I lvoe Shepard's Pie and apple pie.
What's your ideal salad?
Something light, like cucmbers, tomato, mushrooms, nice lettuces (not rocket, ick), black olives and some light dressing like French dressing or something.
What food do you always like to have in the fridge?
Chocolate lol
What food do you always like to have in the freezer?
Ice cream.
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard?
My snacks! Like chips.
What spices can you not live without?
Um...not sure. I do like me some chilli. *mindblank*
What sauces can you not live without?
Soy sauce.
Where do you buy most of your food?
Woolies and Hub Asian Supermarket :D
How often do you go food shopping?
Once a week I think.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item?
No clue. I know Kingsley's Steakhouse and Iori are a bit pricey though.
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own?
Well we just got a new fridge lol~
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen?
Um...dunno. But we desperately need a new oven D:
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without?
Yeah, stovetop.
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients?
When I do cook it usually always involve some sort of raw ingredient. I don't eat instant or pre-made stuff much anymore. I cook more in the holidays when I'm actually home to do it~
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients?
Tonight's dinner - chicken!
What's your favourite thing to make for yourself?
Udon or yakisoba.
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig, chicken and turkey?
Fish, sheep, cephalopod, echinoderm (sea cucumber and sea urchin), snails (once...I was so brave :'D), random bugs in China (I've tried ...I think it was these big cicada things, bamboo grubs, bees...), duck, crustaceans.
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor?
Lol can't remember. But oh man I went to woolies the other day and I saw a bunch of these mini-M&ms spilled ont he floor and this kid squats and picks a couple up and eats them. Sure kids should be playing in dirt and boosting their immune system but jeez, that's really pushing the stomach's and immune system's capabilities, right?
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild?
Hmmm, I remember picking blackberries when I was like...11.
Bread and spread:
I love all bread! And a looooad of spreads. Gotta love my vegemite, marmalade and crunchy peanut butter though~!
What's your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order?
Does Nando's or sushi count? Otherwise - Snack pack from Rosie's chicken. Boy do I love that greasy fried chicken.
What are three of the best dining-out experiences you've had?
I've been to a fair few banquets and fancy dinners in China... But going out to dinner with friends is always great fun! *ponders* Mm, can't really pick a single event off the top of my head.
What's your choice of tipple at the end of a long day?
I don't really drink alcohol.
Favorite cookbook/s?
Haha yep, the interwebs~
Enough procrastinating, back to work >_< Man I'm hungry now XD