Forbidden territory

[phillaurie]

Your partner is out with her/his mates at the local Thia, the kids are in bed, you've been shopping and heading into forbidden territory. The meal they hate.......

For me tonight this was Lambs liver ( superior even to calves in my opinion ), with smoked streaky bacon from Portwine butchers in Londons Covent Garden ( no debate here its the best ) and golden fried onions on a mound of mashed potatos ( made the French way with its cooking liquid, butter and salt and pepper no cream or milk ). The blood from the liver soaks into the potatos, a dollop of dijon was almost but not quite superflous.

I'll have to clean up now ao that she can in no way tell what has passed. But as areward I think I'll get that 30 year old cask strength Whiskey out.

Baby sitting is hard, but somebody has to do it !

Whats your forbidden territory?

[Marlene]

Spareribs baked in saurkraut. Nobody in my family will eat it except me. I always make it when no one is home.

For my husband it's creamed corn. He always waits till I'm out of town on business to have his "creamed corn and movie night" fest.

[Suzanne F]

Also liver, preceded by split pea soup. He hates the texture of both (although he makes an exception for foie gras )

[Sandra Levine]

Soft-shell crabs make my husband queasy.

[Wilfrid]

Oh , the list is endless. Frogs legs, pungent curries, al dente pasta, and anything with uncooked olive oil poured over it. But we are making progress. Snails used to be high on the list, but the Beloved ate a mound of winkles at Aquagrill recently, and what's the difference?

[maggiethecat]

He hates anything bechamelly or eggy. So, scratch white cheddar mac and cheese, cold poached salmon with a side of mayonnaise, entre souffle (he'll eat the dessert ones.)

When I'm out of town he can eat all the hotdogs his heart desires. I've hated them all my life.

[torakris]

My (Japanese) husband hates okonomiyaki, a Japanese savoury pancake made with cabbage and anything else your heart desires, topped off with okonomiyaki sauce (similar to tonkatsu sauce), mayo, and bonito flakes.

He also hates fruits cooked in any way, so when he is gone I throw pinapple on my pizza and whip up some sweet and sour pork.

[polly]

My boyfriend hates saffron.

I wouldn't use it that often anyway, but when you've got a hankering for paella or saffron butter sauce it's a bit of a pain.

Luckily, he shares my passion for smoked paprika...

[Blue Heron]

My husband is not keen on shellfish ... so when he is away I enjoy fixing something like steamed clams, shrimp, or crab. He also doesn't care for pizza or blackened salmon caesar salad, which are more of my favorites... so I always have plenty of options when he is away.

[Michael Laiskonis]

My wife is a fairly strict vegetarian, and I'll ingest anything... so you can imagine the debauchery that ensues when left to my own devices...

[rslux]

Zucchini and mushrooms.

[AdamLawrence]

Kidneys, very rapidly seared and then served with a sauce made from pan juices deglazed with marsala or sherry, a bit of Dijon mustard and just perhaps a spoonful of cream, if I'm feeling villainous. Side dishes: dunno. Mashed potato and salad?

Actually, the lady wife is out tonight. Thanks for the legup....

Adam

[Miss J]

Spicy soup. Spicy noodles, eaten with chopsticks. Spicy soup with noodles, eaten with chopsticks. Cherries. Champagne.

Altogether, it usually makes for a surprisingly healthy "indulgence" meal.

[StephenT]

Anything containing tomatoes. The list is fairly lengthly actually but I'm at work and can't reasonably spend the rest of the day typing it all in.

[Adam Balic]

Offal and Grouse (which she claims is "feathered offal").

When we were poorer and she was away on a field trip I would buy a kilo of calf liver (very cheap in Australia) and work my way through it.

[Gavin Jones]

Offal and Grouse (which she claims is "feathered offal").

So if she met Wilfrid they would mutually annihilate?

[Adam Balic]

She would most likely overlook his offalophiloty - maybe no his goatee though .

[Taboni]

Kielbasa and stuffed cabbage.... I grew up on it and need my fix every so often...the wife just doesn't appreciate fine ethnic cuisine.

[Gavin Jones]

She would most likely overlook his offalophiloty - maybe no his goatee though.

Philoffaly: a fine hobby and a terrible metier.

[Adam Balic]

Wilfrid = Philoffaller, offallophil, lush.

[Gavin Jones]

But no phallophily. Except for that Donkey, of course.

[Adam Balic]

Well phallophily is possible I guess, but not phallophagy I hope?

[oraklet]

fish soup. wife feels it makes the whole place smell for days.

[Rachel Perlow]

Fish. A nice whole grilled snapper or trout. Yum. Jason doesn't eat cooked fin fish.

[researchgal]

a giant salad made with whatever looks best at the farmstand. Husband thinks of salad as more of a condiment than a meal so it's my staple for dinner when he's away.