I Suck At Eating Liver And Onions

last night, i had dinner with karen's parents (and with karen of course).

every year, karen's parents cook her one of her favorite (if not favorite) meals on her birthday. that meal: liver and onions. now, i suck at eating liver and onions.

karen is a dietitian. i find it interesting that karen likes liver so much, although i probably should not be that surprised. dietitians seem to have the oddest taste in food. (some people would probably call those "food issues".) i analogously think that dietitians are like psychiatrists... that the person with the most mental problems ends up being a shrink (although in this case, the person with the most food issues end up being a dietitian).

actually, karen is not that bad in terms of having food issues. sure, she dissects her steak and all that... but a large number of my other friends have way more food issues than her. at least karen is willing to try food.

luckily, i have no problems eating... as evident by my rotund body. my general philosophy when it comes to eating (or imbibing, i suppose) is that as long as the food will stay down, i will consume it. i think that general philosophy is a result of being raised in an asian household. after all, i have seen (and eaten) a lot of asian cuisine that has not necessarily been that appealing. i think a lot of people have problems getting past the visual aspect of food... or even the mental aspect of it when they hear that a certain meal is made up of x, y or z. (just ask my friends...)

anyway, karen's parents made liver and onions last night. the meal was actually quite delicious. (i would normally cue the rachael ray "yum-o" sound... but i am guessing a lot of people would disagree with me on that one.) don't get me wrong, i would not eat liver every night... and nutritionally speaking, not that i am a dietitian or anything, but eating liver every night would not exactly be the healthiest since liver is high in cholesterol... but, in moderation liver is not bad.

all in all, the liver and onions was good. since i have no idea on how to cook liver and onions, i'm glad karen's parents prepared her favorite meal for her. it probably would have been disastrous otherwise.