On Friday, Karen and I celebrated Karen's birthday with her parents. The celebration consisted of Karen's traditional birthday dinner, followed by presents. For anyone curious, the traditional dinner was liver and onions.
Now, I suck at liver and onions. Truth be told, the meal is not as awful as it sounds. If one can get past the notion of consuming an organ and focus on taste alone, then the meal is actually quite good. As well, there are actually health benefits to eating liver.
According to Ask Men:
"It has a long list of ingredients that are extremely good for you. For one, it is a great source of vitamin B12, vitamin A, copper, folate, riboflavin, selenium, zinc, vitamin C, niacin, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and iron. The high levels of these vitamins and minerals helps improve cardiovascular health, aids in immune system function and helps prevent the destruction of cells from free radical damage.
Additionally, the liver is a terrific source of protein."
As for how liver and onions became the traditional birthday meal for Karen, I believe the story goes along the following: While growing up, Karen's parents used to make Karen eat whatever they had cooked as the family meal. One day, her parents made a meal for themselves, and a meal separate for Karen.
Curious about the different meals, Karen asked to try the meal that her parents were having. When she tried it, she enjoyed it. And that meal... liver and onions. So basically from that day since, Karen has been having liver and onions on her birthday.
Someday, I will have to learn how to cook liver and onions. In the meantime, I'm happy to let Karen's parents do the honor. After all, it seems more important to them anyway.
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