[ Foods I like.... ]
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Tuscan [white] beans in garlic and olice oil
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Aged Gouda cheese
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Very old, very sharp Cheddar cheese
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Asparagas
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Raw ground beef (After 'mad cow disease', I don't eat this any more...)
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Flank steak (preferably horse meat)
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Liver (not 'smothered with fried onions')
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Most kinds of sushi, sashimi and chirashi
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Plain tofu (with some soy sauce to dip it in)
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Oatmeal (with honey)
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Familia (Swiss Muesli cereal)
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Greek yoghurt (with honey and walnuts)
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Dannon coffee yoghurt (esp. with uncooked oatmeal on top)
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Oatmeal-raisen cookies
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Homemade bread ('heavy' and still gooey in inside)
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Chocolate mousse
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Homemade vanilla ice cream
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Scungili and calamari fra diavolo
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Tuna salad on whole-wheat bread sandwich (with tomato and raw onion)
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Bruschetta (very lightly toastsed)
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Risotto
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[ Beverages I like.... ]
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Sparkling water (seltzer)
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Green Chartreuse (liqueur)
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Glenkinchie Single Malt Scotch
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Suntory Excellence whisky
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Any good full-bodied rich bouquet red wine
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Auslese Riesling white wine
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Greek coffee
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Expresso (preferably with brandy in it)
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Chimay beer (in Belgium, not imported to U.S.A.!)
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[ Foods and beverages I hate.... ]
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Charred (AKA grilled...) anything [hamburgers, steak, 'veggies'....]
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Burnt toast
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Pickles ('dill', etc.)
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Olives (esp. the pits left in public view after people have eaten them)
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Kix, Trix and other cereals that don't look like food
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French fries
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Velveeta
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Pizza ("Let them eat...")
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Chocolate chip cookies
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