I'm not against moving it to Way Off Topic if everyone wishes.
Olives I'm split on. The green Spanish olives stuffed with pimiento I'll eat right out of the jar upon occasion but usually they get diced and added to a salad. Black olives I don't care for; neither the flavor or texture appeals to me.
Stroganoff is another story entirely. I haven't had it in ages but when my mother used to make it, well, there weren't any leftovers if I had anything to say about it.
Same with Swiss steak and tuna casserole. Maybe this is why I had to start dieting.
Funny you should mention an Asian grocery store; there a good one within walking distance of my place, and by coincidence I was there this afternoon. My main objective was to renew my supply of kim chee, which I tried for the first time last year and developed an instant liking for. I picked up a few other gems as well but there's also a number of things in there that give me the willies, mostly in the meat department. All they have is pork, and every last part of the pig is wrapped and for sale. Sorry, but the idea of eating either the large or small intestine of the animal doesn't appeal to me at all, nor do the lungs or the tripe. Same with the package of chicken feet. I don't know what to make of the jars of fermented fish but I'm thinking about fish-flavored beer and it's not a happy thought. Some of the products I can't even begin to guess what they are. I've been pretty lucky so far when I take a chance on things like that, but I worry that someday I may buy what looks like an olive or an egg, only to discover that it might once have been watching me.
