IDK-An Exploration of the Unknown: Brussels Sprouts

Since the dawn of man, mothers and fathers all over the world felt the need to give their children vegetables. Children, feeling that veggies were gross and "icky," constantly rebelled against the colorful (but mostly green) foods, which usually caused them to stay at the table until the ate them, while the rest of the family watched t.v..

This brings us to explore the green vegetable with the bad rap: Brussels sprouts.
Brussels sprouts have long been know as an enemy of children and all that is good and happy, yet many were forced to consume these fabled greens. Due to this fact, and my parents hatred of Brussels Sprouts, I, fortunately never had the opportunity to try them.
So now come along with me on a journey into the unknown, a journey into the dark depths of the worst nightmares of children around the world. Join me in my quest to find out if Brussels sprouts are really that bad, and follow the adventure as I chronicle the exploration of my first Brussels sprout.

The journey begins:
After buying and cooking the odd looking greens the were placed on the table.
















I then sat down and prepared myself for the trial to come.
















I, apprehensive, wondered what they would taste like.
















I added salt to hopefully lessen the fabled bad taste.
















The sprouts were then cut into bite-sized pieces.
















I pause before taking my first bite.
















I bit it.
















As I chewed the sprout I pondered over its new flavor.
















Hmmmmm.......
















Hey! These are not so bad. They taste like a mix of bok-choy and broccoli.
















I think I might kinda like these. The sprouts really don't taste as bad as I think they should due to the horror stories about them. Given, they are not the best tasting thing Ive ever had, but they really are not that bad! Seriously give Brussels sprouts a chance people! You might be surprised . =]




Thank you for joining me on the exploration and don't forget to eat your veggies! Come on! You know their good.

An Awesome Restaurant

On a recent excursion to San Francisco my family stopped by a little restaurant for lunch that was recommended to us from some family friends. The street that the restaurant was on was not that pretty and the door to place had some old graffiti on it. Ignoring the slightly deterring graffiti, we went inside and found that inside the place it was very clean, light and calming. We sat ourselves and a waiter quickly came to give us water and the menus. The menu consisted of lots of the regular dishes that you would find at a Chinese restaurant such as chow mien like things and broccoli beef. The menu also had a a great deals in the lunch special section. The waiter came back and took our orders after recommending some dishes to my dad.We all ordered different dished with the intent to share. I ordered a dish from the lunch special: Red curry with chicken, shrimp and veggies. I think it was number 19 on the menu. As part of the lunch special we got a little bowl of hot and sour miso soup as an appetizer. It had tofu and some kind of shredded chicken in it and the broth was so thick that it was almost like a syrup. Though the consistency of the broth was weird it was actually really good! The tofu in the soup was cooked perfectly. After we were done with the soup the waiter brought us our lunch. I was handed a HUGE bowl of the curry and a large plate of rice. The curry was so good! It was flavorful, the chicken and the shrimp tasted so good covered in it. There was also eggplant in it, which I personally thought was kinda weird but its texture went well with the curry and rice. The curry also had a little bit of a kick to it. I personally don't really like spicy food, but the curry was mild enough for me to really enjoy it. Caused me to drink a lot
water! Everyone really enjoyed their own dishes as well.
I don't remember the name of the place at the moment and I'll post it as soon as I do! I can tell you though it was a very short walk from the De Young museum.