Sep 19, 2012

Tried Vegemite / ベジマイト

In my previous posting, I told you that my American friend just arrived in Japan tasted our popular food “konnyaku” that he thought awful.  Well, it’s not awful.  You just have to cook it before you eat it, but he ate it raw. lol
 
Anyway, after writing that posting, I remembered how I felt when I first tasted “vegemite”.  It’s a dark brown Australian food paste (for further info. please check here), and according to my Australian friend it’s a popular food in Australia.  One day she served this vegemite on a piece of toast for me, and I ate.  I couldn’t figure out what just happened to my tongue!  It was…hmm…sour-bitter-sour kind of taste (sorry, couldn’t find the right words), and I hadn’t tasted such taste before so was really surprised.  I tasted it again, and this time it was OK because I knew “that” taste was coming. :)
 
It's always such a fun to meet the brand new food, and I LOVE tasting new food.  And I love asking about food in my letters. :)  How about you?  Do you like trying new food?  Did you taste something absolutely new to you lately?
 
先日のアメリカから友人が来日した記事で、彼が知らずにこんにゃくをそのまま何もせず食べて恐ろしくまずい、と言っていた話を書きました。それを書いていて思い出したのが、オーストラリアでは人気のベジマイトという食べ物(詳しくはこちら)を初めて食べた時のこと。それは茶色のペーストで、ある日オーストラリア人の友達がトーストに塗って出してくれました。口にした私は、口の中でいったい何が起こったのか???状態。塩辛くて、苦くて、そして塩辛くて(笑)。もう一度食べてみると、あの味がするんだ、と思って食べたからか、さほど変な味には感じませんでした。
 
新しい食べ物に出会うのは大好きで、なんでも試してみたいです。最近何か今まで全く口にしたことがなかった味に出会ったりしましたか?新しい食べ物に挑戦するのは好きですか?

↓いつもありがとうございます。押していただけると励みになります☆

11 comments:

  1. I like trying new things but as I don't eat red meat and poultry, my options are limited. I didn't try anything new or exotic lately though. But I remember my penpals sending me some really weird sweets that didn't taste like sweets at all. Even though I might have not liked the taste I was happy I could try them. I tried some Japanese sweets too:)

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    1. Hahaha, once my American friend sent me something called "licorice", and it was a big surprise for me! My first impression about that candy was ... "chewing a black rubber tire" lol Have you tried it?

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    2. Yes, but I tried licorice from Finland. It's called Salmiakki and it's salty! It's really awful:P But I had fun looking at reactions of my friends when I gave them some. They spilled it away and one friend even cursed me, LOL. It's definitelly NOT for Polish tongues:P

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  2. こんにちは。
    Postcrossingでの私のカードはまだ届いてないでしょうか?
    国内で一週間以上経過しているので心配しています。

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    1. こんにちは。ポスクロはわけあって自宅とは別の住所にしていて、1~2週間に一度まとめて取りに行くので、届いていても今週末に確認することになります。遅くなりすみませんが、もうしばらくお待ちください。届いているのを確認次第、すぐにレジスターしますね。

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  3. I once tried sea snails. I was really scared at first because I had to get a toothpick and get the snail out from it's shell. But in the end they tasted like chicken breast. :)

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    1. I think the image you alrady have really affects on new food. Sea snails are popular here, but I remember that it was kind of a challenge for me to try that for the first time! lol

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  4. I absolutely love tasting new dishes from different cuisines.Even though I am a vegetarian, I feel there are plenty of opportunities for me to taste in vegetarian selection.I came to know about Vegemite from Masterchef Australia and certainly didn't know about it till I saw that in the show.

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    1. Organic food is getting popular over here in Japan and I think vegetarian food as well. :) I'm surprised how many variety vegetarian dishes are, and even though I'm not a vegetarian, I enjoy them. :)

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  5. こんにちは~。

    オーストラリアに留学していたとき、絶対にベジマイトは口にしなかったです。
    私は好き嫌いが多いので、まず見たことのないものは食べる勇気ないですね~。
    外国人からすると、納豆とかわさびってどう思うんでしょうね?
    ちなみに私は、納豆もわさびも苦手です・・・。

    ふみの日プロジェクト、素敵ですね~☆
    でも、相手の住所を知らないことって多いですよね、最近。
    メールアドレスは知ってるけど、住所は知らない、という人が増えてきました。

    ではでは、また遊びに来ますね。

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    1. 「絶対に口にしない」食べた後だと分かります(笑)なんとも言えない味で、まぁこういうもんだと言われれば食べられなくもないけど、あまり好んで食べたい味でもなかったです(^^;

      私もそれ思います!昔はアドレス帳なんてものが結構売っていたけど、最近はもっぱら携帯でアドレス管理ですよね。友達が結婚する度、招待状送るから住所教えて~って連絡がきます(^^)

      私もミホさんのブログまた遊びにいきます。いつも楽しみです☆

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