"The problem with the Baked Beans you get in France is that the beans actually taste like beans. And to make it worse the tomato sauce in there tastes of tomatoes too..." Mark Balsom, speaking in Brittany, last century (little improvement since)
"The problem with the Baked Beans you get in France is that the beans actually taste like beans. And to make it worse the tomato sauce in there tastes of tomatoes too..." Mark Balsom, speaking in Brittany, last century (little improvement since)
I'm afraid I'm, to put it mildly, a bit of a pain when it comes to food. When I first went over to see my now wife Christina she asked me for a list of things I don't eat. I had to explain it would be easier to send her a list of things I do - much shorter! One of these days I'll hopefully grow out of it, but it's not looking promising. In the meantime the list is here as a reference, with my apologies. It could be worse, mind, I could be a vegetarian. Hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised by some of the things here, but more likely you'll just be deeply disturbed!
Chicken, Turkey (Roast, Escalopes, Southern Fried, Cordon Bleu, etc.)
Beef (Roast, Steak, etc.)
Pork (Roast, Chops, Sausages, Bacon, etc.)
Lamb (Roast, Chops, etc.)
Gammon Steak (with egg, not pineapple!)
Cod (but in batter or breadcrumbs - eg. Fish and Chips or Fish Fingers, I'm just a child really!)
Burgers (no salad, mustard, gherkins, tomato or anything remotely healthy though!)
Wiener Schnitzel
Pies - Chicken/Ham/Steak (no mushroom or liver!)
Quiche Lorraine
Pizza (with pepperoni, meat, cheeses, etc. but no tomato sauce - 'pizza bianca' as it's known in Italy)
Eggs (Fried, Poached, Boiled, Omelettes (cheese, ham, etc.))
Corn (on the cob, or loose - not quite as keen on tinned corn)
Carrots (if they're cooked)
Potatoes (new potatoes, roast potatoes, fried potatoes, chips, etc. - everything but mashed!)
Pasta (Spaghetti Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, Four Cheese Sauce, Macaroni Cheese)
Rice - Boiled or Fried Rice (eg. with egg, corn, chicken, pork, smoked sausage, etc. - no peas!)
Risotto or Paella (chorizo, corn, chicken, pear and gorgonzola, etc. but not with mushrooms or seafood!)
Baked Beans, Beans and Sausages
Bread - French, Sliced Loaves, Buns, Ciabattas, etc. (white, ideally!)
Crackers (Water Biscuits especially!)
Cheese (mature cheddar, leicester, vieux bruges, pave, brie, goats, roquefort, gorgonzola, parmesan, camembert, manchego, mature gouda, smoked austrian, etc.)
Cheese Scones
Sausage Rolls
Crumpets
Bananas
Apples
Grapes (seedless)
Strawberries
Raspberries
Melon
Ice Cream (Vanilla, Chocolate, Toffee, Caramel, etc.)
Cake (Chocolate Cake, Eclairs, etc.)
Chocolate Mousse, Pot au Chocolat
Creme Brulee
Vanilla Panna Cotta
Yoghurt (Fruit Fromage Frais, Vanilla, Toffee, etc.)