What are your favorite foods and/or drinks?

[Geo]

It's hard to reconcile being an animal rights' advocate with being a meat-eater. The best I can come up with is please kill the food animals as quickly and painlessly as possible, and keep it to farm animals and fish (I realize there are people in the world who have to hunt for their food; we did that when I was a child).

I'd prefer people getting their meat by hunting&fishing. Reason: usually that's small-scale, and the animals have a life much closer to what they evolved instead of being locked in pens, stables, an pastures.
Of course, there's not enough free wilderness left for that. Not here on the ol' continent.

[Unorthodox]

Do a picture search for a Belgian Mikado waffle.

I may have broken google images....I get skulls even searching for belgian mikado waffles. 

[Buster's Uncle]

It's hard to reconcile being an animal rights' advocate with being a meat-eater. The best I can come up with is please kill the food animals as quickly and painlessly as possible, and keep it to farm animals and fish (I realize there are people in the world who have to hunt for their food; we did that when I was a child).

I'd prefer people getting their meat by hunting&fishing. Reason: usually that's small-scale, and the animals have a life much closer to what they evolved instead of being locked in pens, stables, an pastures.
Of course, there's not enough free wilderness left for that. Not here on the ol' continent.

I do not disagree.

[Geo]

Let's see if this works (I'm browsing with the tablet now).




http://www.flickr.com/photos/hide2501/3065584709/#

[Unorthodox]

Seriously, I'm curious, does anyone else get the skull cake on the first page of google images or have I broken it?  "Belgian Mikado Waffle" 



Anyhow: 

Mikado: 2 waffles, generous portion of vanilla custard topped with whipped cream,
chocolate ganache and roasted almonds. 

I prefer fruits to chocolate as a general rule. 

[Valka]

It's hard to reconcile being an animal rights' advocate with being a meat-eater. The best I can come up with is please kill the food animals as quickly and painlessly as possible, and keep it to farm animals and fish (I realize there are people in the world who have to hunt for their food; we did that when I was a child).

I'd prefer people getting their meat by hunting&fishing. Reason: usually that's small-scale, and the animals have a life much closer to what they evolved instead of being locked in pens, stables, an pastures.
Of course, there's not enough free wilderness left for that. Not here on the ol' continent.

I do not disagree.

Well, I'm not gonna start an argument (that's what Care2 is for, where rabid vegans have called me every vile name in the book and a lot more besides), but it was actually moose and whale I was thinking about when I posted that.

When I was a little kid, my dad, uncle, and grampa would go hunting. Every year they'd each get a moose, and that's what we had for meat that winter. I remember enjoying it, but now... Well, now I no longer live in the country, and have no need to kill for my food. I would prefer that moose get to live their lives without being anyone's food except for their natural predators.

As for whales... I can't think of a single reason whatsoever to hunt them for food (or anything else), unless the hunter happens to live in the far northern Arctic and there's nothing else.

[Dio]

Seriously, I'm curious, does anyone else get the skull cake on the first page of google images or have I broken it?  "Belgian Mikado Waffle" 



Anyhow: 

Mikado: 2 waffles, generous portion of vanilla custard topped with whipped cream,
chocolate ganache and roasted almonds. 

I prefer fruits to chocolate as a general rule. 

Those waffles sound good with or without fruit .

Also, I am surprised no one else has even remotely brought up coffee or tea. I know some people drink coffee or tea because either (a) they drink it to help them be alert and/or (b) drink it because they like the taste. If you want to answer the next question you can or continue on with the original topic.

So the question is, do you drink either tea or coffee on a regular basis. If you do, what type do you drink?
Some examples of coffee include: Espressos, black, iced and cappuccinos.
Some examples of tea include: green, white, yellow and oolong.

[Buster's Uncle]

Well, I'm not gonna start an argument (that's what Care2 is for, where rabid vegans have called me every vile name in the book and a lot more besides), but it was actually moose and whale I was thinking about when I posted that.

When I was a little kid, my dad, uncle, and grampa would go hunting. Every year they'd each get a moose, and that's what we had for meat that winter. I remember enjoying it, but now... Well, now I no longer live in the country, and have no need to kill for my food. I would prefer that moose get to live their lives without being anyone's food except for their natural predators.

As for whales... I can't think of a single reason whatsoever to hunt them for food (or anything else), unless the hunter happens to live in the far northern Arctic and there's nothing else.

I do not disagree, though I do draw the line elsewhere.  It's something I prefer not to think about, because I am sympathetic, but I like to eat what I like to eat.  I am not a specimen of a naturally vegetarian species.

Let's see if this works (I'm browsing with the tablet now).




http://www.flickr.com/photos/hide2501/3065584709/#

[Buster's Uncle]

So the question is, do you drink either tea or coffee on a regular basis. If you do, what type do you drink?
Some examples of coffee include: Espressos, black, iced and cappuccinos.
Some examples of tea include: green, white, yellow and oolong.

Coffee.  Cheap instant coffee, heavily creamed, sometimes with cocoa stirred in.  I wake up stupid, and desperately crave stimulants.  I've learned to like the taste.

[Dio]

That waffle looks absolutely sumptuous and highly palatable. However, you have to wonder if it was staged and what they put on it to make it look like that.

[Valka]

Also, I am surprised no one else has even remotely brought up coffee or tea. I know some people drink coffee or tea because either (a) they drink it to help them be alert and/or (b) drink it because they like the taste. If you want to answer the next question you can or continue on with the original topic.

So the question is, do you drink either tea or coffee on a regular basis. If you do, what type do you drink?
Some examples of coffee include: Espressos, black, iced and cappuccinos.
Some examples of tea include: green, white, yellow and oolong.

I don't drink coffee. At all. I find the smell revolting, and the taste even worse.

Tea... extremely infrequent tea-drinker. Like once every 3 years, or so. That said, I don't mind cranberry tea, as long as it's got lots of honey in it.

My hot drinks of choice are either cocoa or beef broth. As for how I get my caffeine... that's why Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Dr. Rock, etc. exist. 

[Dio]

I tend to avoid caffeinated beverages of any kind and also find the smell of coffee to be off putting.

[Geo]

That waffle looks absolutely sumptuous and highly palatable. However, you have to wonder if it was staged and what they put on it to make it look like that.

It looks pretty standard to me. Most Belgians, in full Bourgundian tradition, like quality...

Mosttimes a daily tea drinker here. Rooibos or Earl Grey brands.

[Buster's Uncle]

I'm fond of Earl Grey and Orange Pekoe, but don't drink them often...

[Dio]

That waffle looks absolutely sumptuous and highly palatable. However, you have to wonder if it was staged and what they put on it to make it look like that.

It looks pretty standard to me. Most Belgians, in full Bourgundian tradition, like quality...

I was unaware of this tradition and it would make sense in this situation . This is one reason that I find talking to people from around the world and my country so interesting.