I was planning out my lunch strategy this morning and decided I had a hankering for peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I knew I had a jar of peanut butter in my desk at work so I didn’t have to worry about that part, but I needed to bring some strawberry jam in…and bread of course. But I got to thinking. I couldn’t make my sandwich this morning because IEW…pre-made PB&J sandwich would result in a soggy mess 5 hours later and I’d wind up heaving at the mere thought of it, let alone the sight of it. Since I already had the peanut butter at work I just had to package up my jam. I retrieved it from the refrigerator and then went to the left over container cabinet to find a small size container. I found one and then thought to myself, “self? you really must remember to put your lunch bag in the refrigerator at work because you can’t eat warm strawberry jam on a peanut butter sandwich.” It’s totally a rule. I guess I never realized how many things I’m picky about eating only if it’s hot or cold. It got me thinking about all the other things I can’t stand to be one way or the other. You tell me how you weigh in on these things too, I’m interested:
jam? COLD!
pasta? hot! never cold…ick…it totally leaves a bad aftertaste if it’s cold!
milk? cold! i can’t enjoy my cereal unless the milk is bordering on frozen, nor can i enjoy eating cookies and milk unless the milk is frigid! also nice is having a PB&J sandwich with an ice cold glass of milk…ugh…I think about milk and I get kidney stone pain!
pizza? hot! as in…burn your mouth hot!!!
hot dog? HOT! cold hot dogs are gross and probably a health hazard…as if hot dogs aren’t a health hazard to begin with
tomatoes? cold! (with salt)…I can not stand any type of dish requiring cooked slices/pieces of tomatoes, cooked tomatoes are icky (except tomato sauce, but then that’s not whole tomatoes, it’s esentially pureed)!
What am I missing? I know there’s more food products that require a certain temperature to be considered an enjoyable experience. I just can’t think right now…it’s totally my brain going into holiday mode already.
