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April 13, 2006
Asparagus Phobe
I am not making this up.
One of the new staff members has an asparagus phobia. He is terrified of asparagi. He can't pick up a can. When he walks by asparagus in the grocery store, he has to avert his eyes. He has a vague memory of getting sick when forced to eat asparagus as a child.
That's weird. He is also afraid of eating in the dark. He has to be able to see his food. No candlelight dinners. I wonder if I should provide a flashlight if he comes to our house for dinner? Our dining room light is a bit dim.
He is also afraid of mayonaise, but only if someone else applies it. It's fine if he applies it himself. I think he has food poisoning issues.
Does anyone else have good food phobia stories? The founder of my union had a phobia of all things green and creamy. Why? She said we didn't want to know. She's a nurse, so I believe her. When an RN says something is gross, don't inquire further.
The pastor of a church I went to growing up had a phobia of green food. Lime jello, all green veggies. Not someone who could transition easily into CR. Even black kale is really green.
Tonight I am taking my mom to the Ruby Tuesday's. I can't decide if I want a salad or an entree off the calorie controlled menu. Or both!
Then I have a meeting at 7:30 pm and won't be home till after 10. Life of an organizer. At least I am managing to get in a dinner break.
Posted by april at April 13, 2006 1:58 PM
Comments
I have a food phobia of all kinds of halvah. (Halvah is a sweet food made of sugar, tahini or wheat or whatever else to accompany it, but it's many sugar) I was sick with a childhood illness, maybe measles, I don't remember, I just started getting better and my aunt made flour halvah for me and tried to feed it to me. Well, I puked and I can't even look at any halvahs since.
The nurse probably associates green and creamy with puke. I am sure she's seen a lot of that.
The BBC site has an excellent disgust test. You should try it. It gives you all kinds of insight on why we get disgusted by some things. It's all about brain perception.
Posted by: zeynep at April 13, 2006 5:05 PM