Now, all of my friends and even a few of people I vaguely associate with know at least these two things about me: 1) I remember where I've gone by what I've eaten and 2) I will eat pretty much anything put in front of me. If I could get a gig as the younger, female version of Anthony Bourdain I'd be the happiest girl in the world. Much like Tony, and his fellow traveling chef Andrew Zimmern, I believe that food is the best way to experience and get closer to other cultures - not to mention a wonderful bonding experience.
Another thing you need to know about me - my #1 fear about having a child is that they will be a picky eater. I'm pretty sure I've even had nightmares about it. I have never been a picky eater. Ever. I've been ordering sea snails and chicken feet in black bean sauce at chinese restaurants since I was 5 and using chopsticks on sushi since I was 3. Waiters freaking love me; I make their day. Going out to eat with my picky eater friends (you know who you are) and my friends' picky children (fortunately its only a few of them) is like slow torture. I hate when people close themselves off to new flavors and experiences (don't even get me started on people who cover their food in salt without even tasting it first. What - what - what are you doing?) I imagine that having my own child be a picky eater would be as close to a living hell as I could have.
So, imagine my joy today when I found 10 year old Remy here on Youtube. To quote from his bio on his website:
"Remy is a regular 10 year old boy from the Midwest United States who discovered at an early age that he liked a lot foods that regular kids just wouldn't touch. Like spinach. And asparagus. And Brussels sprouts, and sushi, and practically everything else he could get his hands on.
So he decided to test his limits online, trying food unfamiliar to most Americans and giving his honest opinion."
Here he is, younger, eating one of my favorites - raw oysters - at The Maine Avenue Fish Market is Washington, D.C.
And here he cooking himself some fried pig brains
AND another favorite, as previously mentioned, Chicken Feet
Oh my god, I love this kid! Seriously! He's he's well spoken, willing to try anything and ADORABLE! I'd like to imagine that if I'd had the resources and Youtube as a child, I would have been motivated enough to do what he's doing. Go over to his channel on Youtube and subscribe, or go to his website. Right now. DO IT. Seriously, it was hard to narrow it down to just those three videos.
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