Comments on: Confessions of a (Vaguely) Reformed Fussy Eater

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 02:24:39 +0000

In reply to Mike. Actually, I found Vietnam fairly easy to navigate as a super picky eater... I just had phô all day every day!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:19:03 +0000

If you can survive with Thai food, and vietnam food, you can survive anywhere.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:38:56 +0000

In reply to Natalie. I bet that would do the trick for a lot of picky eater! I used to pretty stubbornly go hungry, but I've learned to be a lot more adventurous.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:04:06 +0000

I find travel has expanded my food choices too, especially after serving in the Peace Corps. When you live in a country with limited options, you pretty much choose to eat or go hungry…lol. As a side note, I used to be allergic to soy and survived 5 weeks in China without having a reaction. That was a fun experience!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 05:29:49 +0000

In reply to Jessica. It's almost painful not having easy access to them here on Koh Tao! I can't WAIT to be back in the land of guacamole.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 05:11:37 +0000

In reply to Stef. Yeah, my tolerance to spice has definitely increased over the years though I still have been known to shed a few involuntary tears if I get too much chili in there. I just can't get used to that feeling of my tongue and lips burning!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 22:06:51 +0000

All the food in those photos looks so yummy, I want to eat all of it! And I’m totally with you on avocados. I can’t believe I spent my youth rejecting them when now I can’t seem to get enough.

By: Stef

Stef — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 05:19:56 +0000

I wouldn’t call me a picky eater but my eating definitely changed while being in Mexico. I “learned” to eat spicy. Seriously I couldn’t eat anything spicy but now I always have to have chili. Travel changes the way you eat.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 05:49:40 +0000

In reply to Keri @ Ladies what travel. Oh Keri, I know how you feel. Weird food groups being together was a serious issue for me for a long time. I've always LOVED fruit but I was horrified by the idea of it in any dishes that weren't a fruit salad. I finally got over that and now I love it in salads, sandwiches, stir fries and more. Funny little mental barrier :)

By: Keri @ Ladies what travel

Keri @ Ladies what travel — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:43:26 +0000

I’m totally with you Alex – I’ve gone through a similar transition although sounds like you eat more than I do! I was totally against fruit & veg for many years but as I’ve got older and travelled more I’ve discovered so much amazing food that I wouldn’t have gone near before! Now I absolutely love trying new stuff, I know that sometimes I just won’t like it, but I’m always up for trying things now and for me that makes all the difference…

My biggest thing was that certain food groups shouldn’t go together (a fried egg on rice?! WTF?! – Nasi Goreng is now one of my fave dishes btw!) but I also think trying food in more exotic places makes it more exciting and therefore I think you’re more open to the idea that they might be nice.

I rediscovered pineapple in Thailand for example and devour the stuff whenever I can now. I found out coconut can actually taste nice when I attempted coconut sambol in Sri Lanka… I could go on and on, but you get the gist!

So, word up to all the picky eaters in the world – don’t let that stop you from travelling, you’ll always find things you can eat and you’re very likely to discover new things on the way. 😀