What foods / drinks do you feel you're "addicted" to?

[Justfine]

5 minutes ago, faraday said:

 

Good weekend?

Pretty good

[faraday]

1 minute ago, Justfine said:

Pretty good

Glad to hear this.

[Mario666]

7 minutes ago, faraday said:

 

Good weekend?

yeah mate....addicted to them too!

[transam]

9 minutes ago, Mario666 said:

yeah mate....addicted to them too!

I don't even know what day it is, let alone weekends.....

[Justfine]

Just now, transam said:

I don't even know what day it is, let alone weekends.....

Or your name

[transam]

4 minutes ago, Justfine said:

Or your name

I remember that alright, it's "Darling"....

[elgenon]

3 hours ago, Justfine said:

Brazil nuts. 1 oz (6-8 nuts): 544 mcg selenium

544mcg = 0.544 mg in 1 oz

 

400mg+ daily selenium is overdose.

 

Eating 60 brazil nuts is only 1% of the maxium amount.

 

 

 

 

Whoops! Just Googled it and got Dr Axe who seems to be everywhere. He loves the benefits of Brazil nuts (actually a seed) but also warns of eating too many.

1 ounce = 542 mcg = 774% DV

He recommends 1-6 nuts a day depending on your selenium needs.

Dang ! I like what you said better.

[JAFO]

Addicted seems like a harsh term. That said, the foods and drinks I enjoy here are;

 

Various Cheeses from US and other countries

 

Tortilla chips and Salsa (Salsa I make here)

 

Green  Pimento stuffed Olives (Readily available)

 

Pepper Salami ( TGM Available at Makro)

 

Drink wise.......

 

Margaritas, Manhattans, Long Island Iced Tea, Vodka-Cran with a splash of Contreau, Mojitos and of course any Single malt Scotch or Rye Bourbon Neat......

 

I have a WELL stocked liquor cabinet so I can make any cocktail I want or drink neat but I do like my drinks and would not be to excited having to drink crap beer or any Thai Whisky.

 

I would not say I am "addicted" to any of the above but I enjoy having them available when the craving hits.  

[tutsiwarrior]

gettin' ready to open a can of pitted black olives...finished a jar of green ones yesterday...

 

goes good with the liverwurst sarnies...

 

 

[Mario666]

2 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

gettin' ready to open a can of pitted black olives...finished a jar of green ones yesterday...

 

goes good with the liverwurst sarnies...

 

 

Good for you.....but pray tell what do you do for pleasure???

[tutsiwarrior]

3 minutes ago, Mario666 said:

Good for you.....but pray tell what do you do for pleasure???

 

this is not a forum for discussions of self pleasuring activities...however it is mango season (presently 16baht per kilo at the talat) and my dear wife peeled and sliced a couple fer brekkie this morning and they were orgasmically delicious...

 

 

[Jingthing]

The use of the word addiction is for entertainment purposes only


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[StreetCowboy]

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The use of the word addiction is for entertainment purposes only


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Speak for yourself; your addictions may be an entertaining luxury, but for some of us, a dire necessity; as Sir Edmund Hilary said “Because it’s there”

[Jingthing]

Speak for yourself; your addictions may be an entertaining luxury, but for some of us, a dire necessity; as Sir Edmund Hilary said “Because it’s there”

Just responding to the over literal people hung up on the word. The OP explains the concept well enough.

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[RickG16]

6 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

(presently 16baht per kilo at the talat)

 

 

I paid 35 baht for one this morning! Admittedly it was at a small shop, but still... ****** expensive islands! 

Edited April 23, 2018 by RickG16

[Doctorbu]

I love this stuff....pik! Last time I flew out I had 2 kg in my luggage...customs wasn’t too happy but very hard to find in the USA. 

[tutsiwarrior]

1 hour ago, RickG16 said:

I paid 35 baht for one this morning! Admittedly it was at a small shop, but still... ****** expensive islands! 

 

yeah, during the season the price drops dramatically within a couple of weeks...2 weeks ago it was 65 baht per kilo at the same vendor (the wife always goes to the same one who is a pal)...the local trees musta dropped their load within the past few days...

 

the wife's got a good eye with the fruit; green skinned but with bright yellow flesh and firm but sweet...it doesn't take long fer the ripe sweet ones to turn into mush...and that's what ye usually get when they're 'outta season'...

 

I always gotta take extra diabetes medication during mango season...it's worse'n bloomin' chocolate...

 

 

[dilloss]

On 20/04/2018 at 3:35 PM, Kwasaki said:

Chang Beer &  7-11 ham & cheese croissants toasties.

Lol. Exactly the same

[Gruff]

On 4/22/2018 at 9:15 AM, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yep , just seen Vintage and Tasty in Big C ( Ayutthaya ) for 182 - 189 baht.
It’s very good cheese ( IMHO ), and will probably buy some when my stockpile from the UK is depleted !!

 

Old Amsterdam is a lovely cheese. Easier to get in supermarkets here than in the UK. But so expensive.

Edited April 28, 2018 by Gruff

[Gruff]

I find the soup contents of Red and Green curries surprisingly addictive. Very hard to stop drinking it before the bowl is empty. What is it they put in with the coconut milk!

[marko kok prong]

Jinthing likes Banana's who would have guessed.

[balo]

Actally the correct "dosage" of brazilnuts should be 3 to 5 nuts daily . More than 10 and some people could react to (side effects).

[Jingthing]

5 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Jinthing likes Banana's who would have guessed.

No doubt, but the health benefits of bananas are questionable because ripe ones convert into lots of sugar. Overripe ones ever worse. Unripe ones are considerably healthier but obviously not as tasty. 

[Jingthing]

31 minutes ago, balo said:

Actally the correct "dosage" of brazilnuts should be 3 to 5 nuts daily . More than 10 and some people could react to (side effects).

Could be. I just like the taste and they are quite high calorie. So one a day works for me. 

[dickjones2018]

I tought I was addicted to cola/bread/snacks

I stopped those over the years, lost 30 kilogram overweight

now almost LEAN & fitter than ever

no need to visit the men in white anymore

[tutsiwarrior]

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

No doubt, but the health benefits of bananas are questionable because ripe ones convert into lots of sugar. Overripe ones ever worse. Unripe ones are considerably healthier but obviously not as tasty. 

 

with the unripe ones ye fry 'em up then pour sugar on 'em...then mash 'em up and put on toast with peanut butter...

 

 

[StreetCowboy]

On 4/28/2018 at 6:25 PM, Jingthing said:

No doubt, but the health benefits of bananas are questionable because ripe ones convert into lots of sugar. Overripe ones ever worse. Unripe ones are considerably healthier but obviously not as tasty. 

Doesn’t the starch in unripe bananas digest to sugar pretty quickly anyway? I’m not sure what you get apart from carbohydrates, unless you eat them unpeeled.

Some Cyclists use them as a good short term energy booster (sugar) on longish rides.  

[Jingthing]

6 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

Doesn’t the starch in unripe bananas digest to sugar pretty quickly anyway? I’m not sure what you get apart from carbohydrates, unless you eat them unpeeled.

Some Cyclists use them as a good short term energy booster (sugar) on longish rides.  

I think not but I'm not going to worry about it because I don't eat the unripe ones often and they do taste rather bad.

 

https://www.livestrong.com/article/527881-are-green-bananas-better-for-you/

[balo]

I would be addicted to cheese cake if I could find the same quality here as back in my home land. Better to make them yourself .