Food Glorious Food

My mother had a lot of trouble with me as a child because I thought meat was a bit gross, and I didn’t like vegetables 😀. As soon as I heard about poison, I would wonder if something that had a strong taste was poison. I remember hating marmalade, and it took a lot to persuade me to eat apricot jam because it looked like marmalade.

I still don’t like meat that looks like meat and that has bones and fat in it. I’m fine if it looks like burgers. And I’ve overcome my dislike of vegetables. I’m also more aware of what’s good and bad for me, so I try to eat healthy. I don’t eat eggs, but I don’t mind omelets or quiche. And I’m fine with McDonalds scrambled eggs. Maybe they’re nothing like real scrambled eggs 😀.

The best way I can answer this question is to get a list of 10 from Microsoft Copilot and order it according to my taste. A very boring question today, hence a boring answer. I’m not taking health into consideration here. I like Sweets & Desserts but that doesn’t mean that I eat them everyday. Seafood is at the end of my list. I’m happy to eat fish fingers or processed fish, but I wouldn’t be all that keen on shrimp and mussels, though I do eat prawns in the context of prawn cocktails.

• Sweets & Desserts – Treats for the taste buds (e.g., chocolate, ice cream, pastries).
• Vegetables – Nutrient-rich and versatile (e.g., spinach, carrots, broccoli).
• Fruits – Sweet or tangy, packed with vitamins (e.g., apples, mangoes, berries).
• Grains – Staple sources of carbs and fiber (e.g., rice, oats, quinoa).
• Legumes – Plant-based protein and fiber (e.g., lentils, chickpeas, black beans).
• Nuts & Seeds – Great for snacking or cooking (e.g., almonds, chia seeds, walnuts).
• Meats – Protein-packed options (e.g., beef, chicken, lamb).
• Dairy Products – Calcium-rich and creamy (e.g., milk, cheese, yogurt).
• Spices & Herbs – Flavor enhancers (e.g., basil, cinnamon, turmeric).
• Seafood – From oceans and rivers (e.g., salmon, shrimp, mussels).

I sometimes wonder how my ancestors coped with the Irish famine back in the 1840s. They obviously survived. Maybe it hit the rural areas harder but most of our ancestors lived in rural areas. Mine lived in West Cork, which was badly hit.

Workhouses in West Cork were overwhelmed. In 1847, the Cork Union Workhouse had over 5,300 paupers crammed into a space meant for far fewer, leading to horrifying mortality rates—up to one death per hour during peak famine months.

Rural refugees flooded into Cork city from West Cork and beyond, spreading famine-related diseases and overwhelming relief efforts.

Many Irish emigrated in the years following. Roughly 40 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, nearly nine times the population of Ireland.

With food being such a central part of our lives, it’s no surprise that one of the key pictures of heaven in the future depicts a great wedding feast:

Revelation 19:6-9
Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear.”
(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”