This weekend has been soo tiring! But guess what?!... Yep, you guessed it right, on Saturday night I finally ate a mussel and therefore ticked off number 94 of my list. For me this was a great achievement as ever since I can remember my parents and brothers have loved these shellfish. They were eaten all through my childhood and the smell alone used to put me right off.
My wonderful boyfriend Craig tried one about two years ago thanks to my mother and he even likes them too! So about 6 months ago, I thought lets give this a go. Surely it can't taste as bad as it smells, so my mum made a fresh batch at home cooked in a lovely sautéed tomato sauce. Everyone else polished there plates in a matter of minutes. Everyone apart from me. Now I am not joking when i say this, I was sat for a good two hours with the same mussel on my fork. For some reason, I could not bring myself to put it anywhere near my mouth. The thought of something so slimy and rubbery put me off completely. In the end, I gave it up as a bad job and ate ridiculous amounts of bread and vegetables to fill the mussel shaped hole that was left in my stomach.
After this ordeal, I forgot about the mussel nightmare for 5 months and was never tempted by one again until this blog came about. I decided to use my list as a way of experiencing new things. I would eventually eat a mussel. Well guys, this Saturday just gone, I ate one! Granted it took 20 minutes of pep talks and coaching from my friends to do it, but it happened. I was in the same predicament again. Mussel on the end of my fork, putting it to my mouth and then taking it straight back away again. I even asked my friends at the table what it tasted like, what texture it was. To be fair, they didn't make it out to be that bad. Even Craig said it was just like a prawn.
Well here is something for you...boyfriends lie! They lie, and then they sit and laugh at you whilst you have to chew this disgusting, ocean tasting, chewy, rubbery thing that apparently is meant to be 'soooooo nice' or ' my absolute favourite' as my mother would say. Nevertheless I am glad in a way that so many people spurred me on to do it because if not, I would not be able to write this blog for you all. It would be rendered pointless and I would probably have No94 on my list until every other one had been completed. So in a way thanks, but no thanks. It's safe to say I won't be pursuing mussels anytime soon. Ick.
On the upside, I got to spend some time with some lovely people and drink cocktails and Tequila to my hearts content!
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| Ladies night all right! Mine was the tequila shot and the Margarita! |
Love you all ,
Byeee x
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