Zal Batmanglij Quotes

I've never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don't like eating fish.

Although, I didn't really like sushi until I moved out to L.A.

I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles.

I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.

I like Dover sole. It's always one of my favorites. I like it when I'm in England. I eat it every day almost. I think it's probably one of my favorite fish.

In LA, I live on sushi or salad.

I'm not from a maple producing area and so my maple syrup credentials are very much of the eating side.

I mostly get takeout, I have to admit - I don't know if that's something to be ashamed of. I'm not much of a cook.

I can live without fast food.

I've actually always been a big fan of seafood. Sushi is one my favorite things.

I'm a really picky eater.

I am very picky about my food, and I'm very health oriented, so I always try to cook.

I'm a total junk food-er.

I was always a junk food person, still am.

Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time.

I can pretty much live without fast food. I haven't eaten McDonald's in so long, but it's okay.

I don’t do carrots.

I could probably eat sushi every day.

I have a large pallette of tastes.

I'm definitely a sushi person. I know I can eat a lot and still be fairly healthy.

I'm always going on about how I could just eat Japanese food and nothing else until the day I die.

I got so used to using chopsticks that using a fork and knife is weird.

I love anchovies in sauces, but on their own, they're repellent: their lurid pink bodies spook me out.

I had to train myself to like spicy foods as I got older because they weren't a part of my upbringing at all.

Eating among the French certainly affected me. After a few years here, I gave up most of my selective food habits.