The World of Goo

Cultural Detail #2

In American cooking, texture is fairly limited. You can get fluffy, smooth, crunchy, chewy, and even jelly.  But only the most courageous add further culinary adventure by mixing these, maybe through, as an example, the inclusion of marshmallows or perhaps even, can we dare fruit in their jelly. The French easily take things one step further.  There are many more gastronomic textures to temp ones pallet… including mixing, with what an American would consider as “without abandon” – as an example crunchy onions and mushy duck liver are both fair game for jelly inclusion. But even France cannot begin to compete with the Japanese. It is a given, that anything goes in jelly here (litterally), But that is just a start. There are whole new realms of tasty textures. A nice bowl of breakfast slime (We have no idea what it is, and not sure we want to), or a desert of tasty goo, is a real treat.

 

On this culinary journey, we have grown rather fond of goo.  To be precise “goo balls” as goo comes in many shapes and forms.  We are not sure what else to call them, and even Chochi is now pointing and calling them by name with that little expectant upward inflection that signals she wants one.  “Gooba, gooba, gooba?”

Goo à gogo - by Krho and Kenobi, April 2013

Once this door is cracked askew, we have found a veritable world of goo. 

They come in every color that’s for sure - white, pink, green and azure. 

You can get them frozen, warm, hot or cold, sweet and mild, salty and bold.  

They come wrapped in paper, on a plate, or on a stick. 

There is goo to bite, scoop, chew and lick

And even a tasty bowl of soup can easily hide a ball of goop.

You can have your goo basic and pure or filled with other goo to add allure.

You can enjoy goo at breakfast, lunch, or dinner - all are divine,

Or at a concert in the park or while visiting a shrine.

No matter what you might think or say

After visiting Japan, goo is good and here to stay

 

 

Goo on a stick, resembling other food on a stick... one of our personal favorites

 

And yes - even goo in a bottle...



 

Goo addendum -  for all the indie gamers that are following this blog (and I am sure there are many of you), I have always wondered where the inspiration for the World of Goo came from…