flavor – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Annual Gift of Garlic

My brother grows the most delicious organic garlic. He mailed me this wonderful gift from Okanogan Washington. Just opening up the box and looking at the bulbs is inspiring.

August 22, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cooking, eating, family, flavor, food, garlic, photography, postaday, seasoning 9 Comments

Sriracha-Yes or No?

Sriracha. Yes or no?

There’s a really good 2013 documentary film by Griffin Hammond “The film features David Tran discussing the origins of his Huy Fong Foods sriracha”.

Sriracha is worth watching and you not only learn how it came to be but understand why the hot chili sauce is so popular.

But do you like it? Yes or No?

May 13, 2020 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: chili sauce, David Tran, documentary, family, film, flavor, food, hot sauce, photography, postaday, potato chips, Sriracha, Sriracha Sauce, taste 14 Comments

Ketchup Soda? And/Or/Nor Dill Pickle Soda?

This morning as I parked on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Strip District a young woman came out to the sidewalk with the Ketchup Soda sign. Now I was on my way to get a coffee at La Prima Espresso but on the way back to my car I thought I have to see what Ketchup Soda looks like.

and here it is on the shelf at Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop

Which flavor would you sample to see how it tastes?

I’ll make a return trip to purchase an

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotographyTags: Dill pickle, Dill Pickle Soda, drink, flavor, Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop, Ketchup Soda, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, soft drink. Soda, Strip District, taste 4 Comments

Annual Garlic Shipment from My Brother

My brother shipped some of his organic garlic from Okanogan.

It’s my lucky day. So fresh and good.

Thanks David.

August 22, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, foodTags: cooking, eating, flavor, garlic, Okanogan WA, organic gardening, organic garlic, photography, postaday, taste 8 Comments

Do You Like Mochi?

Mochi (The ones in photograph are filled with ice cream not bean paste)

“Mochi (Japanese: 餠, もち)

“Mochi (pronounced MOE-chee) is a Japanese dessert made of sweet glutinous rice flour, or mochigome. With a chewy, smooth, elastic texture, mochi dough is often tinted with green tea powder (matcha) or other food colorings and wrapped around a sweet center to form small, bite-size confections. In its traditional form, this kind of mochi is filled with sweet red bean paste.”

Blood Orange, Mango, Pistachio, Vanilla, Blueberry, Strawberry, These are the flavors I bought today.

You can see a bit of frost from the freezer on them.

July 29, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: blood orange, blueberry, dessert, flavor, Japanese cuisine, Japanese dessert, Lenox China, mango, mochi, photography, pistachio, postaday, rice, rice flour 18 Comments

Rhubarb- Yes or No?

Another distinctive flavor. The cilantro responses were mixed as I figure rhubarb will be as well.

BUT even if you see the word rhubarb and declare you don’t like the taste of this mouth watering stalk, that’s only because you didn’t stop in Kiez Eis https://kiezeis.de/ yesterday afternoon.

Oh my. It was absolutely the taste of perfect childhood summer captured on top of an ice cream cone. Next time I will taste a sample of the Spargel (asparagus) Ice cream and report back.

Rhubard Yes or no?

(Just don’t eat the leaves) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb

June 7, 2019 by Ruth Categories: foodTags: Berlin, cooking and eating, dessert, flavor, Kiez Eis, photography, postaday, summer, taste 12 Comments

Cilantro – Yes or No?

Cilantro. On the side.

I’ve read that for some people it tastes like soap.

Others can pile it on and enjoy the distinctive flavor.

Cilantro- what do you say?

yes or no?

What makes us like or dislike tastes? Last night at the Kiez Eis store one of the ice cream flavors was Spargel/asparagus. Another distinctive flavor. I wasn’t brave to try it although I eat it as a vegetable.

My DIL told me recently they offered Cilantro Ice Cream flavor and it was delicious. To her. Would you try it?

KiezEis Berlin

June 3, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cilantro, eating, flavor, food, ice cream, Kiez Eis, kitchen, photography, postaday, taste buds, travel 17 Comments

The Man Behind Me Laughed as I Photographed This

Last Friday I was invited to Grandparents’ Day at Michael’s school. I had such a wonderful time seeing his classrooms and meeting his teachers- but before that –

Coffee and doughnuts were served.

I had to look twice at the bottom left doughnut and yes, I pulled out my phone to document what I saw. The man behind me was laughing. I said, “I’m a blogger. I’ve never seen one before.”