Philosophy of Food, Friday period 3

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal was not having class on the beach today; some of the students were just going to have to sit in a classroom. Sorry, folks; sand wasn't an intrinsic part of anybody's diet that he was aware of.

He leaned up against the desk, which had a number of covered dishes on it, and watched them all file in. When everybody was seated, he smiled, nodded, and began.

"Good afternoon. I am Dr. Lecter; this is The Philosophy of Food." He passed out a syllabus. "I see some familiar faces. For those of you who haven't had a class with me before, I welcome you to sit in the desks as they are, or to move them, or to sit on the floor or walk about - whatever you are most comfortable with, so long as you can hear and see me and you pay attention."

He waved at the syllabus. "As you can see, there will be a final project, no exams or quizzes. You will not need to take any notes, although you may do so if you choose. Most of your grade will be based upon your participation." He indicated the food. "This does not mean you have to eat everything. You may choose to eat or refuse anything I offer. You may choose to eat none of it; while I might be disappointed, it will in no way affect your grade. However, you must have opinions and speak them; possibly be prepared to defend them." He waited a moment to make sure they got it, then nodded.

"Apart from that, I have only one rule for this class – no judging. There will undoubtedly be things you do not think of as edible, or that you may have a cultural or religious bias against. There may be practices in the raising or creation of food which you may find objectionable. I expect you to say just that, and to be prepared to explain why. There will be no use of the term 'disgusting', no 'ew's or 'gross'es." He frowned. "That will affect your grade if I hear it. What you think is disgusting may be another person's delicacy. We are here to discuss our opinions, not offend others." That would be rude.

"Introductions are traditional for our first day, so we will begin there; they do serve a further purpose in this class which is quite important. Please tell me your name, and any allergies – food or otherwise – and dietary restrictions you may have. It is my goal to make you think about your food and to expand your horizons, not to kill you from anaphylaxis." Though he did have medicine just in case; he'd never lost a student unintentionally yet, and had no plans of starting now.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Ready to discover new foods!

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[justwantedfriends]

Kira Yukimura

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[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan Byrn

Introduce yourself!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Name, allergies, and any objections to foods.

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[justwantedfriends]

"Um, hi," Kira said brightly. "My name is Kira, and I don't have any food allergies, or any kind of allergies really. And I'll eat pretty much anything. I'm half Japanese and half Korean so... yeah, I've seen some weird stuff come out of the kitchen."

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"Welcome, Kira." Hannibal nodded to her. "My aunt is Japanese, so I am familiar with that cuisine. We may see some of it later on."

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[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Nathan. No allergies, no objections. Not that I've found anyway," Nathan said, short and to the point.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"Very good." Hannibal smiled. "Hopefully we won't find any new ones."

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[shippedtomaine]

"Emma Swan, still no allergies that I know of." Very few objections either.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"It's good to see you again, Emma," Hannibal said, smiling. He knew who was in his class for the food.

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[genesishero]

Oh, this was possibly the most easy introductory class yet. Evan smiled a little as he introduced himself.

"I'm Evan Sabahnur. I have no food allergies at all, and there's really nothing I'm opposed to trying. I can always use new experiences."

Lacking in life experience? Evan? Heck yes.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"Evan." Hannibal nodded. "It's good to hear that; I hope you find some new things to enjoy here."

He eyed Evan mildly. "You were the young boy dating Sholeh, yes?" He was probably lucky the girls had gone home before he took this class.

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[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"I'm Rapunzel!" she said, waving around. This part of starting a new term was quickly becoming her favorite. "Um, and I like everything. No allergies or anything."

She shrugged, letting out a contented sigh.

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[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"Hello again, Rapunzel," Hannibal said, amused at her exuberance. "I hope you find some new favorite foods here."

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[tigerundercover]

"I'm Raven," she said. "I don't think I have any allergies, but I haven't tried much. My timeline is pretty much full of roasts and cream sauces. I'm kind of tired of roast beef and cream sauces, so I'd say anything other than those would be great."

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[thegc161kid.livejournal.com]

"I'm Alex Mack," Alex said, "I don't have any allergies that I'm aware of and I'm pretty much open to eating anything,"

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[wildandbrave]

"Cosette," she said with a smile, "and I don't believe I've any bad reactions to foods. Not that I know of, anyhow."

Eat Hannibal's food and discuss it!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Once everyone's introduced, he'll take the covers off all this.

"Everything here is considered food by someone, and inedible by someone else. Taste whatever you like and offer us your opinions. Do you consider these things food or not food? More importantly, why?"


Fried tarantulas, about hand-sized (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_spider%5D)


Homemade head cheese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_cheese)


Huitlacoche, "corn smut" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_smut), with homemade salsa verde and tortillas


Durian fruit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian)


Big macs


Ethically raised organic pork, home-smoked to bacon


Organic coffee from a small roastery, vacuum-brewed, with nice coffee cups and organic sugar and cream


Sherry (http://www.coolvines.com/wines/549632541236/El-Maestro-Sierra-Pedro-Ximenez%5D), complete with tiny wine glasses.

Ask questions, try some, (just don't be rude)!

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[justwantedfriends]

Kira wanted to be a good student, she really did. So, after trying some of the cheese with the durian fruit, she grabbed one of the tarantulas, closed her eyes, and took a bite. "Oh, that's a lot more like chicken than I thought it'd be," she said.

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[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan didn't recognize any of the food save for the Big Mac. So, that's what he went for just to save his stomach. The hamburger was greasy but actually not too bad.

"It's food," he finally said. "It's cheap food and not something I'd eat a lot of but in a pinch, it's food."

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[genesishero]

The pork, Evan took a bit of, mostly because it was something familiar, and tasting it actually made his heart ache a little. He missed cooking that he'd never really eaten. Someday, maybe that would sting less.

The durian had a smell to it, but Evan ignored that in favor of sampling a bit, and the huitlacoche looked a bit like something Doop would serve up at the Jean Grey School cafeteria, so Evan was pretty sure he could handle it.

After a moment of hesitation, he grabbed a spider, too. He had no idea if he would be able to wrap his head around the spider-ness of it all, but he had said he was willing to try everything once.

After sampling a little of everything, he blinked up, looking actually a little surprised.

"I wasn't expecting to enjoy the spider more than the corn," he admitted. "And the durian tastes much better than it smells." He hesitated a moment more before adding, "The bacon was my favorite, though. It reminds me a bit of Ma's cooking, and home."

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[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

You know what Rapunzel had never had, and probably for good reason? Coffee. In any form.

So while she was curious about the food, it was the smell of the coffee that drew her over. She stood there for a moment just inhaling the aroma, before carefully pouring herself a cup with just a little bit of sugar and cream.

(Everything was better with sugar and cream.)

"I didn't expect it to be so...rich," she said after taking a sip, her eyes still appreciatively closed. "Coffee always seems like it'd be so bitter."

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[tigerundercover]

Raven was absolutely going to try some of those fried tarantulas. She looked at it as revenge for all the times spiders had snuck up on her.

Talk to Hannibal!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

He'll listen! Also, he has no TA, if someone wants to volunteer.

OOC!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! So glad I'm redoing this class. *facepalm* Days are hard when you're on vacation!