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    Aditus
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Delicious Delights - 1. Dishes & Snacks

# 1
Little chocolate things, hand-dipped, it says,
bitter-sweet,
sprinkled with sea salt,
delicious, crisp, and crunchy.
With—legs?

#2
A shallow pond, confined by earthen blue,
its steaming surface mirrors timid sticks,
not ready yet to dip their tips into
and snatch a fish from the intriguing mix.
It's time to be audacious! Dive in, plunge,
twist, grab, catch, grasp before it slips away
and vanishes into the obscure. Lunge!
Tart liquid drips from your limp reward. Yay!
Various leaves float between long, white snakes,
away they twitch at every probing touch,
and bright chunks shake, the red dragon awakes,
its fiery breath blisters your guts. Too much?

A hearty broth infused heavily with
star anise, onion, garlic: breakfast bliss.


#3
A shot of black, acrid, and hot,
served with a small slice of lemon
will shoot you straight into heaven,
and cure a headache, or seven.
A Romano.

 

A glass of coffee piping hot,
In dropped a lump of red ember,
they say the bubbling, sizzling pot
will cure a cross stomach's temper.
A Kopi Joss

 

#4
A soft predator
quickly flees by propulsion,
pasta in summer.

A plume of dark ink
ejected to blur and hide,
spaghetti nero.

A cook mocks their prey
by making a special sauce
from their camouflage.

I'm curious, can you guess the dishes?
Thank you, for reading my poems.
Any reaction and/or comment is appreciated.
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Backwoods Boy
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It was a tossup between "❤️" and "😂".  I decided to add the latter in a comment.  The descriptions were delightful and humorous and, for the most part, enticing.  As one who eats simply at home, I won't begin to try to guess. :) 

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Parker Owens
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My palate was intrigued, and my ear delighted with these.  I might venture some guesses at the poetic dishes you describe, but perhaps I will save them for later.  I have a knack for guessing wrong, so I will think on the matter first. :)

 

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AC Benus
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You said to guess, so here goes . . .

1 = a chocolate turtle

2 = some kind of ramen . . . but for breakfast . . . ?

3 = espresso and kopi joss, though I never heard of the latter

4 = squid ink pasta. I recommend it here :yes:  

Looking forward to what comes next, but I'll try not to ponder why this "story" is rated mature ;)  At least for now

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5 hours ago, AC Benus said:

You said to guess, so here goes . . .

1 = a chocolate turtle

2 = some kind of ramen . . . but for breakfast . . . ?

3 = espresso and kopi joss, though I never heard of the latter

4 = squid ink pasta. I recommend it here :yes:  

Looking forward to what comes next, but I'll try not to ponder why this "story" is rated mature ;)  At least for now

Soooo hungry!!

 

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I have to say I enjoyed these poems, they had me thinking about what they were. I think I know the first. Was it a chocolate cricket? 😛 

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A fun and funny group of delightful dishes!  Thanks so much! Aditus.

I had a list similar to AC's list.

1. AC guessed chocolate frogs (delicious).  I guessed chocolate covered ants (You would need to hide the legs with a lot of dark chocolate to tempt me.)

2.  AC guessed ramen as did I, but living in Thailand I love it for breakfast and lunch. It's a very common meal in Thailand with a variety of savory soups in which the vegetables, meats, fish, seafood and noodles swim. 

3.  AC guessed espresso as did I.  I did forget the lemon on New Years Day and regretted it.  With the kopi joss in question, I had to look it up.  Let's just say it sounds medicinal. 

4.  We both guessed the same for the squid ink spaghetti, but here is my recommendation for the restaurant.  Click here  It's closer to home for me.

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Aditus
14 hours ago, Backwoods Boy said:

It was a tossup between "❤️" and "😂". 

Perfect! That's what I was aiming for. Thank you.

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13 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

I have a knack for guessing wrong, so I will think on the matter first. :)

There's no wrong, everything that comes to mind is right.

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Aditus

@AC Benus 

1= chocolate-covered ant (Val guessed chocolate turtle like you. Are chocolate turtles a thing in the U.S of A. ? )

2= phở,you were close.

3= 👍

4= 👍

About the next chapter: I learned to choose the rating über carefully, someone complained, was scandalized, about how I described a guy eating gelato.

Thank you.

 

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5 hours ago, Midnightwolfpup said:

I have to say I enjoyed these poems, they had me thinking about what they were. I think I know the first. Was it a chocolate cricket? 😛 

I have to say I enjoyed these poems, Great!

Was it a chocolate cricket? Close. Ant :devil:

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4 hours ago, raven1 said:

A fun and funny group of delightful dishes!  Thanks so much! Aditus.

Thank you, Terry!

1. Chocolate makes (hides) almost everything better.

2. The theme was exploration, so why not have savory soup for breakfast? You're right.

3. Never forget the lemon! :gikkle:

4. I won't touch this kind of pasta as I'm vegetarian, but, if I'd ever try it, I'd choose my cousin's version: Sicily meets Venice! (secret family recipe)

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49 minutes ago, Aditus said:

Thank you, Terry!

1. Chocolate makes (hides) almost everything better.

2. The theme was exploration, so why not a savory soup for breakfast? You're right.

3. Never forget the lemon! :gikkle:

4. I won't touch this kind of pasta as I'm vegetarian, but, if I'd ever try it, I'd choose my cousin's version: Sicily meets Venice! (secret family recipe)

I guess I should not post the picture of the pasta from my favorite restaurant.  Thais love to garnish their food, but the garnish for this is way over the top with the ink dyed tentacles and contrasting white slivers of parmesan cheese.  😜

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Mrsgnomie

I definitely though #1 was chocolate covered grasshopper lol.

After that, all I thought about was that I didn’t want to eat there 😂😂

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On 4/9/2023 at 4:18 AM, Mrsgnomie said:

I didn’t want to eat there

Lol, I wouldn't touch #1 and #4 either, but the theme was exploration after all. 

A Romano is actually recommendable, Kopi Joss sounds interesting.

Thank you, for reading my poems. :)

 

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Headstall

Intriguing, arousing my curiosity, yet very entertaining as my mind went different places. #2 made me want soup... I have half a roasted chicken that is now destined for the soup pot. I must say you made the game of soup sound fun.  

I had chocolate covered ants from my uncle as a kid... at least that's what he told me and my cousins they were, after we ate them. In hindsight, he might have been pulling our legs. :) 

I had to look up Kopi Joss, but I don't drink coffee anymore, so it's out for me. However, I still remember the taste, and I think I would try this delight if I did still partake.

Loved the last poem as well, and could picture the squid, but nah... not in my pasta. :no:  I'll be adventurous with poetry, not my pasta. :P  

Thanks for these, Adi. As I said, entertaining... you never disappoint. Cheers!

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19 hours ago, Headstall said:

Intriguing, arousing my curiosity, yet very entertaining as my mind went different places.

For me, this is the greatest praise.:heart:

How was the soup?

Thank you for the great comment, Gary. :hug:

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3 hours ago, Aditus said:

For me, this is the greatest praise.:heart:

How was the soup?

Thank you for the great comment, Gary. :hug:

The soup was simple and meaty, but a delicious delight. Still a lot left. :) 

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Bill W

You should have included a warning at the beginning, "Only read this on a full stomach, otherwise you'll be raiding the fridge or running out to the store for snacks - possibly both."  It was a fun read and I thank you for sharing.  

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3 hours ago, Bill W said:

It was a fun read and I thank you for sharing.  

Thank YOU for reading my poems and leaving a comment. Soo, you like chocolate-covered ants? or chocolate ants?

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Valkyrie
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Chocolate covered insects never even occurred to me when I first read these :puke:  The rest sounds delicious, though. :P Turtles are chocolate covered caramels with pecans. 🐢

 

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9 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

Turtles are chocolate covered caramels with pecans.

Finally, someone explains that to me.

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