Lucy was eating her dinner recently and grabbed the jar of relish and hugged it and said, "I love you relish." Lucy is a pretty adventurous eater with a taste for dipping. At nine months old Lucy boycotted her baby food and she never looked back. She likes sushi, especially the flying fish roe and seaweed salad. She carefully looks at the condiment shelves on the fridge door and chooses her "dippy" like a wine connoisseur choosing a rare vintage. We recently made a collage and cut out a picture from a salad dressing advertisement. It top billing, right between Murray Wiggle and a picture of an owl. We have to look at all the different dressings in the picture and name them. Pretty funny huh.
Lucy has her moments. Vegetables are not really her favorites these days and over her little lifetime she has tossed quite a few plates full of perfectly good food. She has a savory little palate. We were recently at Babu and Dedu's (Michael's Mom and Dad) and for dessert were having delicious chocolate fondue with fruit and cookies for dipping. Lucy didn't want any part of it. "I want salty fish," she declared. Salty fish was herring in a jar. I have been with Michael for almost fifteen years now and I have worked my way up to eating a piece or two of salty fish every now and then. Lucy loves it. There are other scary looking fish that come from tins that she eats with gusto. It's crazy!
So my little nut hugs her relish and loves a variety of pickled fish. It is what makes Lucy, Lucy.
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While I cannot comment on the taste of salty fish, I am certain that an appreciation for condiments such as relish and various salad dressings is a clear sign of advanced development.
According to my wife, I am "condiment guy" myself. It seems like a logical next step would be to explore Asian condiments such as bright red Ah-So sauce, or possibly traditional duck sauce...
Have you thought about a family afternoon in Chinatown?
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