Portland, Oregon is a haven for food enthusiasts, affectionately known as “foodies.” (I kind of hate that word, but I used it for you anyway, Dear Reader, because I would bleed for you.) And for reasons I do not wholly understand, the food scene here is absolutely exploding: food cart pods are blossoming on both sides of the river, ethnic cuisine from around the globe is represented by family-owned and operated restaurants in all 4 quadrants of the city (Note: I also hate the word ‘ethnic’), and, of course, we have our infamous dessert destinations…
Pix Patisserie, Voodoo Doughnut, Papa Haydn and Rimsky-Korsakoffee House are just a few of Portland’s sugary locales guaranteed to throw off your insulin balance like a fat kid on a teeter-totter. However, my wife and I largely ignore these places because: A) My wife is German, so her idea of ‘dessert’ is some ultra-dense cake the color of midnight with a taste that is one part intimidation and two parts depression; and B) I prefer savory over sweet, and like any true American worth his salt, I keep my systolic blood pressure at a screaming 200 mmHg.
This is why, when asked to define our taste preferences, my wife will proudly inform you:
THE WIFE: “We don’t eat much dessert. We are not sweeties.”
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
I prefer salty, too, but if I lived near a place called “Rimsky-Korsakoffee House”? I would totally go there ALL THE TIME.
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Haw haw, right?
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Yes, and my husband prefers salted black licorice. Sweet licorice sucks. I’ve gone over to the dark side as well.
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NICE.
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Great post! Does your wife know the Ami expression “sweet tooth”?
My (German) wife made a carrot cake and cut the sugar in the recipe for the frosting almost in half, and it still came out great. She’s brave when it comes to Ami recipes.
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Sometimes I think she knows ALL of our English expressions, but chooses to destroy them just to make me laugh. :)
And good heavens, man; one cannot cut the sugar in HALF! :)
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I am more into sweet and I have to say I really miss the German pastries like Butter-Apfel-Kuchen, Mandelhörnchen … hmmm
~Anja~
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Woah, Butter Apple Cake? That sounds like a delicious heart attack. :)
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Well, the traditional cake is called Butterkuchen and it is rather a dry cake. My mother added sometimes added apples to make it more juicy. It gave the cake a better flavor – in my opinion. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterkuchen
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God, always with their dry, dense desserts…
Thank you for the link and for always stopping by our blog!
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I have several sweet teeth, I swear, so I guess I’m a sweetie. When I think of Germany though, I think mostly chocolate and desserts. How are they different than in America?
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We use a LOT more sugar. :)
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