Everything I ate from January to May 2023
Introduction This project was born out of a wish I had to start making archives of unnecessary things. The experience of writing down everything I ate was weirdly moving. Looking back at these meals, I remember almost every one of them (unlike that hack Emerson).
On January 1st, we moved the last of our things from Edinburgh to Berlin and the meal I ate that day is etched into my brain because I was up all night in a shoddy Scottish hotel room with heartburn.
Our temporary flat in Berlin had no extra space, so we spent all of our time sitting at the two-person kitchen table. After living in Scotland, the vegetables in Berlin looked Technicolor. (I am sorry to Scotland for the hate, but we need to all admit the vegetables there are not the greatest looking, from a color perspective. You know they're really bad when you're like "Yum, German produce" too).
Marked with asterisks are meals I referred to as "God Tier". I am not religious but these are meals where I would usually always invoke God and His glory. These meals were about more than just the food, they also affirmed your direction in life. I learned a really really good meal is rare. I am the product of a lot of mediocre food, and some rare moments of magic.
I wanted to continue the project for the entire year, but spring came, the weather was really nice outside, and I kept forgetting to fill my notebook pages in. I would realize it had been three days, and I would have to go back into my memory and think really really hard about what I had eaten. It is almost impossible to remember everything you ate three days in the past. Your brain does not want to store that information. Eventually, I put the project down and I was feeling a lot of guilt that I didn't stick it out. Dani said to me that that was maybe part of the story of the project. If I had a chance to go back in time, I would have given myself a little more slack, and kept going even if a few days were left blank.
The List
01.01 - Cheesy Bean bake, Almond Croissant, pizza, tortilla chips
01.02 - Veggie dumplings and rice, squash gnocchi with butter and arugula, bread with butter
01.03 - Nutella and vanilla honey crepe, bread and cheese, sauerkraut, blueberry yogurt, red thai curry with tofu
01.04 - Blueberry yogurt, bread with cheese and Nutella, sauerkraut, cherry tomatoes, olives, leftover Thai curry, Beef Pho*
1.05 - eggs, bread, tomatoes, carrot cake, apple slices, rice bean and plantain plate, pulled pork sandwich with apples, ice cream cone with chocolate marzipan and pistachio
1.06 - crepes with Nutella and vanilla honey, bread with Munster cheese, mini salamis blueberry yogurt, rigatoni with arrabbiata, falafel wrap with spicy sauce, banana bread and chai spice donuts
1.07 - eggs, bread, cheese, yogurt, mini salamis, rice and beans feta and avocado, onigiri with avocado and coriander, granola with milk, cannoli
1.08 - bread with hummus feta and falafel, Birria tacos and consommé, fish tacos, blueberry cheesecake*, cannoli
1.09 - crepes with Nutella and peanut butter, rice with bok choy and veggie dumplings, nachos
1.10 - croissant, chicken sandwich and fries, rice and beans
1.11 - cereal, rice with salmon and nori and cucumber, cereal
1.12 - cereal, leek and potato soup with bread and goat cheese* , pho and spring rolls
1.13 - bread with goat cheese, eggs, rice and nori, hamburger with fries
1.14 - mini breakfast pizza, veggie hotdog roll, French donut, veggie kebab wraps
1.15 - cereal, banana, chips, rice with avocado, cereal
1.16 - cereal, bread with hummus, anchovy pizza, chickpea salad
1.17 - anchovy pizza, falafel wrap, tuna pasta*
1.18 - tuna pasta, chips, burrito with refried beans and zucchini, sausage and peppers with salad
1.19 - cookies, Italian style sandwich with mortadella and gouda, nachos
1.20 - egg burrito with paratha and hot sauce, rice and beans, nachos and sausage and peppers in white bread, cheese
1.21 - plain croissant and ham and cheese croissant, bean stew with paratha and avocado, nachos
1.22 - croissant, beef pho, squash raviolis with red pesto, pork deli slices with Gouda rolled up
1.23 - cereal, bean stew and rice, spinach pizza
1.24 - chicken, hummus, fries, pickled cabbage, ham and cheese egg sandwiches with arugula
1.25 - cereal, scrambled eggs with mushroom gouda ham and arugula, kale and potato soup with bread and goat cheese
1.26 - cereal with bananas, rice and bean bowl, pasta arrabbiata, pistachio cannoli
1.27 - cereal, rice and falafel and veggies, falafel wrap
1.28 - hard boiled eggs, fried potatoes, mango yogurt, burrito with ground beef and shrettuce, potato and sauerkraut, cauliflower mushrooms and tofu in an orange chicken sauce and rice
1.29 - croissant, egg and leftover rice and tofu, curry wurst, cereal with banana, pizza
1.30 - Salami and cheese sandwich, hard boiled egg, pho and summer rolls
1.31- Salami and cheese sandwich, pho broth, tuna pasta
2.1 - English muffin and peanut butter, hard boiled egg, crackers with goat cheese and salami, red thai curry with zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers and rice
2.2 - plain and marzipan croissant, beans, rice, bell peppers and feta, beans and rice burritos
2.3 - egg burrito, veggie sticks, grilled cheese
2.4 - donut, ham and cheese croissant, bread and cheese, bread and Nutella, beans and rice burrito
2.5 - chips, tuna pasta, chocolate cake, chicken, fries, hummus, pickled cabbage, pita
2.6 - tuna pasta, fries with garlic sauce, corn nuts, mints, enchiladas
2.7 - English muffin with peanut butter, egg burrito with carmelized onions, spinach and jalapeños, eggplant pizza, chickpea salad
2.8 - English muffin with cheesy eggs, quesadillas with spinach and jalapeños, mushroom ravioli, brownies
2.9 - brownie, egg and cheese burrito, German sausage, schnitzel, cabbage, sauerkraut and potatoes
2.10 - English muffin with peanut butter, brownie, sauerkraut and potatoes, salami and havarti sandwich, chips
2.11 - croissant, Czech pastry, hard boiled eggs, sausage links, chimney pastry with ice cream, pork schnitzel and goulash and rice*, garlic soup with cheese and egg, pickled sausage
2.12 - croissant, hard boiled egg, Czech pastry, sausage links, yogurt and muesli, hot dog and fries with ketchup and mayonnaise, pretzels, fruit roll ups
2.13 - sesame bagel with chive spread and salmon, rigatoni with red sauce, burrito with cilantro lemon rice and kidney beans
2.14 - sesame bagel with chive spread and salmon, half a burrito with cilantro lime rice, pad thai, red curry soup, white rice, summer rolls and tofu rangoons
2.15 - croissant, and marzipan croissant, leftover pad Thai and rice, veggie pizza
2.16 - apple, sandwich with mortadella and pork, Al pastor tacos, vegetarian momos, sesame ice cream
2.17 - rice and beans with tortillas, salami and pepper pizza, hummus and lavash, dolmas
2.18 - croissant and ham and cheese croissant, hummus mit fleisch, beans and rice, watermelon straws, Oreos and chocolate
2.19 - spinach and cheese borek, French donut, hummus and pita, fruit muesli, margarita pizza and chickpea salad
2.20 - tortilla chips, slice of pizza, watermelon straws, pasta arrabbiata
2.21 - omelet with broccoli, ham and havarti, leftover pasta arrabbiata, city chicken with hummus, garlic sauce, pickled onions and pita
2.22 - leftover chicken, pita and hummus, english muffin with peanut butter and honey, Ethiopian yellow lentils, red lentils and spinach
2.23 - Ethiopian food, grapes, chocolates, rice cakes, egg sandwich
2.24 - egg sandwich, rice cakes, apple chips, apple, chocolate trail mix, mussels and fries, salad
2.25 - cheese and cauliflower quiche, chocolate cake, tarte aux fraise, beef pho
2.26 - croissants and veggie quiche, sausage peppers and onions with oven baked bread, spinach ravioli with a lemon butter sauce, popcorn
2.27 - cheese omelet with beans, bean and cheese quesadillas with homemade tortillas, tuna pasta
2.28 - cheese omelet, bean, rice and cheese bowl, margarita pizza and chickpea salad
3.1 - cheese omelet, bean, rice and cheese bowl, cheeseburger and fries with cheese sauce
3.2 - English muffin with peanut butter, cheese omelet, enchiladas and beans
3.3 - cheese crisp with avocado, crackers, red Thai curry, rice, wonton soup, spring rolls, pad thai
3.4 - pad thai, red curry with rice, salmon tacos with chipotle mayo, rice and broccoli
3.5 - fig porridge with peanut butter, chocolate spread, bananas and blueberries, spinach and ricotta ravioli with red pesto sauce, club sandwich with fried egg, French fries
3.6 - pancake, custard croissant, sausages, chicken teriyaki with rice, brownie and salad, tomato sandwich, chocolate bar, ossobuco and mashed potatoes
3.7 - bread and cheese, bread and cream cheese and smoked fish, black sesame ice cream, chips and salsa, rolled tacos, beans and rice in tortillas with cotija, fish, purple sweet potatoes, fennel salad
3.8 - burrito with bean, rice, avocado and cotija, ossobuco and mashed potatoes, spaghetti bolognese, salad with pears
3.9 - bread and manchego cheese, sesame bagel with lox and cream cheese, scrambled eggs with cotija, saag paneer, daal, rice
3.10 - asiago bagel with lox and cream cheese, chips and salsa, clif bar, chicken stew with bok choy and sweet potatoes
3.11 - bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon, chicken stew with bok choy and sweet potatoes, steak, black beans, guacamole, sautéed bell peppers and onions
3.12 - everything bagel with cream cheese, steak tacos, homemade pizza
3.13 - homemade bread and Jarlsberg, slice of leftover pizza, clif bar, cottage pie, salad with pear, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries
3.14 - homemade bread with two soft-boiled eggs, bread and bream, cottage pie
3.15 - homemade bread with a soft-boiled egg, tuna sandwich with chips, carnitas and carne asada burritos
3.16 - egg and olive bread, sandwich with spanish ham and Parmesan, salmon, rice, broccoli
3.17 - peanut butter and olive bread, clif bar, pita chips , sausage, sauerkraut, carrots
3.18 - eggs, hash browns, bacon, pastor burrito, veggie pizza and meat pizza
3.19 - toast with butter, pastor burrito, mini mint ice cream sandwich, chile verde tacos with beans, rice, guacamole and feta
3.20 - bagel with cream cheese and salmon, burrito with chile verde and cheese, salmon, salad with pears, homemade brewed, baked sweet potatoes
3.21 - homemade bread with salmon and cream cheese, quesadilla with chips, BLTA and fries
3.22 - bagel with peanut butter, burrito with refried beans and cheese, chicken piccata, sauteed chard, butternut squash ravioli
3.23 - bagel with jarlsberg, bagel with cream cheese, cauliflower schwarma, tahini sauce, cucumber and tomatoes
3.24 - bagel with cream cheese, clif bar, Peruvian chicken, green sausage, salad, carrots, homemade bread
3.25 - bagel with cream cheese, kind bar, wrap with chicken and cauliflower, tahini and green sauce, Bolognese pasta
3.26 - bagel with cream cheese, egg burrito, Cuban pork wrap, beet salad, corn salad, ceviche, mushroom and truffle empanada, lamb carnitas
3.27 - egg burrito, Portuguese fish stew, bread, salad
3.28 - almond croissant, cubano, pigs in a blanket
3.29 - breakfast pastries, turkey blt, spinach and feta perogies with sour cream, caramelized onions and Sauerkraut
3.30 - sesame bagel with cream cheese, salmon, tuna onigiri, pizza
3.31 - pizza, cubano, butternut squash pasta
4.1 - croissant, banana bread, raviolis with red pesto
4.2 - english muffin with butter, tonkatsu ramen, english muffin with butter, yogurt with frozen berries and vanilla honey
4.3 - english muffin with butter, yogurt with frozen berries and vanilla honey, Stromboli
4.4 - pear cobbler, whipped cream, Stromboli, pear, banana with peanut butter, steak, broccoli, bread and brie
4.5 - egg salad sandwich and pretzels, Stromboli, baklava
4.6 - Stromboli, baklava, sliced bread and brie, chocolate and vanilla swirl ice cream, vanilla and blueberry yogurt with frozen berries and almond granola, al pastor tacos, cheeseburger
4.7 - blueberry yogurt, almond granola, seed bread with slice of gouda, chicken, potatoes, beet and broccoli salad with feta, falafels, grilled cheese with gouda
4.8 - croissant, banana bread, tuna pasta, beans, rice, greek yogurt and feta, salad
4.9 - cherry cake and peanut cake with frosting, egg over easy, tuna pasta, beans, rice, greek yogurt and feta, salad, falafel chips, burrata raviolis with ricotta tomato sauce
4.10 - beans, rice, greek yogurt and feta, salad, chicken, hummus, pita, garlic spread, pickled cabbage, french fries, borscht with greek yogurt
4.11 - chicken, pita, granola with greek yogurt, choco leibniz, mushroom raviolis with tomato ricotta sauce, fish tacos with salmon, and cabbage slaw
4.12 - sesame bread with chive spread, sesame bread with hummus, grapes, vanilla ice cream cone, quesadillas with avocado, valentina and cilantro
4.13 - fruit cereal with bananas, strawberries and grapes, vanilla ice cream cone, mushroom pizza with cilantro and tomato salad, breakfast tacos with fried potatoes, guacamole, egg, canadian bacon and valentina
4.14 - fruit cereal with bananas, falafel wrap, eggplant pizza and chickpea salad
4.15 - omelet with spinach, eggplant pizza, bread, chickpea salad, blood oranges, Al pastor tacos and alambre, Italian sandwiches
4.16 - bread and chive spread and hummus, spinach and feta borek, Cevapcici in bread with paprika sauce, vanilla pudding, shrimp curry with coconut milk and spinach, frozen green yogurt with berries
4.17 - fruit cereal with greek yogurt and frozen berries, pad thai, thai curry with rice, spring rolls with shrimp
4.18 - thai curry with rice, blt’s with salami and avocado, cereal with frozen berries
4.19 - bread with peanut butter, bread with chive spread and salmon, beans, rice, greek yogurt and rocket
4.20 - grilled cheese, chocolate ice cream, nachos
4.21 - cereal, chocolate ice cream, cheese sandwich, falafel with erdnuss sauce
4.22 - scrambled eggs, bread with chive spread and salmon, croissant, pain au chocolat, pretzels, cheeseburger, grapefruit, Jalapeño sticks and mozzarella sticks
4.23 - boiled egg, bread with chive spread and salmon, grapefruit, peanut ice cream and blueberry sour cream ice cream cones*, wiener wurst mit brotchen, bolognaise with rigatoni
4.24 - cereal with bananas, currywurst and fries with ketchup, chocolate ice cream cone, bolognaise, stromboli with bell peppers
4.25 - stromboli, oatmeal with berries and peanut butter, frozen mangoes, sushi, seaweed and cucumber salad, miso soup
4.26 - french donut, bread with chive spread, apple sauce oatmeal with mangos and peanut butter, salmon tacos with white rice and cabbage slaw
4.27 - scrambled eggs, bread with chive spread, oatmeal with peanut butter, banana, frozen mangoes, apple strudel with custard, potatoes, schnitzel
4.28 - potatoes, apple strudel with custard, oatmeal, grilled fish*, fries, rice
4.29 - fried egg, oatmeal, ravioli with red pesto sauce, vanilla choux*, fruit danish, corn puffs, eggplant pizza and chickpea salad
4.30 - eggplant pizza and chickpea salad, greek yogurt and frozen fruit, corn puffs, wiener wurst mit brotchen, tuna pasta
5.1 - banana pancakes with chocolate spread and whipped cream, greek yogurt with frozen fruit, cheese and salami, grapefruit campari ice cream, pistachio ice cream, salt and vinegar chips, cheeseburgers with french fries, roasted zucchini
5.2 - frozen fruit, stromboli, bagel chips, veggie pasta
5.3 - stromboli, frozen tropical fruit, chicken burrito with chips, ice cream
5.4 - grilled cheese, frozen tropical fruit, apple sauce, chicken, fries, hummus, garlic dip, pickled cabbage
5.5 - frozen fruit, greek yogurt, apple sauce grilled cheese, mezze platter
5.6 - pain au chocolat, veggie quiche, falafel ball, ice cream cone, steak, baked potato, steamed spinach
5.7 - granola and corn flakes with bananas, falafel balls, barbacoa and jamaica taco, aztec soup with tortilla slivers, flautas with potatoes*, baklava, almond pastry, ice cream cone, veggie quiche
5.8 - granola and corn flakes, falafel balls, blueberries, baked potato and steamed spinach, ice cream stick, pasta with ricotta sauce and spinach, chocolate pudding
5.9 - granola and corn flakes with bananas, salmon, rice, bean and avocado, ice cream, vegetable soup, mozzarella stick and Jalapeño poppers
5.10 - cornflakes and granola with greek yogurt, baguette with goat cheese, chutney and lettuce, anchovy pizza, vegetable antipasti
5.11 - granola, frozen fruit, mozzarella sticks, Jalapeño poppers, french fries, pasta salad
5.12 - kimchi, crackers, brie, sesame hummus, falafel, chicken and black bean burritos, pasta salad, black bean and cheese burrito
5.13 - chicken satay, sesame balls, bagel with cream cheese and pumpkin seeds, kimchi, crackers, brie, sesame hummus
5.14 - frozen tropical fruit, granola, sag paneer with rice and garlic naan, chicken vindaloo, samosas, cauliflower pakora, vanilla ice cream
5.15 - rice cakes, frozen tropical fruit, cornflakes, sag paneer with rice and garlic naan, chicken vindaloo, pasta with ricotta sauce
5.16 - rice cake, carrots
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5.18 - eggplant pizza, salad with chickpeas
5.19 - eggplant pizza, popcorn, crackers, calamari and potatoes, baklava, sweet spinach and cheese bread
5.20 - vanilla choux, goat cheese sandwich, pasta salad, vanilla ice cream cone
5.21 - salami and cheese sandwich, chips, vanilla ice cream cone, salmon with pasta salad, baklava
5.22 - salami and cheese sandwich, frozen tropical fruit, sausage and peppers, vanilla ice cream cone