Expensive taste

Yes, I grew up in Southern California, but my parents were both from the Ohio Valley, which means my hyperlocal eating environment (i.e., the dinner table) was more reflective of Midwestern meat-and-potatoes meals than my Pacific Coast upbringing might otherwise imply. All of this is to say that I feel quite proud that my daughters eat many things that make me gag to this day. (It's a texture thing.)

I've long since become accustomed to their gobbling up all the tofu in the hot and sour soup, for example. But Lily's latest love of salmon sashimi is beyond my comprehension. (Exhibit A above: tonight's takeout.)

Amalia's not quite there yet in terms of raw fish, but she does eat edamame like it's going out of style.