Say What?

I have a general rule here in Guatemala...don't ask, don't tell.  This goes for everything...especially food.  I believe in this philosophy so much, that I don't even worry about what I'm eating anymore.  Don't tell me, I don't want to know.  I'll just sit here and eat my pig brains in peace, thank you very much. 

Sometimes I don't know what meat I'm eating.  It all looks the same to me, so I figure it's something I've had before.  At a recent meal, I sat down to a plate of meat, rice, and the usual red sauce we have here.  "Delicious" I thought, "I'm hungry!"  I ate it quickly and finished first (as ALWAYS happens...this comes from having 15 minutes to eat lunch when I was in grade school and we weren't allowed to finish our food if we weren't done.  Ain't no way I'm missing out on any of my food!)  After I finished, someone at the head of the table asked, "Wow, you really enjoyed that cow tongue, didn't you???"

Say what?

The best part is...I did.  I enjoyed the cow tongue.  Had I known it was cow tongue BEFORE I ate it, I might have eaten it begrudgingly and found a reason to say I didn't prefer it, just because, who goes around saying, "I love cow tongue!"? 

Lesson:  You never know if you'll like something until you try it!

AND

Don't ask what you're eating.  Just eat it and smile.