Stuff white people like: the very special food and beverage edition

by Ed

Admit it, these apply to you too.

The other week Christian Lander the author of the blog and now best selling bookStuff White People Like was in town.

Basically Stuff White People Like is a bit like Top Trumps for White People. I’ll trump you some Murray River Salt and an Ortiz anchovy over your iodised salt and a pilchard. The same goes for my imported Arneis ($75) over yours from the King Valley ($20).

Bearing in mind the readership of this blog, I thought you might like to know that Apple products, travel and Asian girls make the full list here.

White people it turns out also love Typos on Menus (and blogs I suspect).

I should possibly add irony, bearing in mind that it was lost on some people on my post for The Punch, which is also on this blog here.

This is list of food and beverage likes is extracted from the full list of Stuff White People Like.

1. coffee
5. Farmers Markets
6. Organic food
13. Tea
23. Microbreweries
24. wine
32. vegan/vegetarianism
36. breakfast places
42. sushi
45. Asian fusion food
48. wholefoods and grocery co-ops
54. Kitchen gadgets
63. Expensive sandwiches
76. Bottles of water
90. Dinner parties
112. Hummus
119. Sea salt

Tagged as: Christian Lander, stuff white people like, Top trumps

{ 8 comments… read them below or add one }

kitchen hand June 4, 2009 at 12:50 pm: The irony post says it all. But only every ten years.
Zoe June 4, 2009 at 12:51 pm: I can’t decide whether this post of mine fits better under White People Stuff or Food Wanker Stuff. Maybe both.
Forager June 4, 2009 at 12:58 pm: I’d also add breast – chicken breast that is. Being one half of a sino-euro partnership our families never fight over who gets the breast and who gets the drumstick.
Perhaps it should extend to include any food without small bones in it.
Ed June 4, 2009 at 1:41 pm: Jitchenhand, I’ll stop for now then.

Zoe, I think you are right – both. 10/10 for self analysis.

Forager, good point. I don’t think many people want small bones nowadays.
Eatnik June 4, 2009 at 2:09 pm: If the list were Australian, #127 would be “Distinguishing themselves from white Americans. Constantly.”
Injera June 4, 2009 at 2:29 pm: In order to save my sanity, I decided that the commenters on your Punch post who missed the irony were, themselves, being ironic.
Jess June 5, 2009 at 11:02 am: Well said Ed
Recently offered ‘additional optional extras at $16 ea’ – Beluga caviar & white truffle to top off 2 dishes at a Melbourne CBD restaurant.
Needless to say I declined …….if they are so bloody important to the dish why are are they optional?
Jess
Sas June 5, 2009 at 1:13 pm: Should I feel concerned that I like EVERY SINGLE ONE of these ‘food and beverage likes’? Even the seemingly contradictory likes of #32 and #42.