Earlier this week we told you about the frenzy surrounding President Obama's homemade brew. Well, lest we think it's unusual for a president to be so particular about his food and drink, Grub Street has provided us with a list of the favorite foods of 10 other presidents and first ladies, and some of them are pretty bizarre.
Thomas Jefferson ("founding foodie") grew eggplant and okra; Dolly Madison is credited with popularizing strawberry ice cream in the United States; William Henry Harrison enjoyed a good squirrel stew, while James Buchanan loved a good beef tongue. And Richard Nixon? He loved pineapple cubes mixed with cottage cheese and topped with ketchup. (Hey, whatever floats your boat!)
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@BATTRA92: Can't tell if trolling...or just stupid.
*reads list of "funny" foods*
cabbage, cottage cheese and pineapple, strawberry ice cream, apple pandowdy, eggplant, okra, pot roast…
Three quarters of these foods aren't "funny" under any definition that I can recall. Yes the list did also include squirrel, turtle, tongue, triscuits for Greek royalty, and nothing, but if the list wanted to go for shock value, it kinda failed…
@JESS13: I agree!
Wow... Nixon had enough trouble with his reputation and legacy without THAT being out there. Yikes.
Taste is a personal thing, I guess. Although, I'd love to see Andrew Zimmern try it on TV.
@Battra92... Funny