If you recall, I had a little experience in Manhattan a few months ago with some prominent bloggers and the former Editor in Chief of Redbook Magazine, Stacy Morrison, wherein I made myself look like a bumpkin in a sushi restaurant. Stacy is now the Editor in Chief of BlogHer, which not only makes her my colleague, but also the colleague with whom I bonded over flaming nostrils.
Stacy sent me a package the other day and this is a video of my son sampling what I received. Before you go commenting and telling me that I’m an evil mother, you should know that I tested it first. I also believe in letting my kids try new things, because you never know if they’ll like it. Unless, of course, that new thing is bourbon.
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Desiree Eaglin
His face as he realizes how hot they are is just priceless!
Lisa Daly
He is SOOOOO CUTE!
Stacy @bklynstacy
Love it love it love it! Oh, he’s so dang cute. What a sweetie pie! His face is pure perplexion: “hmm, this is, okay, yeah, fine, well, now a little hotter, hmm, strange and kind of earthy, but still appealing and sweet and, hmm, bzzzzzzzzt….” xoxo Momo! So fun!
Varda (SquashedMom)
I’ll never forget the look on your face as it slowly registered that it WASN’T avocado you’d just eaten a big gob of. And now I have the look on your son’s face as the true burn of the wasabi gets to him, to add to that, too. Priceless!
meleah rebeccah
I cannot even handle how funny & adorable this is!
Heather
Awww, his little face is so cute when he starts to realize that they aren’t NORMAL gumballs! hahahahhahahaha. PRECIOUS!
lceel
There is just the slightest edge of panic in the word “medium”. Hilarious. Poor kid. I hope you had some bourbon for him to wash it down – or perhaps some milk.
Lulu
I had the same experience years ago with wasabi; at a corporate lunch meeting. I almost called 911. Love the apprehensive look in your son’s face LOL I gobbled up the wasabi thinking it was guacamole too and my mouth was on fire.
Ally
He is a TRUE good sport! Even when he realizes it’s hotter than he thought, we get a “medium” as he tries not to overreact! Love it!
Michelle
Oh his face. He is so precious! What a sweet kid. I’m guessing I know what happened after the “medium” response? I’m impressed though. Mister Man freaks out over anything even remotely FLAVORful, let alone spicy.
PS I had the same thing happen. Or close. I ate a piece of wasabi thinking it was avocado. I coughed and it went up my nose where it lodged and stayed there until it dissolved. It sucked. Sucked.
BusyDad
The boy understands that one must make certain sacrifices as the child of a blogger. When duty called, he answered. I salute him!
weaselmomma
I think that bourbon might have actually have helped cool his mouth down nicely. 🙂
Ellen Spielberg
i thought I was the only one stupid enough to make that mistake!
Several weeks ago I thought wasabi as avocado at a local Japanese restaurant. Needless to say, I realized the mistake instantly and spat the offender out! I blame it on low lighting!
PS Your son was brave! Braver than my youngest or I would have been!
Michelle McCort
“medium” so cute!!!