265/356: Karting with the department.

I have been karting, I have been karting with a company, I have been karting at the place we went to but I have never done it with this team.

I chose to post about this contrary to the new cheese I tried the same evening. I just feel like it is more exciting to talk about gokarting than about a different kind of cheese. Especially considering the amount of food I have tried over the last few months.

We had 10min warm up, 10min qualification and 15min race. I think we were 11 people all together and some of them have done quite some karting so I didn't expect to be very good. After the warm up I was in 5th place and didn't expect to get much better. I was wrong though. Somehow I managed to get the fastest time in the qualifying which made sure that I was able to start the race from first place. That was a surprise, I never thought I would achieve that. What was unsetteling was the fact though that I didn't really know what I did better in the lap that  I was so fast. I felt that it was a fast lap, but I didn't know what exactly I did different.

Knowing that the race would be hard to finish in first place I tried to resign myself to not expect too much. I failed though. So once the race started in was "in the zone". It started off well and I was able to put quite a distance between myself and the guy following me in second place. All went well until I had to start laping the slowest one's. the guy behind me wasn't very patient and didn't want to wait for me to pass the one in front so he tried to pass me with brute force.. which went very wrong. He crashed into me, turned me himself and me in a corner. So as it happend, we got overtaken by quite a few people.

I was a bit angry at that, I could have finished in first and he in second, had he been a little more patient. Oh well, as any real racer knows, this is how races can turn out ;). I still managed to end up in third place somehow. The whole thing was a lot of fun and I can't wait to have another go at it.

264/356: Kung Fu Burger

After a hearty workout I decided to treat myself.

So I went to try a burger place I have never been to. I went to try Kung Fu Burger. The special thing about that place, as the name suggests, is the fact that it looks like a Chinese restaurant. The whole interior is very traditional, or at least what we Europeans consider traditional Chinese.

They only server burgers though and not that many. If I remember the menu correctly there are like six or seven different ones. I took the standard burger with cheese and fries. So a cheese burger. It looked really great (didn't take a picture) and tasted really well. There was a good sized piece of meat in it and the fries were really tasty. If I had to nitpick though I would say that the whole thing was a little too salty. Still, miles better than all the other burgers I have had in Bern so far.

I only took one picture because I always feel silly taking pictures at restaurants. Too many teens taking pictures of their food. Also it was quite dark and I didn't want to disturbe the other guests with the flash.

263/356: Danup Stracciadictive Joghurt Drink

Not much to see here

On Sunday I tried the Danup Stracciadictive joghurt drink. It was small, it was gone in a breeze, it tasted like melted stracciatela ice cream. So you can say it was quite pleasant.

262/356: Hollyfood Take Away

Off we go to a few exciting firsts.

Starting seven days off more than just trying new food is the Hollyfood Take Away. It is a sandwich place that I walk past nearly every day. I heard really good things about it but never bothered to go in. It's one of those places that are kind of like Subway. You can pick your own sauce and stuff you want to put in. I decided to go for falafel, tartar sauce and all the salads (and things like that).

I have to say I really liked it. Also it seems I am not the only one. I went there around noon on Saturday and there was a queue. Just the chicken looks a bit funky ;). Will go there again if I don't know what to have for lunch/dinner. I am glad that after a week of just trying new food at home I at least got to try a new take away.

An interesting week ahead!

260/261/356: Nature Addict Granola Bar And Zweifel Chips Grilled Burger

I have to catch up a few days so I will do two firsts in one post.

Last Thursday I had the Nature Addict granola. It was alright for what it is. I guess it is more a workout supplement than a sweet treat. On the night I had it, I was more looking for a sweet treat though.

On Friday then I had something very weird. Grilled Burger flavored potato chips. Weirdly enough they kinda got the taste right. I am not sure what I should think about them but I have to admit I liked them better than not. I had a poker game going on at my place and none of my friends seemed to like them. I am not sure if I would buy them again but they kept me coming back all evening.

259/356: Mild Chili Dressing

Yes yes, it's a food week, again. But next week will be exciting.. finally.

Last week was one of those where I wasn't really sick but didn't feel all that well as well. You know, the feeling when you are just brushing by something. I would like to use that as an excuse that it was a pure food trying week.

On Wednesday it was Kabuki Mild Chili Dressing aaaand it was really good. I have used it with salad and with little pieces of mixed vegetables and both times I really enjoyed it. Will probably get it again.

Otherwise, not much to say about this one.

258/35: Beertasting Episode; I Can't Read The Label

I had another beer... aaand and I am not sure about the name.

I think it is Chodovar but don't quote me on that. I admit I just grabbed it at the liquor store without thinking much about it. As always, I judge the beer by the label. It was a good beer but nothing too exciting. Probably won't have this one again.