Spinach Quotes

“Sexually active? Sexually active? Patrick and I hadn't even learned the fine points of kissing yet!
I marched on down. 'For your information,' I said from the doorway, as both Dad and Lester jerked to attention, 'I am about as sexually active as a bag of spinach, and if you want to keep me on the porch and not out in the park somewhere behind the bushes, you'll keep the stupid porch light off when I come home with a boy.”
― Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice on the Outside

“I hate spinach," the President of the United States blurted out. "Not the least bit sorry to see it happen." He spoke these candid words in a hush-hush, closed-door meeting with a "special advisor" from agribusiness giant, AgriNu. "Hate it." The President went on, "You know what else I hate? Peas. Despise peas... and there's so many of them." Edwin Edwards (why do parents do that?), otherwise known as Mr. Ed, leaned back with a sly smile. "What if I told you there was a way to get rid of spinach? And peas? And, at the same time, break open this damned European block to our special genetically modified seeds, allowing us to finally take control of the world market?" The President settled back in his seat, indicating for him to go on. Despite not liking vegetables, the President liked a man with a big appetite.”
― Sharon Weil, Donny and Ursula Save the World

“There was a bag of coffee beans beneath a harpoon gun and a frozen hunk of spinach, but there was no way to grind the beans into tiny pieces to make coffee. Near a picnic basket and a large bag of mushrooms was a jug of orange juice, but it had been close to one of the bullet holes in the trunk, and so had frozen completely solid in the cold. And after Sunny moved aside three chunks of cold cheese, a large can of water chestnuts, and an eggplant as big as herself, she finally found a small jar of boysenberry jam, and a loaf of bread she could use to make toast, although it was so cold it felt more like a log than a breakfast ingredient.”
― Lemony Snicket, The Slippery Slope

“The spinach affects a lot! Its mild bitterness adds depth to the flavors surrounding it. It is highly nutritious, and its green color is a pleasing contrast to the golden-brown crust. But most of all...
... when wrapped around the salmon, it condenses and accentuates the fish's savory goodness!"
"Oh yeah! I thought I tasted a hint of bitterness when I took a bite. So that was the spinach!
That bite of bitterness made the sweet and mellow flavor of the salmon's oil stand out even more!”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 19 [Shokugeki no Souma 19]

“And a moment later he was telling me how one could sicken a man just by feeding him rhubarb and spinach at the same sitting, sicken him even to death if the portions were sufficient, and never set a bit of poison on the table at all.”
― Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice

“Don't eat spinach when the carrots are in season.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“This is spinach ohitashi."
"Ha! Here it is! And the red part of the root has been finely chopped and placed upon the leaves and stem...!"
"The redness of the root looks so pretty on the green leaves and stem."
"Hmm. Roots are crunchy, but they don't have any bad texture to them. It's been boiled to perfection, and the dashi...
Hmm, it's got something in it...
Dashi made katsuobushi with soy sauce, and there's a very slight secret flavor added to it... the plum..."
"Yes. A very slight amount of the umezu I got from making the umeboshi. You sure do have a keen sense of taste, Kyōgoku-san...
Grilled young taro.
It's a little early for them, but I love the refreshing taste of these small taro. The skin has been grilled, so you can peel it off very easily.
They taste good with just salt...
...but they're irresistible with salted sea urchin."
"Ooh! The refreshing taste of the small taro and the rich flavor of the sea urchin matches perfectly!”
― Tetsu Kariya, Vegetables