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1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes
2. If yes, what would you put it on? Fish, gefilte fish, pierogi, sausage, latkes, stuff like that. Oh, and cheese.
3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? My garden, farmers markets, ethnic markets, etc.
4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Very rarely.
5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9.5
6. How far have you driven to eat-out? not sure
7. How often do you prepare meals each week? at least twice a day
8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? green
9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? no

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? gefilte fish, in ketchup for cocktail sauce for shrimp
3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? farmers market, trader joes, zabars, fairway, kalustyan, penzey's, whole foods, citarella
4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? no
5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 6

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? four hours -- about 200 miles
7. How often do you prepare meals each week? about 18 meals per week
8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? red, orange
9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? no

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes!

2. If yes, what would you put it on? I sometimes mix it into mayo for sandwiches and I've put it in ketchup for fries and shrimp.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Trader Joe's and local ethnic markets.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? I don't have specific sites, but I've ordered eel online, as well as various spices.

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 10

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? My boyfriend and I once drove OUT OF STATE to eat at a BBQ place in Georgia.

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? About five or six times a week.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Grass green and sky blue.

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Nope.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Gefilte fish, cocktail sauce, dill horseradish sauce for roast beef.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Farmers' markets, specialty and ethnic shops.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? I would, from sites that offer ingredients not available in local shops (I use several sites to order British and/or other European foods. I buy other "unusual" ingredients online from time to time, such as various flours, low-sugar pectin, etc.)

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9.5

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 75-80 miles

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? pretty much every day, at least twice a day - I'd say, 12-16 times a week

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? rich orange and bright ocean blue

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? yes

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Beef, sushi, shrimp, the occasional restaurant appetizer.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Depends on the ingredient. Often I buy directly from the farmer or from a local food co-op, sometimes from the normal grocery or Whole Foods/Fresh Market. Occasionally, an ethnic market. Rarely, I'll purchase from a specialty store (cheese, wine, butcher), Williams Sonoma or order online if it's not available locally.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Occasionally, and only for dry goods. Not brave enough to order things that spoil. kingarthurflour.com, amazon.com, www.williams-sonoma.com, penzeys.com

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9.

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? Does flying from NC to Orlando partially for some of the Disney restaurants count? If not, about 120 miles (there's this great place on the waterfront in Atlantic Beach, NC...).

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? Probably 5-6 days out of the week, counting breakfasts and reheating leftovers.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Red, yellow; highly saturated and warm colors.

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? No.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Almost anything in one way or another.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Farmers markets, specialty markets

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? No

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? I don't drive. But I've flown to another country, does that count?

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 5 or 6 times a week, 2-3 meals a day.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Red

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? No

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1. Horseradish? Yes

2. What would you put it on? I make cocktail sauce with it and my BIL is fond of it in a sweet potato dish.

3. Special meal ingredients? Usually The Fresh Market.

4. Order ingredients online? If so, which sites? I have, do and will. I like Penzey's, Pendery's, Saltworks.us, D'Artagnan, and Marky's.

5. Adventurous at trying new foods? A 9.5.

6. Far have you driven? Not as far as I've flown.

7. Prepare meals each week? Mostly. Rarely eat out anymore - it's costly and fattening.

8. Colors associated with adventure? Green and red mostly.

9. Artificial sweeteners? Nope. Used to use Splenda on occasion but eventually even that started to taste like nothing but chemicals. I haven't found an artificial sweetener yet with no chemical aftertaste.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Roast Beef

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Local deli.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Yes. Cajun Grocer, Comeaux's.

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9.

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 200 miles round trip.

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? Almost every night and a couple of lunches.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Red.

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Not knowingly.

1. Yes
2. Beef, shrimp sauce, cocktail sauce, mashed potatoes
3. Local markets (meat, fish, gourmet shops)
4. Yes Cubanfoodmarket.com
5. 9
6. 50 or so miles.
7. 7 days, mostly usually just dinner because of everyone's schedule
8. Red and yellow
9. Yes

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Hot sandwiches, roasts, turkey, fish

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Trader Joe, Dorothy Lane

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? I would, but have not

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 8

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 120 miles

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 6 meals, 5 packed lunches for someone else

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Orange, teal, purple

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? NO...they make me ill

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes
2. If yes, what would you put it on? Beef and fish.
3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Ethnic supermarkets, farmers markets and local specialty stores.
4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Yes, igourmet.
5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9, but I don't think I would eat the omlette Bourdain ate in Namibia.
6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 50 miles
7. How often do you prepare meals each week? B'fast all times, 2 boxed lunches 4 x week and all my lunches, dinner 5-6 x week.
8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? black, green & red
9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? no

1. Yes
2. Thanksgiving ham
3. Wholefoods
4. Penzey's
5. Probably a 7
6. Every year we drive to the town my mom lived in as a baby to eat at my grandparents' favorite restaurant, in their honor. It's a little over an hour away.
7. 5-6 times a week, we usually eat with friends once a week
8. Green or red
9. Not if I can help it

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? A roast beef sandwich, mixed with cocktail sauce to dip chilled seafood. As wasabi, on sushi... or those wasabi peas from Chinatown.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Farmer's market, small neighborhood market, large grocery store. Depending on the meal, a local ethnic market.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Maybe... I never have, though.

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? About 2 hours each way.

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? Every day, most meals.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Orange, pink, red, silver

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Only an occasional diet soda. I'm trying to stop entirely, though. I check labels for them now.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes (and hate it)

2. If yes, what would you put it on? [me-nothing. my husband may put it on] sashimi, sushi, beef, hot dogs, shrimp.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Giant Eagle (regional grocery store chain), 3-4 large Asian grocery stores, West Side Market (farmer's market with specialty items), Whole Foods, Westpoint Market (specialty market). Depends on whether it's a European, Mediterranean, or Asian dish.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? No

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 150 miles for lunch (not a typo)

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 2

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Blue and yellow

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Yes, if I can't help it in prepared foods. Otherwise, no, we do not ourselves add artificial sweetners.

#8 is an interesting question!

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes
2. If yes, what would you put it on? in cocktail sauce or on steaks, other red meat
3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? New Frontiers (the local-ish, northern AZ version of Whole Foods)
4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? I would if I could find a vendor that offered decent prices and a variety of foods.
5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 9
6. How far have you driven to eat-out? um, I combine far-off restaurant destinations with trips that take me to the area
7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 5-7
8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? green
9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Splenda in iced tea if I'm eating out and don't feel like drinking water. I use agave nectar in my coffee and have used it to replace sugar in most recipes.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Cold meats, corned beef, tongue, on crackers with peanut butter, shrimp cocktail, with mayo as a veggie dip.

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? At a local coop organic chain

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Penzeys, once in a while

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 8

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 70 miles one way. This is New Mexico!

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 6 or 7 dinners

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? blue, green

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? No way! The only way I know to get a migraine!

1. Yes
2. Prime Rib, cocktail sauce
3. Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, a local butcher, specialty cheese shops, or any new specialty shop I hear about through friends and acquaintances
4. Yes. Spice Islands and Penzeys
5. 8.5
6. Tough one! We travel frequently and plan our meals in advance.
7. Not often enough! (2?) Hey, I am in a cooking funk. ;-(
8. Purple, red, orange, yellow, blue
9. Stevia, natural but not sugar.

Best of luck with your research project!

QUESTIONS
1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Prime rib, roast beef sandwiches, cocktail sauce, raw oysters

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? My mom & pop butcher, Farmers markets, ethnic specialty stores, Market District (local pricey chain) when I need it quick.

4. Would you order ingredients online? Sometimes. If so, which sites? Goofy, cheeky ones like one for Bacon Salt or Honeybaked Ham.

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 7. Some things I just won't touch like innards.

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 120 miles RT

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 12 dinners (they eat in shifts), 7 breakfasts and a few lunches.

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Deep magenta, bright yellow, Carribean blue and stark bright white.

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Sometimes in iced tea a 1 Diet Pepsi a day.

Good luck. Sounds like a fun marketing project.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Sandwiches, roast beef, pork, cocktail sauce

3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Trader Joes, Whole Foods, local specialty stores.

4. Would you order ingredients online? If so, which sites? Probably. Penzey's or Zingerman's

5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 8.5

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 20 miles

7. How often do you prepare meals each week? At least once a day

8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Red and yellow

9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Yes.

1. Have you ever eaten horseradish? Yes

2. If yes, what would you put it on? Prime Rib, roast beef, in cocktail sauce, and in bloody marys
3. Where do you shop for special meal ingredients? Central Market (Texas), Market Street, farmers markets
4. Would you order ingredients online? Yes, for smoked meats from New Braunfels and from some of the specialty bakeries like Mary of Puddin Hill
5. 1 to 10 scale, how adventurous are you at trying new foods? 10

6. How far have you driven to eat-out? 700 from south Florida to Prejeans in Lafayette, Louisiana.
7. How often do you prepare meals each week? 13
8. What colors come to mind associated with adventure? Red!
9. Do you consume artificial sweeteners? Yes