It turns out Elena likes pretty much everything, if it's in small quatities and she can graze at her leisure. She's particularly fond of sharply tart or bitter foods, so long as they aren't spicy.
We've been letting her help while cooking (actually, it's "help," with quotation marks, but you know what I mean) and taste the ingredients as they go in. It doesn't matter what the ingredient is, she always wants another taste.
Sugar? More!
Cinnamon? More!
Salt? More!
Black pepper? More!
Flour? More!
Lemon juice? More!
Olive oil? More!
Ground coffee? More!
Soy sauce? More!
Vinegar? More!
Garlic? More!
And so on. I don't think she's spit out anything yet that's been presented as a little sneak taste.
And as I said, she seems to be particularly fond of tart, salty, or bitter foods. Snacktime yesterday was green olives, blue cheese, brined carrots, and Greek yogurt. I suspect her like for flavorful foods like these is a reflection of her desire to experience new, stimulating things in small controllable quantities.
We're on the left. Elena's on the right. She was in Russia. That's why we went.
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