Does anyone else have food 'obsessions'?

[PurpleSky300]

I just wondered if anyone else is like this. I am a pretty decent home cook I think - don't eat the most varied diet but along the lines of chilli / curry / fajitas / stews / pasta dishes / risotto etc. Pretty boring.

Alongside this though, I feel like I always have a new food 'obsession'. It typically lasts 3-4 weeks until I get sick of whatever it is and then I move on. I've been obsessed with, in no particular order:

Kiwi fruit
Bananas
Vegetable spring rolls
Cheerios
Iced Gem biscuits
Paninis
Tuna
Specific types of dips and mustards

I get really fixated with a particular food and then I just eat it at every opportunity until I can't bear it anymore. If I go to a Spanish restaurant and I have really great Spanish chicken or something, then I'll make that 5 times in a week and just eat it over and over until I get bored. I don't know why I do this. When a 'phase' is over I never touch the food again. But when I'm in a phase, I will make special journeys to get that 1 thing and I will feel really restless and unsettled if I can't have it. I do this a lot when I am exposed to new foods and recipes. What is wrong with me?

Yes!

Currently it's black forest porridge - porridge with chocolate melted in and cherry pie filling.

Previously it's been things like;

Oil, Balsamic vinegar, tomatoes and bread to dip
Birthday cake (with tea or milk)

Oatcakes with cashew butter and dried apricots

Cadbury Marvellous creations bars

Butter chicken with naan

I will crave things and nothing else will satiate!

Yes! My last one was specifically rio mare tuna, in wholewheat bread (sandwich) with half an avocado, tomatoes, cucumber and iceberg lettuce, and a smear of mayonnaise on the bread. I think I had it for lunch everyday for 4 months.

Currently it’s caramelised onion hummus with brown pitta bread dipped in.

Yes - I found a great American pancake recipe and now I want to eat them everyday! Prior to that it was a mango and pineapple smoothie oh and cheese and pickle sandwiches!

Third bag of frozen paratha now consumed. Never had them before. Saw them in asda. They are amazing.

My current obsession is chilli jam. In sandwiches, on-salads, with cheese, on its own 🤤

Mine is cream cheese on Ryvita , I just love the crunch 😂