Oooh: food of shame.

Own up: what's yours? We could start a discussion. I'll be anonymous and off we go.

1. Nutella chocolate spread. Straight out of the jar on finger and --this is the bad bit-- thumb. Sometimes, I have been known to dip a finger in the syrup, too. But only finger, as I do have limits.

2. That kind of toxic dust in the bottom of the tortilla chip bag or --even worse-- the bag of Doritos.

3. The parmesan rind. If I've had parmesan on the go, I keep the rind to add savour to soups. I then take the rind, gloriously chewy once it has been simmering along, and wolf it. This could be done in a dark kitchen.

4. I don't think this is really anything to be ashamed of, but other people have been shocked by my habit of chiselling off all the stuck on bits from, say, the roast potato dish. My brother in law said this made me look ferral. I do the same thing with a shepherd's pie or cauliflower cheese dish, chipping away with spoon and fingers.

5. An Iceland exploration. There's some fantastic stuff in them thar freezers. Cripsy pancakes!

6. A whole big bag of liquorice comfits scarfed down in the car. Or that rather expensive all natural Australian liquorice marketed as low fat, but calorifically ruinous.

7. Crackling. Cold and preferably around midnight, when slightly pissed.

8. Making fairy cakes for the children and leaving rather a lot in the bowl for licking out. By me, not them.

How about you?