100 Word Challenge: …what does it taste like…?

I first saw this over at Peter Denton’s site. Head there immediately (after reading my post, obviously.) Originally, the prompts are over at Julia’s Place, and last week’s prompt for the 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups was:

…what does it taste like…

So here I am with a prompt and here’s the story I came up with.

My Third Date

It was my third date with this guy. I never ate anything like this.

“You’ll like it,” he said, pointing out the pepperoni and mushroom pizza.

I tried to smell it, still under the warming lights. These were fresh mushrooms, browned and shriveled looking from the oven heat. I wrinkled my nose, “Aren’t they fungus?”

“I’ll get a slice and you can try a bite or two, if you don’t like it, you can get something else.”

“What does it taste like?”

His mouth opened and his eyes rolled and shoulders shrugged, “Like mushrooms.”

So I tried it. Pepperoni and mushroom pizza is my favorite.