I am a slow eater, always the last to leave the table. I would stay for the evening eating, talking, and drinking if I could find others willing to do so. My wife eats quickly and leaves because her mind is already on the next thing. She does eat dessert over half the time, which I seldom do, and this brings her back with her tea and cookies for a bit longer to stay with me.
Much of this is talking, which I do a great deal of at meals. Socialising is what meals are for, after all. I also learned somewhere along the line to chew thoroughly, much more than others seem to. I noticed a connection to that tonight that I had not before. I have long been aware that I simply love flavor. Any bad eating habits come from nibbling frequently rather than having large portions. My wife is interested in only a few flavors. The extended chewing may come from the savoring. I do not mix foods. Tonight was beef, corn, and salad, and at no time did I have salad and beef in my mouth at the same time. Each is enjoyed for its own self.
The rest of you puzzle me, frankly. Even a poor man can have the luxury of some flavor if he attends to it.
After looking at the illustrating cornucopia, I have to ask: do you mix salami and cheese on the same cracker?
ReplyDeleteI do, rather automatically because that is traditional. But I have become increasingly dissatisfied with that and separated them - some of the time. Sometimes they are supposed to complement each other, but I don't always have a good sense how that will work out.
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