Odd Food Habits
By Ed. Filed in Food, Life |
Growing up, I ate everything my mother cooked and put out on the dinner table and I thought she was a great cook. Everything tasted great, it was seasoned well and there was always a nutritious variety of foods, with mostly a “meat and three” theme.
As I went out into the world and began eating with other people from my neighborhood, from school and later from work, I have noticed how different many people are about their food choices and habits.
For example, someone I know automatically puts a liberal sprinkling of salt and pepper on everything on the plate before even taking the first bite. To me, that is insulting to the cook and excessive use of salt and pepper. I almost never add salt nor pepper to anything once it hits the table. Seasoning should be done in the kitchen, not at the table.
Another person I know puts ketchup on everything on his plate except green vegetables. Again, I find that insulting to the cook, and I personally cannot imagine that mashed potatoes would taste good drowned in ketchup. But that’s his personal taste, I guess.