An unexpected tragedy of the pandemic has come to pass. You note how the grocery store started carrying all kinds of "odd" foods. With supply chain problems, regional brands of food started appearing that you'd never seen before to replace the usual brands they couldn't get.
I used to be one of those snobby foodists. I stopped. There is too much joy lost when you restrict what you eat. Of course you should not eat twinkies and hot dog all day, but that is not fun eating for me anyways. I never had a twinkie in my life, but what I did have was cheap but delicious foods that make the stomach feel warm and cared for. I love mashed potatoes with lots of real butter. I love cheesy noodles (aka Mac & Cheese) with a thick creamy cheese sauce. I love slow cooked meats and stews. I love good old fashioned eggs and bacon. And ... the last time I went on a trip up north. Me and my friends all ordered the Chicken Fingers at a bar / restaurant. Because: they sounded the most delicious.
Buy what you need. Freeze what you can. Enjoy while it lasts.
I'm from Texas. I don't think I need to say anything about the chicken fried steak and gravy topic - it should be abundantly obvious what side of the "everything's bigger in Texas" plate I come down on. 😉
Northerners don't generally know what is, nor have an appreciation for, fried okra, either. 🙃
Did anyone go to the southerndiscourse.com website? Omg. Don't do it. It's too early in the day to be accosted by the visual esthetics of such gastronomic amazingness.
Ugh. Now I'm going to have to prepare something other than a sandwich for lunch.
Mmmmmmmmm.
They look disgusting. But then I’m a northerner and feel the same way about iced sweet tea.
Perhaps you can have them shipped to you like I have salmon sent from Alaska.
I used to be one of those snobby foodists. I stopped. There is too much joy lost when you restrict what you eat. Of course you should not eat twinkies and hot dog all day, but that is not fun eating for me anyways. I never had a twinkie in my life, but what I did have was cheap but delicious foods that make the stomach feel warm and cared for. I love mashed potatoes with lots of real butter. I love cheesy noodles (aka Mac & Cheese) with a thick creamy cheese sauce. I love slow cooked meats and stews. I love good old fashioned eggs and bacon. And ... the last time I went on a trip up north. Me and my friends all ordered the Chicken Fingers at a bar / restaurant. Because: they sounded the most delicious.
Buy what you need. Freeze what you can. Enjoy while it lasts.
I'm from Texas. I don't think I need to say anything about the chicken fried steak and gravy topic - it should be abundantly obvious what side of the "everything's bigger in Texas" plate I come down on. 😉
Northerners don't generally know what is, nor have an appreciation for, fried okra, either. 🙃
As a side note...
Did anyone go to the southerndiscourse.com website? Omg. Don't do it. It's too early in the day to be accosted by the visual esthetics of such gastronomic amazingness.
Ugh. Now I'm going to have to prepare something other than a sandwich for lunch.
Dude. That sucks. We have like four different brands of them here and you can get them hot and fresh at Dairy Queen all day.