In the last year I have learned more about food and nutrition that I ever thought I would…and I’m not finished yet. One of the most interesting topics I have read about is why we eat what we eat when we eat it. The number one reason people eat specific things is…tradition.
One aspect of food tradition is nostalgia. Now, if you know me you understand that I am the most nostalgic person you’ll ever meet. I have had family on my mind recently. It has been a tough year for us. We have lost family members and we have had some move. At one point, my whole mom’s side of the family lived on the same street! (Minus the grandparents who were three blocks off of the same street.)
But back to food… While I was dropping off some donations to be taken to Alabama I saw a guy eating some Vienna sausages. My first thought was a memory of my grandfather sitting in his chair eating Vienna sausages with mustard and a Martini. (We did have some class.) I started talking with this guy and I mentioned that I hadn’t had Vienna sausages since my childhood. He threw me a can and thanked me for bringing so much stuff to the donation center.
I didn’t bother to tell him that I am a vegetarian, or that I don’t think meat should ever come in a can. I took it. So tonight, in the name of nostalgia, I opened the can, rinsed them off, found some mustard, and made a Martini. It was nice. However, I’ll not do it again for a very long time. First, I need to know what “mechanically separated chicken” is.
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