I have decided to 'experience' food, not just chew it and push it around for a bit before swallowing it so that it can go directly to my ever-bourgeoning hips. But I'm purposefully mulling about texture, taste, and trying to find words to describe the most basic foods, like grapefruit. And cake.
Grapefruit - juicy pods exploding with tangy-tart citrus followed by a distinctly peppery finish.
Yellow Cake - innocuous sweet base with a hint of . . . of . . .could it be? Yes, it IS coconut, especially in the batter. It is more of a scent, an infusion, not obvious. Can be experienced in the same way the oak in a wine is tasted in air around your lips and tongue after swallowing. Excellently paired with rich, chocolate frosting, not too sweet. Ate an entire cake over seven days to test hypothesis. Hypothesis is now a Theory.
Steak - perfectly seared, tender steak with a slightly pink center and freshly cracked pepper and sea salt to bring out the flavor.
Upon reflection, its better not to analyze meat. The minute I started thinking of meat as the actual muscles and fat that belonged to sweet faced cow not too long ago, it started to lose its appeal. Chewing felt less like chewing and more like masticating. Symmantics? Yes, but it matters. Dont get me wrong. I ate it all. Every bite. But it wasnt as enjoyable as it could have been. And that is why you should not analyze eating meat. Ever.
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