Day 75 - Something's missing

I usually like food very plain, but lunch today was a little ridiculous. Along with the usual beans and sausage, they served hamburger patties with nothing else (no bread, cheese, or anything) and waffles with no syrup. They had something on the tables that looked a little like syrup, but it was vinegar.

How do people eat stuff like that? I don't think good hamburger meat exists in this country (it all has a similar taste, but it's hard to describe.. it's kinda like those microwaveable hamburgers), but even good hamburger meat would be pretty gross by itself. Good waffles with nothing on them wouldn't be much better.

I think Indian food is nasty, but it's extremely popular here. A lot of English people (and I say English because I didn't notice this in Wales or Scotland) talk about curry as if it's the best thing on earth. Uhhh, okay. Maybe if I grew up eating English hamburger meat, syrupless waffles, cooked tomatoes, chips (fries) with no flavor whatsoever, and steak without any seasoning, I might think Indian food isn't so bad. At least it has flavor.

posted by Matt @ 11:59 AM