I've come to the realization that one of the most honest things money can buy in life is good food, and electronics. But this post is about food so we will focus on that. All other uses of money simply do not provide the satisfaction as money spent on food does.
Here are three food orgasms I recently had:
1. Sea bass at Italienne, NYC. $35. Some thoughts: it is very very very challenging, viscerally, to go back to eating Salmon once you've had perfect Sea Bass, cooked with a most beautiful crispy skin, bathed in its own essential oils and herbs, and accompanied with the right savory sauce and greens. It is literally an eye opening experience. I dreamed about that meal for about two months, at the very least.
2. Bufala pizza, La Pizza & La Pasta, Eataly, NYC. Personal size at $25. Some thoughts: this is an experience that is like going from getting Naan in the US to getting Naan in India. (Of course this one I did backwards and my Naan life is a regular disappointment.) The Pizza you get at this place is truly worth every penny. Good Prosciutto and Mozzarella you can get at many places, but the dough is really what makes the pizza, just like it makes the Naan. I'm still dreaming about it.
3. Sencha Tea, Argonne National Lab old Russian folk Tea break, Free. (Tea imported from hibiki-an.com; $25 for 200 grams, or about 50 cups.) I must admit that I do not really like Japanese food. I've always held it up as an example of western obsession with appearances. A man knows how to cut a fresh fish properly, so what? (I'm not discounting Good Ramen or the taste value of good Nagiri, but let's be honest, this is pretty basic flavor profile and cooking technique.) However, good Sencha Tea is definitely something of a true miracle, and after reading about how it is prepared, I realize why. The best time to pick tea leaves is in spring; during the last few weeks of their lives, they are denied directly light. This prevents breakdown of thiamine into smaller amino acids that don't taste as good and are not as beneficial to human health and wellness. Finally, the leaves are plucked, roasted, and hammered into a characteristic long cylindrical shape. The brew technique is everything. 175F for 1 minute. Nothing less, nothing more. It produces a very mellow sweetness and feel goodness. Totally worth it.
Here are three food orgasms I recently had:
1. Sea bass at Italienne, NYC. $35. Some thoughts: it is very very very challenging, viscerally, to go back to eating Salmon once you've had perfect Sea Bass, cooked with a most beautiful crispy skin, bathed in its own essential oils and herbs, and accompanied with the right savory sauce and greens. It is literally an eye opening experience. I dreamed about that meal for about two months, at the very least.
2. Bufala pizza, La Pizza & La Pasta, Eataly, NYC. Personal size at $25. Some thoughts: this is an experience that is like going from getting Naan in the US to getting Naan in India. (Of course this one I did backwards and my Naan life is a regular disappointment.) The Pizza you get at this place is truly worth every penny. Good Prosciutto and Mozzarella you can get at many places, but the dough is really what makes the pizza, just like it makes the Naan. I'm still dreaming about it.
3. Sencha Tea, Argonne National Lab old Russian folk Tea break, Free. (Tea imported from hibiki-an.com; $25 for 200 grams, or about 50 cups.) I must admit that I do not really like Japanese food. I've always held it up as an example of western obsession with appearances. A man knows how to cut a fresh fish properly, so what? (I'm not discounting Good Ramen or the taste value of good Nagiri, but let's be honest, this is pretty basic flavor profile and cooking technique.) However, good Sencha Tea is definitely something of a true miracle, and after reading about how it is prepared, I realize why. The best time to pick tea leaves is in spring; during the last few weeks of their lives, they are denied directly light. This prevents breakdown of thiamine into smaller amino acids that don't taste as good and are not as beneficial to human health and wellness. Finally, the leaves are plucked, roasted, and hammered into a characteristic long cylindrical shape. The brew technique is everything. 175F for 1 minute. Nothing less, nothing more. It produces a very mellow sweetness and feel goodness. Totally worth it.
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