I’ve got to admit, I’m not a fan of tacos. This revelation often surprises my coworkers and friends, as tacos are quite popular. In fact, they have a dedicated day called Taco Tuesday which, due to its catchy name, has become a weekly celebration. However, for me, it’s more of a dreaded occasion as I’m constantly bombarded with taco offers. Let me explain my aversion to tacos so you can understand my perspective.
It’s not that I dislike the ingredients of tacos; I enjoy tortillas, seasoned meat, lettuce, tomato, salsa, and even occasionally onion and cilantro. The taste of a generic Taco Bell taco isn’t terrible either. My issue lies in the messiness of eating tacos. I simply don’t enjoy consuming messy food.
Looking at Facebook the other day, I saw no less than three recipes for what people described (in summary) as "the best easy dish ever". One of these recipes was for buttered spaghetti noodles with parsley. Is this the kind of food people typically eat?
Buttered noodles is what I have when there isn't anything else in the house. That is to say, I consider the house empty of food when all that is left in the house is your "best easy dish ever".
Maybe Abby has it right.
A year or two ago, I mentioned to friends that I was getting tired of using food as an event. It seemed that every time there was a special occasion, we would celebrate by eating something. The meal was usually dinner, and we were usually eating out at a nicer or unusual restaurant.
It’s not that the food wasn’t good, or the company wasn’t good, or the setting wasn’t good - What bothered me is that every time we were doing something, a big deal was made about food.
