I'll start: "Shoving x down our throats"
the amount of people who have told me i'm one of the good ones because "at least you don't shove gayness down our throats," or "i'm fine with it if they dont shove it down our throats" has made me cringe whenever i hear that phrase used in any context, even harmlessly. how about you guys?
Just a PSA if anyone is curious to try it:
Like, I'll try anything once. I have a passion for culinary arts and food culture. But this was way over sold. I remember reading a description of it from Anthony Bordain where he basically said it would be his death row last meal. So my partner and I were out for a fine dining anniversary dinner at a celebrity chef's restaurant (it's hard to come by in the US, so I figure if I'm going to try it, do it right), and I ordered it. All that hype, all the abuse of the animals to produce it...
CW: gross animal product
It's like thick meaty snot.
The flavor was different from anything I've tried, but it was relatively bland. And that texture... Why would anyone want this?
Anthony Bourdain is my Nemesis even from beyond the grave. He had made working as a line cook fucking insufferable with all this romanticized foodie bullshit. The Menu would have never been written if it weren't for him. 'Authentic experience' hipster bullshit that is now just status quo pretention. Have a charcuterie board with your imperial stout and talk about the finer qualities of one prosciutto or granary padano here compared to other places even though our town has a single meat and cheese supplier thst isn't Sisco.