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I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by enw »

nabogh wrote: post #162
ip26 wrote: post #97

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Sounds like starvation rations…

I agree the food itself is pretty bleak. But this resonates with me because I have a fond memory of a rushed meal after a surf with my father. We were on a camping trip so all we had in the car was two small cans of tuna and some multigrain bread. After getting out of the water and feeling completely exhausted, there was something satisfying about slapping the contents of the can onto a slice of bread and biting into…

Somehow one of the tastiest memories I have is as a kid being outside and eating rye bread with butter.

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Post by vasco »

smcameron wrote: post #209

> I’ve never had Chinese, Indian, French food. Why change? I’ve already found the food I love. Jeeeeeeeeezus. That's some pathological parochialism right there. Try some new things, you might find some new things that you love that you didn't know you loved. You're rejecting Chinese food. You're rejecting Indian food. You're rejecting French food. And you're expecting anyone to take your opinion seriously? GTFO of to…

He's not expecting much, he only shared his life with a journalist. You on the other hand expect a lot from him it seems.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by newbie789 »

mod wrote: post #230
smcameron wrote: post #209

> I’ve never had Chinese, Indian, French food. Why change? I’ve already found the food I love. Jeeeeeeeeezus. That's some pathological parochialism right there. Try some new things, you might find some new things that you love that you didn't know you loved. You're rejecting Chinese food. You're rejecting Indian food. You're rejecting French food. And you're expecting anyone to take your opinion seriously? GTFO of to…

Have you tried eating the same thing every day? You might find that you love it and didn't know you loved it. You're expecting anyone to take your opinion seriously? ...etc

That’s a good point aside from “trying a new dish” and “trying out a lifestyle for a decade” being entirely unrelated aspirations even if they have eating in common.

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Post by jimbob45 »

voidfunc wrote: post #142

Im nowhere near the extreme of this guy but I cook a vegetable soup and eat it 4-6 days a week every week for dinner. I save the calories and good (edit: interesting) cooking for restaurants. I mess around with the soup occasionally trying new flavoring or techniques but its the same damn soup and I like it. Its easy to make, keeps well, costs nothing relative to output, and leaves me time to think about other things…

I also eat the same dinner ~6 days of the week, largely for the same reasons of practicality. Being able to prepare dinner on Sunday saves loads of time during the week.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by lotsofpulp »

diehunde wrote: post #180

Trying to eat something different everyday is an American obsession that I'll never understand. It's just so stressful and inconvenient. I grew up in a small town where eating the same for dinner everyday was extremely common. Tea or coffee and bread. The only variable would be what you put in your bread. Some days it would be butter, some days it would jam. Some days it would be honey, some days it would be avocado.

My parents come from a place that is the polar opposite of America, and eating the same thing repeatedly would get you sent to a mental asylum, based on how my family life revolves around food.

The idea of not using an innumerable number of fruits, vegetables, meats, and spices available is crazy to me. We’re even excited to go back to the city try at various times of the year because different seasons bring different foods.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by faeyanpiraat »

voidfunc wrote: post #186
prawn wrote: post #176

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You could easily tweak this to be similar to something I grew up with, from Slovenia: https://www.tasteatlas.com/manestra Maybe cook longer and blend some of it to thicken it up. Ours typically had pork and Polish sausage added, plus this type of pasta: https://www.google.com/search?q=Ditalini&safe=off&source=lnm... It's similar to what Italians would know of as Pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans) but obviously varies…

Very familiar with pasta fagioli (Italian heritage). Ill check this out tho, thanks!

If you cook the pasta in the soup, it will significantly shorten its shelf life.

Better cook it separately and add it to the current portion you are eating.

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by throwawayboise »

User23 wrote: post #210

Reminds me of Steve Jobs and his closet full of dozens of identical black turtlenecks.

I can kind of see the advantage of having one outfit. Eliminates all decisions about what to wear. But if I did that, I would not have a closet full. Maybe a weeks' worth, to get from washday to washday.

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Post by nhooyr »

goostavos wrote: post #172
ip26 wrote: post #97

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Sounds like starvation rations…

Don't sleep on the canned sardines. They never stop being good imo. Their high protein and fat content makes them really satiating. I think they're the ultimate food if you're dieting. Since gyms were closed, I cut for about 4-5mo at the start of lockdown. Everyday for those 5 months: sardines. Never got tied of 'em or felt like I was on horrific starvation rations.

Appreciate the tip. It does seem like a really good dieting food. Definitely going to buy some tomorrow.

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Post by earthlingdavey »

smcameron wrote: post #209

> I’ve never had Chinese, Indian, French food. Why change? I’ve already found the food I love. Jeeeeeeeeezus. That's some pathological parochialism right there. Try some new things, you might find some new things that you love that you didn't know you loved. You're rejecting Chinese food. You're rejecting Indian food. You're rejecting French food. And you're expecting anyone to take your opinion seriously? GTFO of to…

He's content, I admire that.

Not much curiosity when it comes to food, but it sounds like he's interested in nature.

And to say that he is rejecting the other foods is a bit of a stretch, I mean, for example, are you rejecting a career as a sheep farmer? You might love it.

Or maybe you're content with something too

Re: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

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Post by riffraff »

taneq wrote: post #221
cldellow wrote: post #133

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I read that differently from you. I think he's sad because they _do_ go to the effort of hearing the cuckoos, but they're rushing. They're not fully present, and so they don't get the full experience. He, by contrast, is very present in the things he does. That he doesn't choose to do many things is a different topic.

Is it different, though? Can you do things that deeply without limiting the number of things you’re doing?

I believe there is probably a balance to be struck.

I am from (near) Rome, and am familiar with the phenomenon of people visiting the city over a weekend, or even worse, on a day trip.

That literally means you cannot experience the city, you can at most put some checkmarks on the 3 most popular sights. In a month you may spend a weekend in Paris, Madrid, Rome and London, but I believe it would be better to spend a few more days in only one of those. This is still different from, say, spending six months in a given city (which is what some people do to really experience it!).

To each their own, some people do prefer broad & shallow to restricted & deep, but I think these days we do tend to over-emphasize the shallow side.

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