Bacon, food of the gods
As with so many meals these days, I'm eating one at the computer right now. I'm drinking a pot of loose-leaf green tea with a raspberry-peach smoothie and a bowl of oatmeal with raisins. Real, not instant.
Why, you ask, am I eating such a healthy meal? Isn't that a little out of character?, Well, I've decided I need some healthy food to make up for the s'mores and wine I had yesterday, and the foie gras and bacon tasting we had at school this morning.
One of the advantages of culinary school is that you get to have things like bacon tastings. One of the disadvantages of culinary school is that you have to have things like bacon tastings. So this morning, before 11 am, I had 2 different kinds of bacon, about 2 oz. of foie gras, a healthy helping of foie gras mousse on pullman toast, 3 different kinds of sausage (one of which I made myself), and some tasso. It was a lot of really salty, really fatty meat. I did not try the beef tongue, which looked exactly like a giant tongue. I know I should be more adventurous, but I don't want to eat something that could taste me back.
Thus, my healthy, and noticeably meat-free meal.
One type of bacon we had was Benton's from Tennessee. I think it's the best bacon in the world, and I'm not alone in that thought. The past two places I have worked (The Market Place here in Asheville, and Blackberry Farm in Tennessee) have used their bacon. If you ever get the chance to eat some - do it! It's amazing. I used to have to hide it when I had it on my station at The Market Place. If I left it unguarded for a minute, half of it would be gone. I caught cooks, servers, even the owner of the restaurant sneaking it. At one point I even tried taping a barricade of masking tape and parchment paper around the bacon. Of course, as soon as I moved to a different station, I stole it from the poor soul who replaced me. That's the way it goes with really good bacon. It destroys your self control.
Why, you ask, am I eating such a healthy meal? Isn't that a little out of character?, Well, I've decided I need some healthy food to make up for the s'mores and wine I had yesterday, and the foie gras and bacon tasting we had at school this morning.
One of the advantages of culinary school is that you get to have things like bacon tastings. One of the disadvantages of culinary school is that you have to have things like bacon tastings. So this morning, before 11 am, I had 2 different kinds of bacon, about 2 oz. of foie gras, a healthy helping of foie gras mousse on pullman toast, 3 different kinds of sausage (one of which I made myself), and some tasso. It was a lot of really salty, really fatty meat. I did not try the beef tongue, which looked exactly like a giant tongue. I know I should be more adventurous, but I don't want to eat something that could taste me back.
Thus, my healthy, and noticeably meat-free meal.
One type of bacon we had was Benton's from Tennessee. I think it's the best bacon in the world, and I'm not alone in that thought. The past two places I have worked (The Market Place here in Asheville, and Blackberry Farm in Tennessee) have used their bacon. If you ever get the chance to eat some - do it! It's amazing. I used to have to hide it when I had it on my station at The Market Place. If I left it unguarded for a minute, half of it would be gone. I caught cooks, servers, even the owner of the restaurant sneaking it. At one point I even tried taping a barricade of masking tape and parchment paper around the bacon. Of course, as soon as I moved to a different station, I stole it from the poor soul who replaced me. That's the way it goes with really good bacon. It destroys your self control.
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