pizza is apparently a first course in Italy.
pizza is eaten whole by one person in Germany.
In America, we would split a pizza between two or three.
American pizza, first off, is an abomination. let’s be real.
it can however also the best guilty pleasure.
But the American pizza dough is incredibly thick. If the bottom of pizza for the US is like a slice of bread, the pizza in the EU could be considered a soft cracker.
when you get here, you’ll understand.
I am one for the cracker
Tiroler-Adler cheese
this one fucking REEAKS. but the French gave me the advice when I was in Nice in 2016, with a table full of foreign-to-me cheeses- “the stinkier the tastier.”
I have lived my life this way ever since.
I went to the grocery store to pick up cheese for my very picky mother visiting from America. And I went to TOWN looking for new cheeses.
One stood out as the stinkiest. I could smell it through the package. honestly my hands stink as soon as I pick it up. and continue to smell until I wash my hands.
Check this website here (then translate) to see what kind of cheese Tiroler-Adler is.
it is potent. fully loaded.
so of course you can only take so much at one time.
I got creative today making my canned chicken noodle soup for 90 cents from Lidl. And just like ramen, I like to spice it up. you can’t just keep eating the same taste- gotta make it your own!
well I don’t know how you like your canned chicken noodle soup, but I have some staples:
DELICIOUS. can’t have it with out those two. Then I will either leave it with those two or build from there.
well one day I decided to try out parmesan melted on top. because… parmesan.
goes with everything.
so I thought.
Sadly, the parmesan just doesn’t really add to the soup. it kind of honestly retracts from it.
I was also surprised!
but a girl loves melted cheese.
so when I looked into my fridge and smelled the whiff of the Tiroler-Adler as soon as I pulled back the fridge door, I thought to my self, lets get rid of this thing.
I ADDED IT. AND IT IS THE BEST THING TO ADD TO MY SOUP. it pairs so perfectly with the semi-flavorless canned soup, and makes it taste homemade. the flavors are completely elevated.
Now I would say that it is staple number three, but I don’t think I will constantly have this cheese in my fridge. But! I will definitely remember this evening when I make my own chicken noodle soup.
please comment below and let me know how you spice up your canned goods! I would love to hear from you.
This youtube video by Max Josef. I found his stuff years ago from Casey Neistat during his daily vlog years. This video’s title is misleading in the way that I like it. He claims it is about bookstores, and while in general it is, and he tours shops around two continents, I like this video because of his interviews and research into reading more and more importantly- developing productive habits.
and to this link, which I found via the video above…
Barking up the wrong tree’s Eric Barker writes about the power of expressive writing. For anyone who has experienced trauma (everyone stand up), this may be something to explore. Personally, I have not yet tried this technique. I would like to, and I think some others are braver than I am to explore this sooner. I have really been avoiding the topic of my best friend’s death as a teenager for ten years now. This article makes the case for a type of alternative, independent therapy which is cheap and to be honest, relatively easy. Best part is, the article guides you through it as an evening routine. I hope you get to this sooner than I do.
The bacon in South Africa is NOT THE SAME as bacon in America or Germany.
in order of goodness it goes:
Okay you would think that German bacon would be legit because their main traditional meat resource is pig. But American bacon is cut just right. in Germany, I find the bacon too thin. but okay honestly the taste is better. it tastes real.
BUT SOUTH AFRICAN BACON IS WEIRD. The cut seems to me to be different. its extraordinarily thick in comparison to the bacon I know elsewhere. and it seems kind of close to a center cut bacon..
have you ever had center cut bacon? you know what I mean?
it’s just not the same.
end of rant
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