Food

When I first moved here I consumed 157 servings of Lean Cuisine. That's an estimate because I only saved about a third of all the plastic trays. In the early months of residency I had no friends to eat with and had no desire to prolong dinner with myself so 4 min. of heating + 3 min. of eating + 30 seconds of cleanup was drawn out enough. I've since evolved my eating habits and have had much more moving food moments. One particular moment was the first time I was treated for dinner at French Friend's house, yes, quiche that didn't come from a box and salad dressing that didn't come from a bottle. She'd made everything from scratch and it was so good that I don't think any other quiche will come close, in fact, I've had to force down every other quiche I've eaten since that day. Fantastic food experience #2 happened on Swiss National Day: a specific kind of swiss sausage hot off the grill smuggled into the country in a clever way, perhaps hidden in a David Hasselhoff doll or a bust of Elvis. I think the supply has dried up now. I will have to go to Zurich for more. Another great moment was going to Sushi Ono with a friend who's a total regular there. She got the sushi guy "Jay" to make us something unique and special - tuna roll that he seared ever-so-slightly with a small torch. That was the best roll I've ever had. I hope nothing ever happens to Jay. AND, this is the last one, yesterday I had the Zen Breakfast at the Mission Cafe - brown rice, tofu, eggs over easy and a medley of vegetables, it sounds too healthy but the combination was great! I need to stop writing and go eat now.