>everyone would rather eat a meal that was delicious and takes 2 minutes than a gross one that took an hour
Of course we would.
If you meant 2 minutes to make a gross meal vs 1 hour to make a delicious one, that IS the waste I describe.
So an hour every day, just to make it taste better? Can't you just eat it anyway, and do something more productive with your time?
Like exploring a weird food taboo on a Canadian blanketcrusting forum?
I'm not talking about nutrition, I'm specifically talking about all the other flourishes.
I don't have to eat 'shit foods', because I understand nutrition. (real food, no supplements, good health and satisfying meals) I occasionally eat those things you mention, but they don't really do anything positive for me...
Maybe save me time occasionally.
Also, I wasn't suggesting you not be allowed to enjoy your seasoning party, Just don't expect me to respect those efforts much.
It is. I recently read the Republic, and they place high importance on poetry in their discussion. Not in the way I would have expected.
Worse than a waste of time, if I understand them correctly.
I am a good cook, though it's been a long time since I tried to do it in a commercial setting. I can make a steak taste great, with just heat. I can also add an hour or so of effort (between selecting the best sides and spending more time marinading/blending and crushing spices etc.) and make it taste better.
After an hour or so, nearly all of it turns to shit anyway, so what did I gain?
I prefer my flavours as fresh as possible, but you might not notice the difference.
Many of the people I love most love to cook. I got pretty good at it, and don't bother mostly, because I just need to eat. I don't need a mouthgasm every bite. I used to, but I changed when I shed the fat/fattitude.
Is it worth more than a fine landscape watercolor painted onto a square of toilet paper, admired, then flushed?