Food Blog

The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook I linked to this somewhere in the past, maybe on KIPlog, but Bourrez Votre Visage reminded me of it.

“October 4

Still working on the omelette. There have been stumbling blocks. I keep creating omelettes one after another, like soldiers marching into the sea, but each one seems empty, hollow, like stone. I want to create an omelette that expresses the meaninglessness of existence, and instead they taste like cheese. I look at them on the plate, but they do not look back. Tried eating them with the lights off. It did not help. Malraux suggested paprika. “

Speaking of eggs, Wells, from Burke and Wells insists you make these eggs - The Perfect Scrambled Eggs “If you cannot secure truly farm-fresh eggs no more than three days old, have a bowl of cereal.”

Also on eggs - A Devotee’s Search for the Perfect Eggs Benny, a post by local weblogger, Shylo.

A friend of mine was searching for a picture of Jiffy Pop Popcorn (yes, they still make it) and another friend came through to find it in the Archives of Imaginary World, a site full of food related packaging and other memories. Where else can you find piece of toast be a tour guide?

The Cultural Profiles Project is a site from Citizenship and Immigration Canada for briefing immigrant hosts on the culture of the newcomers. But it has some nice overviews of the food cultures of many nations. Here’s the one on Iraq. via Eat, Drink and Be Married