The Philosophy of Food | Wednesday, 3rd Period

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal arranged everything on the desk carefully, then sat and waited for everyone to arrive.

Once they were there, he nodded. "We discussed last week what makes something food, why some things are or aren't. This week, we have another question. Why do we eat?"

He waved at the food and drink. "There are the obvious answers; most people will say, 'we eat because we're hungry'. But it is rarely so clear-cut. Each section here is a pair of foods. You may eat or drink only one from each pair. Choose one - or neither - and explain to us why. Feel free to debate it with each other as well. Feel free to ask me or each other questions."

He leaned forward. "Remember, there are no wrong answers; it's the reasoning we're after."

Comments

Re: First pairing!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Zhari grabbed the ice water, too. "Much too hot," she agreed, nodding at Rilla. "And hot water doesn't taste good by itself."

Re: First pairing!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"I'll admit I don't expect to see much variation for this pairing today. What makes hot water taste differently from cold?"

Re: First pairing!

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure," Zhari admitted. "But hot water usually tastes kind of flat and dull. Even on a cold day, you don't see many people drinking just hot water. Tea or coffee or cocoa, sure, but not just hot water."

Re: First pairing!

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

"I think come winter I may take it as a challenge to prepare tasty hot water." Surely there were some things he could add to it in small enough amounts to improve the taste without being overtly detectable. He could think of a few.