Philosophy of Food | Monday, 4th period

[sharp_man]

Hannibal welcomed everyone to class just a little more studiously calm than usual. And with wet hair. Swimming to school had not been in his plans. Still, he was determined to fulfill his obligation.


"Good afternoon. I hope you made it here without too much problem. Today we continue our discussion of what is and isn't food, and how our preferences are formed."

He waved toward the table behind him, which held pairs of dishes this time. "We've got an assortment of foods and beverages today. You may choose only one from each pair - you cannot have both. You may choose neither, if you prefer. But in any case, you must explain your choice. Why do you prefer the option you've chosen - taste? Nostalgia? Curiosity? Feel free to debate with each other as well, and ask each other or me questions. Remember, there are no wrong answers - it's reasoning and thought we're looking for."

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Third Pairing

[sharp_man]

The covers came off the next set of dishes. "Pan-fried salmon, or barbequed salmon head. Please keep in mind," he added as he squared the plates up, "that the head of the fish has much more nutrition, particularly prepared like this."

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[hashtag_chocobro]

Aaaand, just like that, approving head-Iggy was back to shaking his head and facepalming in dismay, especially after the comments about the head's nutrition, because Prompto wasn't even hesitating going for the pan-fried salmon.

"Yeah, again, presentation," he offered. "I kind of tend to avoid food that's sort of looking back at me."

He was a little disappointed, though, that it didn't taste much like Kenny's Salmon that you get at the Crow's Nest, but too much of that stuff was just a heart attack waiting to happen (which was, argueably, why it was so delicious).

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[sharp_man]

"And we're back to not eating food that looks like the animal it was," Hannibal said. "That's a common theme for many people. Plausible deniability."

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[mylandmyrules]

"Huh," Nell said. "I guess I'll try the head one then. Prob'ly more tasty too with all the stuff still there."

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[sharp_man]

"I happen to think so," Hannibal said. "It doesn't bother you, then, that this food looks more like the animal that it was?"

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[mylandmyrules]

Nell gave him a wry look. "I've hunted and butchered my own food more times'n I can count. Not much like that bothers me."

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[sharp_man]

"Why do you think that it bothers some people?" Hannibal asked.

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[mylandmyrules]

"Seems to me like most people don't like to know where their food comes with. They want it all to be clean and sanitized," Nell said. "Separates them from the killin', you know."

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[sharp_man]

Hannibal nodded. "And yet they clearly do know; they just prefer not to think about it."

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[mylandmyrules]

"Yep. Never said people made sense," Nell said, shaking her head.

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[sharp_man]

Hannibal laughed. "As a trained psychiatrist, I feel I must agree with you on that."

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[mylandmyrules]

Nell grinned at him. "Guess I'm in good company."