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Feeding Yourself 101, Friday Second Period
"We're moving on from breakfast to lunch and dinner now, although remember, these are guidelines, not rules," Raiden told his students. "Have a salad for breakfast if you want to; I'm not the mealtime police. Plus, there are of course breakfast sandwiches! And fruit salads, I guess...anyway, today we're talking about things you assemble more than you cook: sandwiches and salads.
"Let's start with the sandwich. Now, the concept of 'bread with stuff' isn't at all new. You've got your medieval trenchers, and before that flatbreads with fillings or toppings, which also is where pizza comes from." Mmm, pizza. "But the modern sandwich, which is 'stuff between two slices of bread, traces back to the fourth earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, who would have a servant bring him meat between two slices of bread so he could eat it with one hand while playing cards. This man was a genius and a revolutionary and we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
"Some people like to argue about the definition of a sandwich and what counts as a sandwich, but I say that's between you and your god. If you think a burrito is a sandwich, sure! Why not? Wraps definitely fall under the sandwich umbrella, after all. The important thing is that it's delicious.
"A salad is mixed ingredients, usually served cold--although some salads can be warm!--with a dressing. If you're thinking that is a very broad category, you're correct! There are so many kinds of salad. The variety is nearly endless just when you're thinking about salads made with lettuce or some other type of greens, but then there's chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, pasta salad, potato salad...fruit salad! And those midwestern salads like ambrosia that are more of a dessert, can't forget those. Anyway, the point is, these are meals that are very customizable to your preferences, and in a lot of cases don't really involve a lot of cooking! So they're great for when you're in a hurry. Salads also have the benefit of you can make multiple servings and eat it for a few different meals, although if you're using something like mayonnaise in the dressing you'll want to be careful about how you store it." Humans had that pesky food poisoning weakness.
"Today I've provided ahandwavey variety of ingredients for you to make your own sandwiches and-slash-or salads with! Follow your arrow! Make it how you want it. There will be no judgment here." Even if your sandwich was really weird.
"Let's start with the sandwich. Now, the concept of 'bread with stuff' isn't at all new. You've got your medieval trenchers, and before that flatbreads with fillings or toppings, which also is where pizza comes from." Mmm, pizza. "But the modern sandwich, which is 'stuff between two slices of bread, traces back to the fourth earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, who would have a servant bring him meat between two slices of bread so he could eat it with one hand while playing cards. This man was a genius and a revolutionary and we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
"Some people like to argue about the definition of a sandwich and what counts as a sandwich, but I say that's between you and your god. If you think a burrito is a sandwich, sure! Why not? Wraps definitely fall under the sandwich umbrella, after all. The important thing is that it's delicious.
"A salad is mixed ingredients, usually served cold--although some salads can be warm!--with a dressing. If you're thinking that is a very broad category, you're correct! There are so many kinds of salad. The variety is nearly endless just when you're thinking about salads made with lettuce or some other type of greens, but then there's chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, pasta salad, potato salad...fruit salad! And those midwestern salads like ambrosia that are more of a dessert, can't forget those. Anyway, the point is, these are meals that are very customizable to your preferences, and in a lot of cases don't really involve a lot of cooking! So they're great for when you're in a hurry. Salads also have the benefit of you can make multiple servings and eat it for a few different meals, although if you're using something like mayonnaise in the dressing you'll want to be careful about how you store it." Humans had that pesky food poisoning weakness.
"Today I've provided a
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