Toe-may-toe

I hate the social reprocussions of toppings. I go to the deli counter to get a sandwich made and they ask what I would like. I say that some prosciutto, some lettuce, a nice havarti, and a little mustard would be splendid. Sir, I am asked, would you like tomato? No thank you, not today. end of transaction.

Or so I thought. Why is it that people asume if you don't ask for something that is available, you must not like the offered good or service. After saying no to the tomato, the other guys who are with me "are like, no tomato, why not, don't you like tomato, (if I were telling you this rather than typing I would probably be making a stupid voice to imply irritance) tomato is great, i like tomato, you should get tomato eano, who doesnt like tomatoes, and so on".

I just didnt want tomato on my sandwich, I don't really like the texture of tomato on sandwiches, it adds an uneccesary squish, squish and sandwich are not good 's' words to put together. I really enjoyed my sandwich, despite the barage of tomato advocacy I had to endure.

Fast forward two dinners and days later. I go to sit down from some bbq and salad assortment, and as I am scooping some garden veggies onto my plate, which at this point included tomato, I get from one of the guys who was with me, "but eano, I thought you didnt like tomato"? Immediately the rest of the folk at dinner barage me with tomato based conversation, again socially bludging my meal with questions surrounding my fictional dislike of tomato.

I wish our culture didnt have such a 'pile it on' mentality. Sometimes extra is not as good as finding the right mixture of flavors to accompany a meal. I guess not everyone watches as much food network as I do, but I mean c'mon, sometimes less is more when it comes to food, and tomatoes have their own place and time.

I do hate brussell sprouts though, I just cant accept those little green turds.

posted by mr. tomas ubik @ Friday, July 21, 2006