The other day I had an errand in town that took me past the McDonalds “family restaurant”. There was a sign outside depicting a special hamburger they had this week, California something. \u00c2\u00a0It looked very tasty. \u00c2\u00a0But I remember last time I bought a hamburger. I opened the box and the stench of dead animals hit me square in the face. No, it was properly cooked, and the hygiene at Norwegian McDonalds is almost like a clinic. It is just that this is how meat smells and tastes to me now in my older years. At that time, I remembered that it had been like that, only not quite as intense, when last I tried, a few months before. It is probably more than a year now. I have no doubt that it is stronger now.<\/p>\n
In fact, almost every ready-made food I buy seems so intense these days. Are people just amping up the taste for each passing year? \u00c2\u00a0Probably not. \u00c2\u00a0It has affected cola too – some days I find it hard to drink without mixing it with water, as I routinely do at home. It is just so intense. \u00c2\u00a0I can eat a small amount of chocolate if I don’t eat anything else that contains fat within a few hours. But even those taste so strong, I wish I had some milk to swallow them with.<\/p>\n
Somehow, I doubt the whole food and snacks industry has sneakily worked together to suddenly make everything taste more intensely. I mean, I can see them doing that over time. I don’t think it is a secret that they are working constantly at “improving” the taste of snacks to make them more addictive. But I doubt it happens that fast. And I don’t hear anyone else complain.<\/p>\n
My tastes are changing. That is the most likely explanation.<\/p>\n
I suppose it could be some sneaking illness of the brain. Or I suppose it could be a result of my spiritual practices the last couple years. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, there are probably people who think these two may be one and the same. \u00c2\u00a0I don’t think so, but it is an interesting observation. \u00c2\u00a0Perhaps I will look back at this and understand it, later in life. Or if there is no such later, perhaps historians of the future, or relatives or some other curious person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The other day I had an errand in town that took me past the McDonalds “family restaurant”. There was a sign outside depicting a special hamburger they had this week, California something. \u00c2\u00a0It looked very tasty. \u00c2\u00a0But I remember last … Continue reading