Relationship With FoodDifferent types of foods represent different relationships in my life. When I am with my family I like to eat home cooked meals, because this reminds me of my childhood, and is a great feeling when it happens. When I am with my girlfriend I like to go out to restaurants, because it is more of a romantic feel and my girlfriend likes it. When I am with my friends we mainly hit up drive thrus, because it is cheaper and easier to access. Different styles of Food affect my emotions as well as my my representation.
When I’m with my family, I love when they make home cooked meals. My mother makes the greatest beef stroganoff in the world. The homemade cream sauce is mixed with the cooked beef, onions, mushrooms, and a few more ingredients. When it all comes together it is like heaven in your mouth, the ingredients compliment each other. The flavor is perfect, and my sisters and I are always excited when she makes it, which is not very often because it takes awhile to cook. My dad on the other hand makes amazing reuben sandwiches with sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing. He fries up the meat and then he adds some seasoning to it. When the meat is completely cooked, he melts swiss cheese over it and puts it on fried bread and then tops it off with thousand island dressing and sauerkraut. When all of these ingredients come together the taste is amazing as a burst of flavor enters your mouth. These two styles of cooking vary greatly, but nothing beats a home cooked meal.
When I hang out with my girlfriend we mainly go to Chili’s or I Hop depending on the time of day. If it's lunch or dinner time we go to Chili’s because they offer something that we both like. Jamee, my girlfriend, always gets the Chicken Enchilada soup, while I always get the Monterey Chicken. The chicken enchilada soup is a combination of broth, chicken, tortilla chips, and cheese. She tells me it is amazing and has great flavor, but I have yet to try it. I get the Monterey chicken, which is a tender chicken breast topped with barbecue sauce, and applewood smoked bacon, then they melt monterey cheese over all of it. It has great flavor and I highly recommend it, if you like chicken. When it is breakfast time we go to I hop, where Jamee gets the Crepe plate, which are delicate pancakes topped with butter, powdered sugar, and your choice of berries. The are really good, but are extremely sweet. I on the other hand keep it plain and simple with the Bacon and Eggs combo. They make the best thick bacon, and I always get scrambled eggs to accompany them, the meal tastes great and is amazing to have in the morning.
My friends and I are always busy when we hang out, so we usually don’t have time to go to a restaurant and sit down to eat, nor do we have time to go home and cook a meal. We also don't like spending a lot of money so we mainly hit up the dollar menu at our favorite fast food restaurants. We love being able to just drive through Sonic or Wendy’s and get a lot of food for only a few dollars. Since fast food is such easy access, we eat there a lot without spending much time there. At Sonic we mainly get anything that comes with chili because their chili is amazing and tastes good on almost everything, especially their chili cheese coney's. At Wendy's I mainly get the junior bacon cheeseburger with applewood smoked bacon. I also get their new sea salt fries, which are great tasting and easily beat out their old fries. Although fast food may not be the healthiest, it still satisfies our hunger for the time being.
When it comes to food there is a lot of meaning behind it. Everyone eats food and relates to it in different ways. For me it is all about relating food to different people in my life. Whenever I eat home cooked meals it reminds me of my family and all the dinners that we all sat together. When I am sitting down at restaurants it reminds me of my girlfriend and the romantic moments we have shared. Most of the time when I eat fast food I am with my friends because we are mainly busy and we don't have time to sit down at a restaurant or go home and cook food. When I think of food I think of the relationships I have with my friends and family.
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