/ck/ - Food & Cooking

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>>9584397
>A lot of Americans are focused on a kind of out dated, drag show version of luxury. Things that aren't actually all that fancy are presented to them in a cartoonishly fancy manner

This seems to be especially prevalent among Boomers in America, and I think it's partly why Boomers and Millenials (i.e. anyone born between 1982 and 2001) are so often at odds with each other. We have different values, and food provides a good example: a typical Boomer "fancy meal out" would likely consist of a prime grade steak (the bigger the better!) with plenty of rich sides to accompany it (think Ruth's Chris), whereas Millenials are much more likely to pay for food they can't easily prepare at home (e.g. the "edible art" type of crap mentioned here: >>9583242).

It's pretty well established at this point that Millenials prefer to pay for experiences. So if fine dining places wanted to stay in business, they have to find a way to provide an experience that we can't get at home. I'll never order a dish I can make myself, if I can help it. Boomer logic placed more emphasis on presentation and window dressing than what was being presented; Millenials meanwhile, will ignore the decorations and actually scrutinize what is being presented.

tl;dr Boomers focus on appearances where Millenials demand actual quality

>>9307546
>would be pretty gamey and not great considering how much we use our arms

this might be true, but if you watch OP's vidya, the cook actually sears and then braises the meat. With the right seasoning and enough time to properly braise, you could kill the gamey flavor and end up with some tender vittles.

I would try it.

>>9179816
technically speaking, zucchini is a tumor that grows from a plant. #imjustsayin

meanwhile, if tumors were present in the meat that I buy, I would spot it when I'm breaking it down. I don't buy the pre-ground slop at the supermarket, I pare down whole sections of beef, pork, and lamb, and I buy either fish filets or whole fish.

Maybe if you actually learned some basic butchering skills you wouldn't piss yourself in fear at the thought of a cow having a tumor.