Ask Andy
For this installment of Ask Andy, our question comes from Rachel, who wonders:
So, who tasted better? Mom or Dad?
Well, this answer is fraught with all kinds of Freudian mine fields, isn’t it?
To be honest, I’d have to say that I preferred eating my mother. You know, that just doesn’t sound good no matter how you try to gloss it over.
Oedipal references aside, the answer is Mom. Dad internalized a lot of anger and resentment, not to mention the fact that he ate a lot of salty foods, all of which had a definite effect not only on how he tasted but on his overall quality. A lot of gristle, tough and stringy, with a bitter, salty aftertaste.
Mom, on the other hand, had a sweet nature and never had a bad thing to say about anyone. The result was a quality of meat that was more tender, more succulent, and had a nice, delicate flavor.
Um, I’m done with this question now.
