there's this thing about deli meats
There's this thing about deli meat that I find so gross. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a deli meat sandwich covered in mayo, cheese, tomato, all the fixins. I like it as much as the next gal. But I kind of feel guilty feeding it to my kids.
Sounds dumb right?
Ever look in the display case at the deli counter? It's so off-putting. I can't think too hard about it, it makes me gag. All those perfectly formed blocks of "meat" leftovers, ground up, loaded full of preservatives, salt, and something gummy to hold all that together - what is that? Fat? Gelatin? It's gross. As you're standing in line while somebody orders up 8 pounds of head cheese, do you ever imagine taking a bite out of one of those blocks and having it all slimy and mushy in your mouth? A little slice on your sandwich isn't so bad. The idea of having a big bite like that disgusts me.
Once someone at the deli told me that someone they knew liked to order this breakfast ham log sliced into 1 inch slices to have on a bun - some sort of homemade breakfast sandwich I suppose. I told him that sounded delicious. In real life it almost made me not want to buy it. I thought of biting into the equivalent of 8 slices of ham on a sandwich.
I know, I know, no need to thank me for this one...
Sounds dumb right?
Ever look in the display case at the deli counter? It's so off-putting. I can't think too hard about it, it makes me gag. All those perfectly formed blocks of "meat" leftovers, ground up, loaded full of preservatives, salt, and something gummy to hold all that together - what is that? Fat? Gelatin? It's gross. As you're standing in line while somebody orders up 8 pounds of head cheese, do you ever imagine taking a bite out of one of those blocks and having it all slimy and mushy in your mouth? A little slice on your sandwich isn't so bad. The idea of having a big bite like that disgusts me.
Once someone at the deli told me that someone they knew liked to order this breakfast ham log sliced into 1 inch slices to have on a bun - some sort of homemade breakfast sandwich I suppose. I told him that sounded delicious. In real life it almost made me not want to buy it. I thought of biting into the equivalent of 8 slices of ham on a sandwich.
I know, I know, no need to thank me for this one...
Comments
I totally get it.
Oh, and Easter hams? the kind with the bone? It looks JUST LIKE MY MOTHER IN LAWS THIGH!!!!
I can't imagine how I'd feed my three on the budget we have now if they were teenagers. Luckily, they eat very little and by the time they eat more I'll have a "real" job.
Mmmmm, mac 'n cheese 'loaf.' NOT.
I agree with Ange, calling it "loaf" just increases the gross factor!