I am feeling the need to have a tiny rant. About sweet red pepper of all things. I know, I know. Ridiculous.
But I’m tired of it being added to EVERYTHING and ANYTHING!
Just my opinion of course and you’re welcome to disagree but
there are some things that simply do not benefit from the addition of red
peppers. Like the chicken and dumplings
that I’ve been eating since I was a kid.
Seriously, this was my standard lunch when I came home from
kindergarten. I happily continued to
consume it until a few years ago when the company who makes it got the
not-so-bright idea to dump a handful of pepper pieces into it. Oh sure, it makes it prettier, red peppers,
green peas, orange carrots, but it also completely alters the taste into
something I no longer enjoy. Furthermore
they have tampered with a decent childhood memory. I don’t have all that many of them and I do
not appreciate it.
Don’t misunderstand.
I like sweet red peppers. Once
they are available locally I will eat them plain as a snack, toss some in my
salads, add them to stirfrys. Yes, I
like the flavor of them just fine. Where
it belongs.
I stumbled across another misplacement of this taste just
the other day. I wandered next door for
ham and bean soup only to look into my bowl and spy the dreaded red
chunks. It wasn’t awful. But it wasn’t exactly good either. Not at all the taste I was looking forward to
when I set out to acquire some. My fault
though I suppose. My question when I
call was, “What is the soup today?” From
now on I will need to follow that up with, “Is it made with sweet red peppers?”
Live and learn.
Happy weekend all!
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