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Sam Moehring
Sam Moehring
7 years ago

That map showing the west eating salad for Thanksgiving…casts doubt on any other conclusions it draws.

Jonathan
Jonathan
7 years ago
Reply to  Sam Moehring

I went to the link, and I think that the survey results were consolidated by region rather than by individual state. That’s why it uses “by region” in the title. The states aren’t individually tallied (911 votes isn’t enough to do that well for 50 states anyway). So the point is that overall, the West consumes more salad than the South, not that Idaho necessarily consumes more salad than Florida.

bethyada
bethyada
7 years ago
Reply to  Jonathan

Because Doug has already fessed up about his weakness for Nancy’s Mac ‘n Cheese. Apparently the secret is to use a cheese the food snobs refuse to acknowledge.

Though Doug also introduced me to the concept of wedge salad.

Nat
Nat
7 years ago
Reply to  bethyada

Salad can be very dangerous. My wife is brilliant- graduated from Vandy with a degree in Art History. Everything is defined by color, texture-visible and tactile. She tries to get me to eat Arugula, Kale, little bitty tomato thingies with oil and vinegar, unborn onions. Kinda like being asked to wear lacy underwear!If I refuse I don’t appreciate how creative she is. I love vegetables, but a good Iceberg Lettuce wedge with Bleu Cheese dressing, bacon bits, roasted garlic and lots of pepper is a SALAD!!

Jill Smith
Jill Smith
7 years ago
Reply to  Nat

Where I live, you are expected to love arugula and kale and chard and vegetables I never even heard of growing up in Canada. I have learned that arugula is vastly improved by dumping some sugar on it, but you have to perform this maneuver undetected.

lndighost
lndighost
7 years ago
Reply to  Jill Smith

We call it ‘rocket’ here. If it’s bitter, it’s been picked too late or grown in conditions that are too hot. I could eat a whole bowl of it with a bit of salt and pepper and a glug of olive oil.

Sam Moehring
Sam Moehring
7 years ago
Reply to  Jonathan

I still don’t buy it. Frankly, with the Mormon Corridor included in the “salad” region, that means that a “salad” can be some sort of Jell-O dish. Ah well.

kyriosity
kyriosity
7 years ago
Reply to  Sam Moehring

There were four salads to choose from yesterday amid our northern Idaho spread.

Sam Moehring
Sam Moehring
7 years ago
Reply to  kyriosity

I’ll stop my mouth. That’s a new one on me!

bethyada
bethyada
7 years ago

I see that Americans have yet to grasp basic principles of displacement that Archimedes understood millennia ago.

My Portion Forever
My Portion Forever
7 years ago
Reply to  bethyada

No one here is saying, “Eureka!”

Bro. Steve
Bro. Steve
7 years ago

Throw away the turkey. Grill a steak.

Nat
Nat
7 years ago
Reply to  Bro. Steve

Eureka!