Partner and I took an impromptu holiday on Cape Cod
recently. We had a nice meal at Captain
Parker’s in West Yarmouth, which is a terrific little seafood restaurant.
We had a couple of nice country breakfasts at the Hearth ‘n Kettle in South Yarmouth, which
gives you a nice hot pitcher of coffee with your meal.
And we also ate at McDonald’s and at Wendy’s.
Partner and I normally don’t eat fast food. But on holiday:
why not?
Just as a test, I ordered a Big Mac. It was almost as I
remember from the 1970s and 1980s: it had the same feeling, and the same
squishy delectableness, but they hadn’t put enough of the Special Sauce on it!
I was a little disappointed. (Special Sauce, for the younger among you, is a
mix of mayonnaise, relish, mustard, and other seasonings.)
How about Wendy’s? I’m not a faithful diner here, but their
food is good. I had a double-burger thing, and some fries, and a “milkshake” so
thick that I couldn’t use a straw. Very nice, all in all.
Much
has been written lately about the fast-food cabal and how horrible their food
is nutritionally. So the chains – McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s – are making
soft and gentle noises about wanting us to eat healthily.
They’re kidding, of course.
They do enormous amounts of research into our natural
cravings for sweet and salty and protein, and work until they find perfect
combinations. (The Big Mac is one of those perfect combinations.)
They’re devious. They want you to eat there every day.
Don’t do it, kids. Beat them at their own game. Make it a
treat, once in a while. It won’t hurt you. It’s really delicious, in its peculiar
salty / sweet / protein way.
Just don’t overdo it.
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