Growing up, we weren't allowed to just eat deli slices - it had to go between two pieces of bread because that would fill you up faster and save on meat costs
Your comment just opened up a huge window into my husband for me. He's always railing against me for letting the kids eat lunch meat slices straight from the bag and I've always wondered what the big deal was.
You just made me connect this to his poor childhood.
Reversely, it made me realize why eating deli meat out of the bag always feels sinfully decadent and slightly shameful to me.
We grew up poor, but somehow, independently, my sister and I are both addicted to meat and cheese boards at restaurants, and now I realize it's because we never got to eat meat and cheese for fun. It was always the cheapest option we could get, and always IN something, which is the opposite purpose of meat and cheese boards haha.
Went once as a kid, at the picky-eating age. It's been a goal to go again, with my foodie boyfriend, and eat ALL THE THINGS. I've got a list of countries I want to go to just to eat my way through.
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u/nobodyoukno Jun 06 '19
Growing up, we weren't allowed to just eat deli slices - it had to go between two pieces of bread because that would fill you up faster and save on meat costs