There was something very satisfying about that slice of bread and butter though. It’s hard to describe why, but it seems like a perfect balance of flavours and textures. It also brought up memories from being a kid and getting 3 slices of bread and butter with my soup for lunch during my summers off school. Whether the bread is toasted or soft it still has a very moreish taste to it. While in Paris recently, our breakfast at our hotel consisted of only fresh mini baguettes, butter and black coffee. But you know what, I didn’t mind at all. There is just something very satisfying about ripping apart fresh bread rolls and just roughly spreading some butter on them. The smells of warm bread mixed with the taste of the lightly salted butter is just perfect. But, like the old adage goes “man can not live on bread alone”, but still, as a quick snack I don’t think there is anything easier or better.

I also seen this Lurpak ad recently and it really does make my mouth water every time I see it. They really know how to cash in on the draw of fresh bread. See the video below.

Was reminiscing over some past holidays, and looking through my photos when I remembered a road trip I did with 3 friends around BC, Canada in ’03.

A highlight in the middle of it was hooking up with some friends in Vancouver and heading to a hot sauce restaurant, Sammy J. Peppers. The weather was excellent, probably in the mid 30′s, and myself and my friend, being a couple of foolish Irish men got burnt to a crisp. We then proceeded to down probably equal quantities of beer and hot sauce. Really, it doesn’t matter what you order in a hot sauce restaurant, as everything is going to end up tasting the same anyway, hot sauce is probably the only condiment that describes what kind of pain you should expect to experience once using it, with such delightful titles as “Ass in the tub”, “Queen of Farts”, “Satans Blood” and “Ring of Fire” … its hard to imagine, but pain is a flavour.

What is excellent though is that the beer numbs the pain of the sunburn to the point where your skin almost has no feeling, and then the hot sauce overloads your taste buds leaving your whole mouth numb and your head feeling really light. The experience can only be described as being wrapped in a cotton ball.

If you are foolish enough to risk skin cancer, stomach ulcers and liver disease then you should try it some time. Actually forget all that, try it as soon as you can.

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