Saturday, April 30, 2016

Cherry Ripe

I survived a Costco trip on Saturday, today.  I know, it seems like a minor victory, but hey...  I dare you to brave the wretched masses on a copious free sample day.  Over 1,000 parking spaces and every one of them filled.

Anyway... we scored fresh cherries - the first I've seen this season.  What is it about cherries that make them so damned delicious?  I'm thinking about developing an inverse correlation theory of food - the harder it is to process/eat it, the better it tastes.  For example, oatmeal?  Easy peasy, no muss, no fuss... and no taste, unless you add a bunch of flavorants.  But cherries?  You have to individually pit each little tiny morsel - and when they're perfectly ripe, there is no better taste out there.  Nothing to add, no need to gild the lily - just perfect taste.  Same for shrimp - pain in the patoot to peel each one, but so worth it. 

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