is that it?
No. That's not food.
Is that it?
No that's not food?
Is that it?
No. That IS food but not retro.
I think that retro food is food connected to a particular time frame, that you associate with that time. It was fashionable then, but is not so now.
Is that it?
No, that's not retro. It IS associated with a particular time ... but it is food of now, of the moment. Not as much as this, but nevertheless, it is part of the Mediterraneon genre, of oils, rich tomatoes, balsamic, olives etc etc.
Is that it?
YES!! That's it. This is the food of kitchen's past .... Food that reminds you of dippy egg and bread and butter soldiers. Of tapioca pudding with a blob of jam in the middle. Of cheese pie and Cadbury's smash.
And if you really want to taste the past, then go here and here.
PS
It is not just the cupboards in my kitchen which are schizophrenic ...
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AHa oh yes. Anita and me. And also 'Behind the scenes at a museum'. So evocative of my childhood days. (Triang bikes and stuf, too.)
There is a rice pudding restaurant in New York, and in London, apparently cockles are making a comeback, but this time to chic. (Can't see it taking onmyself) And in the North? Well, again, an upmarket version of mushy peas and mint sauce is becoming 'the thing.'
God, I love this cultural studies stuff. So moreish.
'Sedimented habitus' sounds pretentious to me, and I should know
Retro food: I think of Jiffy Muffin mix and the old Spam can.
Marmite...tried that once with a South African friend. Can't say I have the taste for it. But this American will try it once again.
As for the socks, that's my life.
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