“Eating well in America is a class privilege”: Andrew Zimmern on our expanding—but still inequitable—food culture | Twin Cities Daily Planet.
An excellent article that caught my attention. Yes, I love watching Bizarre Foods and every now and then seek out some of those items. But here Andrew makes what I think is a profound reflection:
“The biggest sadness is that eating well in America is a class privilege. It’s not only the cost of ingredients—most people are time-poor. There are people who watch these television shows and they dream about cooking.â€
I posted a response to the article that I think is worth repeating here:
Excellent article, particularly the reflection that we are time poor when it comes to cooking. As a pastor, one of the aspects of faith that we have lost is that of sabbath, of time set aside for rest and renewal. While sabbath is often tied into the thought of a day, we have made evening meal “sabbath” as much as we can. The ritual of meal prep, a cocktail while discussing the day, and time savoring a home cooked meal around the table (yes, even multi-course!) recasts everything. So even if there are evening meetings or school activities, we have had a pause and recharge personally and as a family. I think taking that kind of meal time is as important to health as the freshness of the food. My two cents – it would make a good highlights episode on how other cultures retain the meal as rest, community and faith that we have given up in favor of fast food and fast living.
