Food

One of my true life loves is food. I have a lot to say about food. Always.

While I'm on the road I'm not going to be doing any five star dining, that's for sure. I'm perfectly okay with that, but I dread almost all fast food. The other day Leah and I were on our way to visit Ian, my cousin, and we were both starving and unsure of the dining plans for the night, or if there even were any. We decided to stop somewhere to get a quick something before we got to his place. After missing a few exits we ended up at Burger King. I pointed at the "chicken fries" on the menu in disbelief - of course we had to get them to figure out what the heck they were.

We found out what they were: disgusting. I figured it'd be breaded and fried chicken cut into strips to resemble fries. I was half right - Only the chicken didn't seem to be cut into that shape, rather, they seemed to be molded into that shape. I took one bite and looked down at the exposed 'chicken' and wondered if I'd be able to take another bite. The best word I can use to describe what I saw is 'sponge,' I suppose. Everything about it was horrible, and I'm going to spare you further details. I will, however, tell you that the container they came in was cupholder-shaped and there was a little pop out on the top where you could insert your dipping sauce. The french fries were in a similarly shaped container, as well. And we wonder why americans are so fat.

I won't even explain how I ended up doing this, but I googled those horrid chicken fries, and what I found was truly hysterical. This is a direct quote from Wikipedia:
" . . .these products are intended to bring in a larger, more affluent adult audience who will be willing to spend more on the better quality products."

There is so much wrong with that statement. So much. If this is what they call quality and if this is what they're using to lure in a more affluent crowd, I don't want to know what they had on their menu before this! I know where I won't be stopping on my journey.