I'm not a fan of buffets because I think they encourage gluttony. There's nothing wrong with eating for the pleasure of eating, but I think buffets provide a built-in pressure to get one's money's worth, which often means eating BEYOND the point of pleasure to the point of misery. Eating until I was miserable was fun when I was a kid, but I'm not a kid anymore.
On the other hand, I like the variety of a buffet, and I enjoy the opportunity to go back for more of something that turned me on. A few years ago, my new year's resolution was to revisit all the foods I thought I didn't like (seafood among them!), and the buffets I attended that year really helped with this goal. One wonderful result was the discovery that I loved sushi. Thanks, surfingfarmboy!
So buffets have their definite pluses, even though I try to avoid them when I can. Deciding ahead of time that I will behave in a manner that will help me to have a nice dinner and to enjoy my meal, rather than to try and get my money's worth, helps a great deal. Unfortunately, this means frowns of disapproval from my sister and my other food-loving friends.
I love a good potato salad. I love steamed rice. I love roasted potatoes. I love mashed potatoes. If these things are in the buffet, and they always are, I'm going to put them on my plate. I don't care if it means fewer crab legs (which I never get anyway, because I hate messy food) or less sushi. I could load my plate up with the expensive stuff, but I'm not going to enjoy that stuff if there aren't some good, starchy things to eat it with.
I don't save room for dessert because the dessert is never as good as the other stuff. The one exception to this is if I'm dining at the Koolau Golf Club and their wonderful chocolate bread pudding is offered. In this case, I'll usually have some of that to start the meal.
I do skip the salad, almost always. Even the best salad line is only slightly better than the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday, and I just don't get excited about greens the way I get excited about a good potato.
If the carving line features a roast, I'll usually skip it. If it features prime rib, I just might skip the other entrees in favor of more prime rib. If the carving line features a roast pig, I'll almost surely skip the other entrees, but how often do you see that? Only at huge outdoor parties, I'm afraid.
And I drink lots of water. Wherever my sister is, she's clucking her disapproval at me right now.
So what are you like in the buffet line?
On the other hand, I like the variety of a buffet, and I enjoy the opportunity to go back for more of something that turned me on. A few years ago, my new year's resolution was to revisit all the foods I thought I didn't like (seafood among them!), and the buffets I attended that year really helped with this goal. One wonderful result was the discovery that I loved sushi. Thanks, surfingfarmboy!
So buffets have their definite pluses, even though I try to avoid them when I can. Deciding ahead of time that I will behave in a manner that will help me to have a nice dinner and to enjoy my meal, rather than to try and get my money's worth, helps a great deal. Unfortunately, this means frowns of disapproval from my sister and my other food-loving friends.
I love a good potato salad. I love steamed rice. I love roasted potatoes. I love mashed potatoes. If these things are in the buffet, and they always are, I'm going to put them on my plate. I don't care if it means fewer crab legs (which I never get anyway, because I hate messy food) or less sushi. I could load my plate up with the expensive stuff, but I'm not going to enjoy that stuff if there aren't some good, starchy things to eat it with.
I don't save room for dessert because the dessert is never as good as the other stuff. The one exception to this is if I'm dining at the Koolau Golf Club and their wonderful chocolate bread pudding is offered. In this case, I'll usually have some of that to start the meal.
I do skip the salad, almost always. Even the best salad line is only slightly better than the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday, and I just don't get excited about greens the way I get excited about a good potato.
If the carving line features a roast, I'll usually skip it. If it features prime rib, I just might skip the other entrees in favor of more prime rib. If the carving line features a roast pig, I'll almost surely skip the other entrees, but how often do you see that? Only at huge outdoor parties, I'm afraid.
And I drink lots of water. Wherever my sister is, she's clucking her disapproval at me right now.
So what are you like in the buffet line?
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