1.18.2011

Food Porn is not normal!

I have a healthy obsession with food.  And I just have to mention an experience I had tonight while cooking dinner.

Scene: in a non-stick skillet over medium heat, sweet onions, minced garlic and ground New Mexico chile become gently toasted and fragrant. I then add a bit of whole Mexican oregano and rub it between my fingers before it too hits the pan and fills the kitchen with scent. A dash of salt, a sprinkle of pepper. Stir. Three more seconds... and add the ground beef and after a few minutes the smells of aromatics and spices, meat and fat mingle in the kitchen to portent the coming of a really nummy dinner.

So, that was a moment with me in the kitchen. This is why I love to cook, bake, read about, look at, touch, smell and photograph good food. Food is just dead sexy! But food porn, while amazing to look at, just is not normal.

Look it up on flicker if you don't believe me.