No, the cartilage joints of this chicken bone are not the best part. That would be the meat, the part I ate.
"But That's The Best Part"-Person, I know you get off being a culinary rebel, one characterized by extreme hate of wastefulness and being unusually proud, but you don't have to force it on the rest of us. You go ahead and eat the orange peels, shrimp tails, steak grizzle, and chicken leg cartilage we leave behind.
We know you get joy out of digesting things no one else does. It's nice that your humility makes you feel so proud. Congratulations.
We know you just want to make a point -- which is that you will eat pretty much anything you can and pretend to like it. Well, point made.
Sincerely,
Non-Chicken-Cartilage Consumer
I seriously hate when I bite into meat and get a piece of cartilage. Grosses me out and ruins the rest of the meal. Come on people, let's have higher standards, ok?
ReplyDeleteThe proper response is: "Then you eat it." And then you hand them your half-eaten chicken leg. Or just backhand them. Either way.
ReplyDelete- Ash
I hate it when you take a bite and the cartilage is in your mouth but so is some of the good meat so you have to fish about in your mouth to get the cartilage out
ReplyDeleteIiiiiick. Not to be the "ick girl" or anything but really. Someone says this to you??
ReplyDeleteWith the rise of the fake "foodie" movement, the "that's the best part" people have become ubiquitous, not just cartilage guy, but internal organs guy ("pair the colon with red wine reduction and absinthe glaze and sprinkle with soaked wood chips, it's perfect"), chicken feet weirdo, gizzard lady, etc. As long as it's "farm to table" they'll eat it.
ReplyDeleteGross............ brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
ReplyDeleteThe best part??????
People eat chicken cartilage? ewwww! Glad you wrote that letter!
ReplyDeletehey, nice post!
ReplyDeleteHmm. I'm sorry you have to deal with a person who says "but that's the best part." I'm lucky to be without such a person!
ReplyDeleteMaybe the "but that's the best part guy" can hook up with the "I bring ox-tail to eat for lunch at my desk in the office no matter how odious the stench is" lady that I work with. They seem like a fairly decent match.
ReplyDeleteI have to second what pickleope said. I don't care how you disguise duck intestine, I still don't want it in my food. I don't care if it came from the cleanest, closest farm on the planet. Blech.
ReplyDeleteShe said, 'But it's the best part,' and aftr that she gave you a sloppy kiss.
ReplyDeleteThat is the best part. See after that you would loose your apetite and the craving for chicken would reduce too.
ReplyDelete"The Best Part" people are likely the same people who audition for "My Strange Addiction."
ReplyDeleteI do like cartilage. But there's no way that's the best part.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I find those types unforgivable.
ReplyDelete~Mary