Sometimes I love a bowl of chips or some fried king prawns with spicy sauce or ketchup. Today is not one of those days, but I didn't know that when I accepted and embraced this scene in my life. Let's not get too deep or philosophical but I think pub food is a perfect metaphor for life itself; it seems cheap, but then it really isn't that cheap, and the pub has clearly hired some expert to take care of the food photography which makes the food seem appealing, but then it really isn't that appealing, and the squashy armchairs seem cosy and festive, but then they really aren't that cosy and festive, in fact, usually they are sinfully uncomfortable.
I don't think I need to go into the details of my nutrients this evening (most readers will have experienced similar matters at some point in their lives) but I will anyway. There were no pescatarian meals that did not include cheese or unpleasant sauces, so I went for three starters for £3.45 each: spicy king prawns, a small bowl of chips, and soup of the day (served with bread). The prawns were impressive quality and seemed an adequate snack but perhaps not a meal. The chips were even greasier than the surface of the crumb-splattered table, which clearly hadn't been cleared in weeks. The soup could have easily been a can of tinned tomatoes heated up in a microwave (which it probably was) and the bread was a construction of cold, soggy ...something? This arrangement of edible objects did fill my stomach to some extent, but not in a pleasant way.
You may think of me as a whining, complaining, pessimistic party-pooper but I'm really just stating the facts, and truly admiring them. I hope you do the same; after all, pub food is a great metaphor and preparation (or should I say warm up?) for the world one must face one day.
