The Allegorical Tomato March 5, 2007
Posted by m5 in Food, Life.8 comments
As a lazy midweek pub conversation turned to food, someone raised a quibble with how most tomatoes these days are tasteless, though perfect looking. And I thought I was the only one who’d noticed the tasty tomato dearth!
He asked, “What is the world coming to?” and there could be no reply but, “Bad tomatoes, and good presentation.” While the comment was true on the literal level, as I said it, I couldn’t help but feel wistful at the thought of how applicable it was to much of the (American?) values of today. External success and appearance drive our society to a large degree. What of the meat inside us?
