In Bulgaria, it’s a kind of national sport to follow all ranking where we are either at the bottom, if their are positive ones, or at the top, if they are negative ones. Self-hate is a revered tradition. And in the last week of 2021 we got a brand new reason to hate ourselves. Apparently, we are home to the most carbon-intensive meal in Europe.
Enjoyed this. Makes me want to visit Bulgaria. You have good food there. I am not an aplogist for liking beef. There are things doing far more damage to the environment than the humble (noble?) steak. Come to America sometime and hit a "cow palace." We'll impress you. Cheers and thanks for an enjoyable read before I start work.
Thanks, Dave! You're very welcome to visit, we're known as a hospitable people who'll stuff you full of food and then complain if you leave a single bite on your plate. :D
I'm sure I'll be impressed in more than one way if I ever make the trans-Atlantic journey.
Hi Irina, as a fellow Bulgarian I didn’t enjoy reading the introduction to your post. I only continued to the bottom to see if there was a particular reason for presenting your & our countrymen and countrywomen in such an unfavourable light. Your intention must have been to have a catchy and intriguing introduction and usually self-deprecating humour works well - but this one fires back in my opinion - not only because it is NOT true (I don’t hate myself nor do I know anyone else who does !) but also because you diss a whole nation to make a point which even now eludes me !
Anyhow, my personal view only ! Good luck with writing!
I respect your patriotism but there is actually nothing wrong with self-irony. It's healthy. And even without the self-irony, it's enough to spend an hour on Facebook or watching news to see just how much we, and I do not mean 100% of us, of course, love to self-deprecate. Stay well and don't take everything too literally.
I didn’t write anything about patriotism. And self-deprecating humour only works if you know how to use it. Apparently you don’t! Thank you for your suggestion to spend time on Facebook but no thanks ! If that is your source of information I am outta here.
Stay well and don’t write anymore please or take a writing class !
Has anyone calculated the carbon footprint of the fake meat they are pushing now? Including all the farming, processing, packaging, and distribution? Highly processed chemicals-Impossible meat ingredients:
That's an impressive number of ingredients. But I'm sure its carbon footprint is lower than that of a beef steak because, let's be fair, soy does not have flatulence, now, does it?
Make sure the waiter's not Greek, they are touchy. We are all touchy in the Balkans. :) You can always make your own at home, too, it's really simple.
Lol
Enjoyed this. Makes me want to visit Bulgaria. You have good food there. I am not an aplogist for liking beef. There are things doing far more damage to the environment than the humble (noble?) steak. Come to America sometime and hit a "cow palace." We'll impress you. Cheers and thanks for an enjoyable read before I start work.
Thanks, Dave! You're very welcome to visit, we're known as a hospitable people who'll stuff you full of food and then complain if you leave a single bite on your plate. :D
I'm sure I'll be impressed in more than one way if I ever make the trans-Atlantic journey.
Perhaps we should all just stop eating food and save the environment!
Well, this is the ultimate solution to the emissions problem, indeed!
https://cynthiachung.substack.com/p/what-determines-a-limit-to-growth
Hi Irina, as a fellow Bulgarian I didn’t enjoy reading the introduction to your post. I only continued to the bottom to see if there was a particular reason for presenting your & our countrymen and countrywomen in such an unfavourable light. Your intention must have been to have a catchy and intriguing introduction and usually self-deprecating humour works well - but this one fires back in my opinion - not only because it is NOT true (I don’t hate myself nor do I know anyone else who does !) but also because you diss a whole nation to make a point which even now eludes me !
Anyhow, my personal view only ! Good luck with writing!
I respect your patriotism but there is actually nothing wrong with self-irony. It's healthy. And even without the self-irony, it's enough to spend an hour on Facebook or watching news to see just how much we, and I do not mean 100% of us, of course, love to self-deprecate. Stay well and don't take everything too literally.
I didn’t write anything about patriotism. And self-deprecating humour only works if you know how to use it. Apparently you don’t! Thank you for your suggestion to spend time on Facebook but no thanks ! If that is your source of information I am outta here.
Stay well and don’t write anymore please or take a writing class !
LOL
Irina, you have a great writing style, keep it up!
Has anyone calculated the carbon footprint of the fake meat they are pushing now? Including all the farming, processing, packaging, and distribution? Highly processed chemicals-Impossible meat ingredients:
“ Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% Or Less Of: Potato Protein, Methylcellulose, Yeast Extract, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamins and Minerals (Zinc Gluconate, Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12).
What happened to the saying, “You are what you eat”?
I prefer mine the way nature intended it, preferably in the form of slow smoked bar-b-q. (Using renewable mesquite coals, of course).
That's an impressive number of ingredients. But I'm sure its carbon footprint is lower than that of a beef steak because, let's be fair, soy does not have flatulence, now, does it?