But I don’t WANT pretzels and Bratwurst…
Isn’t it funny how, when you’re ill, you crave comforting, familiar foods. Foods that you were brought up with, that accompanied you through your childhood. Much as I love local specialities, like Käsespätzle (small, thin dumplings covered in lashings of melted cheese) and Flammkuchen (tarte flambée – technically from Elsace but Karlsruhe is so close to the border that they’ve adopted (and adapted) this dish for themselves), for the last few days I’ve been craving English things. Crumpets literally dripping with salted butter. Heinz chicken soup. Mashed potatoes with a large helping of cheddar cheese mixed in. A chip butty drowning in gravy. Horlicks.
I just know I’m going to be disappointed no matter what we have for tea tonight. Plus, I’ve run out of Lemsip. Doooom!
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No Lemsip?!? *shutters*
Sounds like you need a load of salty stuff. Poor lass!
Mmmm, mashed potatoes.
You could have a kitchen full of food but still be “Meh, I want (something we don’t have and is totally crazy to even consider making) quite badly.”
Funny – PG was sick on the weekend too, and he requested chicken noodle soup. I heated some up for him, but he informed me that it “wasn’t the right kind”. He wanted Campbell’s, and I had Safeway brand. Oh. I should have suggested he go to Germany.
Germany is the land of comfort food for me. But then, I’m from the land of German immigrants.
I like Chinese noodles when I’m sick and Pho soup. Hmmmm…
S.Le – no, no Lemsip. It’s tragic!
Stephanie – Mashed potatoes are the best! And yes, probably.
Pinklea – We had chicken noodle soup last night. I wanted cream of chicken soup though and they don’t make that here. I wouldn’t have complained about the brand – it could have been co-op’s own for all I care – but cream of chicken. Not supposedly chicken noodle that never saw a chicken in its life!
Amanda – I’m not saying Germany doesn’t have comfort food. It’s just the wrong comfort food! It’s like kids crying for their mummy when they fall over… when I’m ill I want MY food, not rubbish German stuff
Pauline – I actually like Chinese noodles a lot