When I read mysteries, suspense, other escape novels, I tend to notice the food the characters eat. Sometimes a big deal is made of it: the characters are great chefs, they prepare their signature dishes, people eat it and make love and so on. Other times the food is secondary, a plot device, a setting.
It seems from my memories that food in these novels tends toward the unadventurous. Again and again I read of pasta, fish, steak on a grill. I have gotten tired of the fuss made over what is not all that special and decided to take a closer look by actually documenting what characters eat. So there you are, that's what I'm doing here.
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