Make A Meal Of It

What makes us remember a dish – is it the quality of the food or how much it cost? No, says Riana Scheepers, it’s who you were with, where you had it and how hungry you were at the time.

- Riana

 

Radio talk shows are not my favourite. But, recently, I ended up listening to one, first in amazement and then with much enjoyment.

It usually takes three or four minutes before callers to these shows exercise their democratic right to publicly show how ignorant, racist or completely crazy they are. I usually get so annoyed at the blunders people make that I simply turn off the radio. Silence is much better for my state of mind than the remote possibility that I will hear a few pearls of wisdom. But this programme managed to grab my attention. The subject matter? The best meal you’ve ever had.

I was about to switch off the radio when I heard what they were discussing, but then I was pleasantly surprised.

At first, I thought people would call in about the most expensive meals they’d had in some or other top restaurant. But in actual fact, not one person said that the best meal they’d ever had was in a restaurant.