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Kwiminyaka elishumi eyadlulayo, xa ndandisekholejini kwaye ndingenabahlobo (#coolkid), ukutya ngaphandle kukodwa kwakuyinto eqhelekileyo. Ndandithatha imagazini, ndonwabele isuphu kunye nesaladi ngoxolo, ndihlawule ityala lam, kwaye ndihambe ndonelisekile.

Kodwa ndahlala ndiphakathi kwiminyaka engama-20, ndaye ndayiqonda indlela endandikuxabisa ngayo ukutya okutyiwa ngabantu. Kukho into enamandla ngokumangalisayo malunga nokwabelana ngokutya okumnandi, iwayini, kunye neenkumbulo kunye nabahlobo bakudala nabatsha. Ngapha koko, ndibhukishwe ngokubanzi kwaye sonke kufuneka sitye, kutheni ungatsali kabini kwaye uqhagamshele ngaphezulu kwebrunch, isidlo sasemini, okanye isidlo sangokuhlwa?

Uthe amava ekwabelwana ngawo, nangona kunjalo, asenokungabi nabubele kangako kwisinqe sakho: Uphando olupapashwe kwijenali PLOS Inye iingxelo zokuba sityekele ekuphenjelweni ngaphezu kokuba besinokulindela ngamaqabane ethu. Guqula: Ukuba iqabane lam lokuqeqesha umdyarho liyalela icala lefries endaweni yesaladi, kunokwenzeka ukuba ndenze okufanayo.

"Xa usitya ngaphandle wedwa, konke malunga nawe. Xa usitya ngaphandle nosapho okanye nabahlobo, ukhetho lwakho luthanda ukulinganisa abo bakungqongileyo. Okona kuninzi, oko kuthetha ukuba ukutya uwedwa kuhlala kunempilo, njengoko iodolo yakho, isahlulo sidliwe, kunye nesixa seziselo ezikhethiweyo azichatshazelwanga mntu wumbi, utshilo uErin Thole-Summers, RDN, umcebisi wezondlo ozimeleyo eDes Moines, IA. (Jonga kwakhona: Ungatya njani kwaye uphulukane nobunzima)

Ngale nto engqondweni, ndibeke kwimfuno yeveki enye: Ukukhetha itafile enye kube kanye ngemini kangangeveki. (Akukho ncwadi. Akukho fowuni. Akukho ziphazamiso.) Nantsi into endiyithathileyo kulingo lwentlalo.

Usuku 1

Indawo: Ibha yewayini.

Isifundo esifunyenweyo: Musa ukufaka ibheyile.

Ukukhaba izinto ngendlela engenabuhlungu, ndicebe uku-odola isidlo sangokuhlwa ndedwa kwibhari yewayini emva kweyure eyonwabileyo kunye nabahlobo. Isicwangciso sam yayikukunandipha iglasi kunye nencoko, emva koko ndinike i-pals hug, ndihlale phantsi kwaye ndi-odole ukungena. Kulula ngokwaneleyo, akunjalo?

Ndacinga njalo de kwafika ixesha lokuba abahlobo bam bahambe. Ndahlala phantsi, ndajonga macala onke kwaye ndaqonda ukuba yonke enye itafile yayihlala isibini ngomhla okanye iqela labahlobo elibambe ibhotile (okanye ezimbini) zerosé.

Ngelo xesha, ndaye ndazithemba kakhulu. Kwaye kuyamangalisa ukuba eli nenekazi lingazithembanga, nam ndiye ndanexhala. Inokuba yinto yokuba umncedisi, ecinga ukuba ndikulungele ukuzinza ngoku ukuba abahlobo bam behambile, bazama ukundizisa itshekhi yam. Kodwa ngakumbi, yayiyinto yokuba ndaziva ndilahliwe, ndililolo, kwaye kancinci kwindawo ebonakalayo njengeyona ndedwa yokutya yodwa kwindawo yokusekwa.

Kodwa kutheni? Ngokuqinisekileyo andindedwa, kulungile, ndedwa. Ngokobalo lwabantu baseUnited States, inani lamakhaya umntu omnye liyenyuka. Phakathi ko-1970 ukuya ku-2012, inani lee-singles ezihlala zodwa likhule ukusuka kwiipesenti ezili-17 ukuya kwiipesenti ezingama-27 zawo onke amakhaya.

Ukuzingelwa kwamakhadi okuthenga ngetyala, ndacinga ngendlela endiye ndabeka ngayo lo mvavanyo kumhleli wam. Ndacinga indlela endaziva ndinamandla ngayo xa ndandithenga indlu yam ndedwa. Ndacinga ngendlela endandikhululeka ngayo xa ndandiqala ukunxiba ibhulukhwe yam etyikitywe nge-sequin emva kwesahlulo sam sasemva kokuqhekeka kodonga ebusika.

Ndiphefumlele phezulu, ndalifaka kwikhadi lam lekhredithi kakuhle ndaza ndayalela okhethekileyo wosuku. Xa isalmon eyothusayo yolwandle yafika etafileni yam egumbini, andizisoli.

Usuku 2

Indawo: Indawo egudileyo eshushu esempilweni.

Isifundo esifundwayo: Unokwenza umhlobo omtsha.

Ngobusuku obulandelayo emva kosuku lomsebenzi omninzi, ndaye ndema kwindawo yokutyela ephithizelayo bendizama ukuzama iinyanga. Kuba ithambekele ekuzobeni imigca, ndaziva ndirhuqa ukurhuqa abanye apho kunye nam ukuba sihlangane kwikhawuntara ukuyalela kwaye ndilinde itafile ukuba ivule. Ukutya ndedwa, kwakuthetha ukuba ndandingalibazisi mntu ngaphandle kwam.

Ngethamsanqa kum, kwimizuzwana emva kokuba ndibeke iodolo yam, itafile yezidlo zangasemva zeklasini yacocwa kwaye ndangena ndinyibilika phezulu. Ukutya kwam okumnandi kunye nesiqingatha sempilo (isaladi yamaGrike), isiqingatha singekho kangako (iifry fries) sifikile. Kwaye kungekudala emva koko, kwanjalo nomntu ongamaziyo. "Hee, ingqondo ukuba ndiyakujoyina?"

Khange sithethe kakhulu ngaphandle kwe "nice to meet you!" kunye no "hey, enkosi ngokundivumela ndikujoyine," kuba ebenee-headphone ngaphakathi, kodwa into malunga nokuba nomnye umntu ngapha kwetafile indenze ndaziva ndindodwa. Kungenxa yeso sizathu le ndawo enye yokutya yaseJapan ihlala izidlo zodwa kunye neemvubu zezilwanyana. Ewe, ngokwenene.

Usuku 3

Indawo: Ibistro emnandi yaseFransi.

Isifundo esifundwayo: Ukuzonwabisa kunokuvela kwenye into ngaphandle kwefowuni yakho.

Endaweni yokuthatha isaladi evenkileni xa ndibuya emsebenzini, ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndizule ebumelwaneni de ndizive nditsaleleka kwindawo yokutyela. Nje ukuba ndive ukubethwa kwe-bass kunye nesingqi segubu siphuma kwi-bistro emnyama nepholileyo yaseFransi, ndazi ukuba kulapho ndifuna ukuhlala khona.

Okwangoku kuvavanyo, bendikhe ndakhululeka kancinci ukubuza "itafile enye, nceda" endaweni yokuba "ibenye!"

Khange ibethe kum into yokuba kutheni uluntu lwethu lunobudlelwane obubi ngoluhlobo lokutya wedwa de ndikhubeke kwisincoko esicingisisiweyo INew York Times umbhali wemihlathi uMark Bittman. "Ukususela kusuku lokuqala sifunda ukutya kunye nabanye, kwaye sikhawuleza siqonde ukuba abantwana abatya bodwa esikolweni ngabantwana abangenabani wokutya nabo. Ekuhlaleni, ukutya wedwa ayingomqondiso wethu amandla, kodwa ngenxa yokunqongophala koluntu,” utshilo.

Ndathi xa ndemba inkukhu yam eyosiweyo kunye nesaladi yebeet nge thowusti yetshizi yebhokhwe, ndaziva ndomelele ngakumbi; Ndaziva ndanelisekile. Ndincume ndagqiba kwelokuba ndiziphathele iglasi yeFrench rosé kwaye ndihlale de iqela ligqibe iseti yalo.

Kuya kuvela, uThole uyasivuma esi sicwangciso. "Enye into emnandi ngokutya wedwa, xa sele ukhululekile kuyo, kukuba ungayenza ibe ngamava, hayi ukungxama. Ndikhuthaza abathengi bam ukuba bathathe ixesha labo lokutya, bahlaziye usuku, kwaye bavumele ukuhlutha ukuze kusebenze," utshilo. "Ukuba uyathanda, yonwabela iglasi yewayini. Sela kancinci kwaye wonwabe okomzuzwana."

Usuku 4

Indawo: Indawo entle yokutya ibrunch.

Isifundo esifundwayo: Xa uwedwa, ukhetha ixesha, indawo kunye nesantya.

Come Saturday after a late night out with pals, bendingarhawuzelelwa kukuvuka kwangethuba kwaye bendingalambanga kwangoko. Kunokuba ndingxamele ukudibana nee-BFF zam e-brunch, ndalala ndaza ndazilungisa ngokuzolileyo. Malunga ne-11 kusasa, ndiphethe into ebandayo ngesandla, ndiye ndahamba ndaya kwindawo yam endiyithandayo ehlanjwe lilanga kwindawo yebrunch kwindawo endihlala kuyo.

Iiertyisi eziqhekekileyo, i-toast, kunye ne-prosciutto entrée yandigcina ndihluthi kwade kwasa isidlo sangokuhlwa-kwaye kwandiqhubela phambili kwi-hardcore rowing kunye ne-kettlebell yokuzilolonga emva kwemini. Kungcono kakhulu kune-boozy brunch enokuthi indishiye ndiphume ibuprofen kwiiyure ezimbalwa kamva.

Usuku 5

Indawo: Indawo endiyithandayo yokutyela etafileni.

Isifundo esifundwayo: Ipleyiti yetshizi ayikhawulelwanga, kodwa kuvavanye isisu sakho ngaphambi koku-odola. Uya ngokwenene uyayifuna?

I okokugqibela ixesha endimise ngalo ngendawo yokutyela ebendiyicwangcisile ngeCawa ebusuku, bendizakubeka kwindawo efanelekileyo yokungenisa inkuku. (“Amasikwe enyama abhityileyo azele yiprotheyini enceda ukwakha izihlunu, isigcina sihluthi ixesha elide, inceda ekulondolozeni ubunzima, kwaye inqande ukunqweneleka kwezimuncumuncu ezizele yiswekile,” utsho uThole.) Kodwa ngandlel’ ithile, mna nomhlobo wam sagqibela ngoku. etya isitya se-charcuterie, nayo. Akukho nofifi lwenzeka njani kwitafile yethu...

Eso sifundo sokulinganisa asiyonto yokudlala. Ixesha elininzi kufuneka ndicamngce ngale nto kwaye ndiyithelekise kumava okutyela uwedwa, kokukhona ndaqonda ukuba ndihlala ndihendelwa kwi-appetizer eyongezelelweyo, i-cocktail, okanye i-dessert ngenxa yokuba i-tablemate yam yayifuna omnye umjikelo. Ukuqhubela phambili, ndiza kwenza uvavanyo lwangaphakathi lwesisu kwaye ndizive ndingazisoli malunga nokubheyila kumjikelo olandelayo ukuba sele ndanele.

Usuku 6

Indawo: Icantina yaseMexico enengxolo.

Isifundo esifundwayo: Yonke into incasa ngcono xa uhoye.

Kukangaphi simamela, eneneni, kwi-acoustics kunye nokusingqongileyo okusingqongileyo njengoko sisitya ngaphandle? Ngaphandle kokuba into icinyiwe, njengomculo ongxola kakhulu okanye ubugcisa obubi, sihlala singahoyi. Phambi kokuba ndimise kwindawo yokutyela yaseMexico ndenzele isidlo sasemini ngoMvulo, ndithethile noThole kwaye ndaphefumlelwa ukuba ndiqwalasele.

"Ukutya wedwa kunokuba yinto ekhethekileyo. Ngaphandle kwabanye etafileni yakho, kulula ukuba wazi indawo yakho yokutya: ukuhleka, iiseva, ii-aroma, kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu, ziincasa," utshilo. .

Kanye emva kokuba ndibeke iodolo yam, ndibeka zonke izivamvo ezintlanu kwisilumkiso esiphezulu kwaye ndanyangwa kwisymony ye-sizjitling fajitas, ukubonwa koncumo oluvela kwiiseva nakwabanye abantu abadala, kunye nevumba elimnandi lokunkcenkceshela i-enchiladas enetafile enye ngaphezulu.

Ukufika kweetacos zam, ndemba ndaza ndemka kwigumbi lokutyela ndonwabe ngakumbi kunangaphambili. (Hooray ngenxa yokungathoba yonke ingobozi yeetships!) "Ukucotha ukonwabela yonke inkalo yokutya ngaphandle, ngakumbi kwindawo yokutyela ehlala phantsi, nako kunciphisa ukutya kwakho," wongeza uThole. "Oko kuthetha ukuba umzimba wakho unokwenza i-metabolise ngokufanelekileyo kwaye iimpawu zakho zokuhlutha ziyakwazi ukukuqaphela xa uzele ngokwenene. Ukuba konke kuhamba ngokwesicwangciso, oko kuthetha ukuba awuyi kushiya indawo yokutyela ngokomzimba ukhululekile!"

Usuku 7

Indawo: Indawo ekufika kuyo i-30-a-plate.

Isifundo esifunyenweyo: Akukho mfuneko yokuba ulinde umntu ukuba enze isiganeko esikhethekileyo. Wena sisiganeko esikhethekileyo.

Ngomhla wokugqibela womceli mngeni wam, njengoko bendicinga ngeentsuku ezintandathu ezidlulileyo, ndiye ndaqala ukuzibuza ukuba yintoni ethatha ixesha elide ukuba ndihambe ndedwa. Ngexesha elithile, bendiqala ukonga amava endawo yokutyela ukuze ndinyange "endikufumene" kuphela xa ndiphikise abahlobo okanye usuku lokuhamba nam. Ngawo onke amanye amaxesha, ndithatha isaladi yokuthatha okanye ndibethe into esisiseko njengamaqanda kunye nethowusti ekhaya.

"Ukutya wedwa ngokuqhelekileyo kuthetha ukukhetha ukutya okulungeleyo kunokutya okunesondlo. Ukuza kusuku oluxakekileyo okanye oluxinzelelekileyo kunye neenketho ezimbini esandleni: 1. Qala ukusuka ekuqaleni kwaye wenze ukutya okunempilo, okanye i-2.Tyelela indawo yokutyela ekhawulezayo okanye uthele isitya sokutya, uninzi lwabantu abangakhethiyo luya kukhetha into ekhawulezayo, utshilo uThole.

Ke ukubhiyozela uvavanyo lwam oluyimpumelelo, ndalandela ekhondweni labasebenzisi abaninzi be-OpenTable (amaqela enye yeyona nto ikhula ngokukhawuleza ngokukhawuleza kwetafile) kwaye ndazibekisela isihlalo mna kunye nam kuphela kweyona ndawo imnandi yasebusuku edolophini.

Njengoko ndandisela iwayini yam yokugqibela ngokuluma kwam inyama yokugqibela, ndakhupha ifowuni yam, ndangena kwikhalenda yam ndaza ndabhukisha isidlo sangokuhlwa sodwa senyanga. Ndijika, ndenza usuku oluhle lokutya.

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