Tuesday, November 06, 2007

THE JOYS OF IMPERFECTION


I am reluctant to use this lovely, heart-shaped potato but use it I must. Such a potato would not be sold in Britain - not in a town shop, at any rate - but there it was, nestling in the middle of the string bag of potatoes I bought today.


Misshapen potatoes, uncurvy cucumbers, knobbly peppers, angular aubergines - all contribute to the joy of being here. Imperfection can be charming in humans, so why should it not be thus with regard to foodstuffs?

6 comments:

marymaryquitecontrary said...

Perform the operation carefully welchcakes. They are like little conjoined twins.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

I will, MM!

jmb said...

Certainly thrown in the bin here too. Somehow the vegetables seem real in Italy, lacking uniformity but real.

PinkAcorn said...

About two years ago here was a heart shaped potato from Idaho up for auction on eBay, haha. I don't think it sold....

Sean Jeating said...

A genuine candidate for the top of the pops. :)
Bon, appetit, Welsh.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, jmb. Yes, that is how I feel about them. Pink - I never thought about ebay!! Merci, cher Sean.

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