Food industry food isn’t always so great though (usually not). And even if it tastes good (as obviously that exists too, even for me), it has NOTHING on some pork roast or farmer’s market smoked pork. Or soft-boiled eggs when I fancy them (simple but lovely). Or sour cream. Or even a piece of nice fruit. (These aren’t all on blissful level just very pleasant, tasty, often tempting and highly enjoyable. I really love my eggs and sour cream but blissful they are not or just super rarely.)
Maybe there is something with my taste… But I don’t like lots of additives, they don’t taste good to me. I do need my own additions, the tasty, fatty items that make the food less cheap… I could make my bread cost a third of what it does but it would lose its tastiness. It’s still not good for me (somewhat tasty and tempting though) but it’s not made for me. “Mine” (well the stuff I bake for myself though I just should eat my eggs…) is even more expensive but much better. And food industry usually goes into the direction that isn’t for me, be it health or taste. So it’s easy not to like the items.
I bet most American food would be horrid to me (Of course my taste changed a bit but not overly much except regarding a few things like vegetables.) Is it true even the bread is super sugary there? Ouch. But most Hungarian supermarket food makes no sense to me either. I am not raised on mostly overprocessed stuff, maybe that’s why I always preferred nice, homemade food (for a meal. for treats, I wasn’t that great but could have been better, I had tons of homemade stuff as those are the best). My inability to eat low-fat is something I was born with I suppose but I never will know.
Blissful food is rare. That is a special thing. I do mean bliss, not just something that tastes nice or I enjoy it (these two are different too). I probably need to be in the right state of mind for it to happen but of course, it still strongly depends on the food. It need to be exquisite, I don’t feel bliss just because I eat a tasty thing when I am really hungry! It’s hard to reach that level for anything but meat or fruit in my case but it’s not a very common occurance for either of these. Just not particularly rare now and it’s great.
If I have that, I avoid the item if possible, I am a hedonist and it would be an annoyance… I want satisfaction after I eat the right amount, whatever that is. This never can be combined with bliss. Bliss is high joy and satisfaction. Not feeling unsatisfied afterwards and getting into some stupid spiral. though maybe that can be too… Yes I think I remember 2 items I had this problem with. Whatever, that’s not good enough for frequent use, maybe for occassional treats? I had no access to my items more than a few times a year (I lived very easily without them but when they were around me, I was doomed especially that I had no big problem with the occasional indulging). It was fun but it’s way better without them. One was homemade, the other wasn’t, it’s rare, Hungary has no such items I know of. There is a biscuit I like but it’s just highly tasty, not blissful and definitely not addictive. Triggering, yes, I have that problem with some non-satiating items, I can’t easily stop (I usually don’t try to stop as I run out of the item quickly enough). I dislike the sugar in it, among others so I simply started to develop my own version. It goes well but very slowly as I have too many days very close to carnivore when I am not interested and obviously can’t make sweet biscuits. Just my savory carnivore ones (they aren’t crunchy yet
that’s not easy). But when I will be ready, it will taste better than the original I suppose. And I almost never will eat it due to my constant flirtation with carnivore. BUT I will never ever feel the temptation to buy the original when it goes on a sale… And if the desire still hits, I will have the option. So it’s more like for my peace of mind.
But I wrote way too much about it already. I STILL think about food way too much, sadly. Though I enjoyed writing this. So many fond memories Food joy is so very good for me because it lasts WAY longer than the eating itself. Hours, days, weeks, years, maybe decades, at least when I remember… I find it very fortunate I don’t need to eat my favs regularly (not even every year in some cases) to feel they are in my life. At least the not important ones. I need a lot of items very regularly but that’s fine, I need food in general very regularly and they are all good food.