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22. What’s the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Who the hell has one best meal?
When I travel, I have a habit of writing about each place and saying things like “ Best sleep ever!” or “Best breakfast ever!” “ Best flight ever!” even “Best shower ever!”
“Best meal ever!” is just one of those best ofs. Last week I had bangers and mash at a local pub. It was the best bangers and mash ever! I’m going to order it again this week! Carl cooks most of my meals. I often say something like “Best spaghetti bolognese ever!” I’m lying. What I actually said was “Best spag bol ever!” And it was. I don’t know what secret ingredient he put in it but it was bloody delicious.
I just wrote a story for Globetrotters and I’m pretty sure I’ve written “Best breakfast ever!” and “Best sleep ever!”
I’m a superlative kinda gal. I had a meal in Iceland that I rated “the best fish I’ve ever eaten!” Still in Iceland, I wrote “the langoustine soup — best soup I’ve ever tasted!”
It seems like every new experience is going to be the best! Just the other morning, I went for a walk along the beach. To reward myself for actually getting out of bed and walking, I stopped to get a coffee. It was hands down the worst coffee I’ve ever had. Such a disappointment!
So I’ve had lots of bests and lots of worsts but never seem to have something that’s just fair to middling. I suppose if I do, it’s not worth writing about.
