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The Cube Rule of Food Identification
- bitxbitxbitcoin 8y agoDoes anyone else not like the fact that food changes identity depending on how or if it is cut? If I have a hard shell taco that splits, it has become a sandwich according to the cube rule of food identification. The author has toast (1) as an example of a sandwich (2) for goodness sake.
- EdwardCoffin 8y agoI think I'd regard a hard taco that split as a flawed taco, same as one would still regard a car currently missing one wheel as a car rather than temporarily considering it a tricycle. My criticism is that they don't address non-surface-defined foods, aside from their total non-commitment on rice. Edit: my bad, foods with no containing surfaces are considered salads.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 8y agoAgreed on the rice. Here's some "food for thought:" A flawed taco can't be repaired the way that a temporary tricycle of a car can be.
- gatesphere 8y agoThe toast(1) as a sandwich(2) is an example of a toast sandwich, which I promise is a real thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_sandwich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_sandwich
- bitxbitxbitcoin 8y agoWoah. Thank you so much for sharing that with me - I had never heard of a toast sandwich before and now that I understand its makeup I'm more of the mind that the author is a genius for that bread sandwich example.