Chuckles — States of Decomposition
I grimaced at the undoubtedly slightly sour taste of the appetizer I’m eating at the restaurant. As we sent it back to the kitchens, my sister raised the question of how sure was I that it wasn’t consumable anymore.
I replied in a mock huff, “I’m used to eating food in different levels of…”
I paused thoughtfully.
Knowing my penchant for not cooking and keeping food in the refrigerator until it’s consumed or turned green, my sister supplied helpfully, “…of decomposition?”
(Are you shuddering? Don’t worry, I have learned to throw away stuff after a certain period of incarceration in the refrigerator.)
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I think there’s an essay on how human beings have the physical ability to know when somethings rotten or not. Basically our senses tell us that anything that smells sour or rotten is not to be consumed. And if you still eat it, chances are you will get a tummy ache or toss your cookies.
That doesn’t seem to answer the question why we can consume yogurt or vinegar, but maybe our system knows the difference between good sour and rotten sour.
Gosh, I hope I’ll always be able to tell between the two. And I guess that explains why I had an initial aversion for yogurt. I can eat yogurt now but it has to have fruits