Seriously, look at the two dishes in these photos. That's most of a pig with Hank, and an entire fish, three potatoes, and a garden's worth of buttered peas and carrots for Danielle. Add in a few brew-dogs, and these meals will make you look like you just walked out of the Golden Corral back home. So, why aren't people who live here permanently fat? At first, we figured it was the portions, or that people didn't eat like this every day. That might be true, but I've seen a ton of Czechs eating street sausages and pastries as well.
Our best current guesses comes via Danielle and our new friend Svatka, a native Czech who is married to a British army officer: 1) no junk in the food - there seem to be less preservatives, corn syrup, and other chemical flavorings. Farmer John would be psyched; 2) lots of super fatty foods didn't arrive until after the fall of Communism - candy, chips, McDonalds, and KFC (note: KFC is big here - folks love it, and it has a hint of Taco Bell as well, in an odd dish called a Qurrito). Thus, many adults never developed a taste for them.
At the end of the day, I suppose we could say that Czechs stay skinny by eating the way Hank did while he was here: a little beer, a lot of freshly prepared meat, and just enough walking to get the pulse rate up. Who knew that Hank and his pork knee contained the secret to being skinny? We think he should write a book.
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Ok I tried to repost this without leaving a trace because I made a mistake. But the stupid site blew my cover. here goes:
I want to eat that right now and it's 8:30 AM.
Also, I don't know if you guys have been able to follow the Giants closely (though the "interweb" should make that pretty easy), but after last night's game there is growing sentiment that Eli may not stink. However there is general consensus that Tiki is still a jerk.
Have fun!
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