12.023
28 (Thu) January 2021
Rösti à la Gustaf
2.0
by me
at home
-Changgok, Sujeong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-
with W and IZ
Because he once accused Americans of putting ketchup on everything (see comments at 11.185 Spaghetti & Allemansrätten Meatballs).
The cakes were easy enough to prepare, just a few minutes in a pan with oil. They were a bit limp in texture, a bit bland in flavor, but passable with a sprinkle of salt and lots of ketchup.
Not sure whether the dish should be characterized as Swiss or Swedish, or American.
(See also FOODS.)
(See also PLACES.)
Didn’t your wife think it was weird that you wrote the name of some random Swede with ketchup on your food?
Jokes aside, I don’t think anyone has ever written my name in food (maybe on a cake…).
1. wife and kid didn’t notice the lettering. they just smeared the ketchup and began eating.
2. not “random” swede – wife remembers you, and knows about our cooking exchanges.
3. as i was considering how to apply the ketchup, either as dots or zigzag, i realized that there were 6 pancakes and i did that thing where i counted on my fingers as i spelled out “G – U – S – T – A- F…6!” afterwards, i was thinking it was kinda creepy, especially because the letters are all warped, making me look like a crazy twitchy stalker, but too late.
I think it just balanced on the right side of the line between creepy and funny 🙂