Food.

When I say I love food, I don't just mean that I have a big sweet tooth, or I enjoy binge eating from time to time...I mean, I love food. I love the taste from the right combination of herbs. I love the different tastes of cheeses in my Mom's "Rainbow Macaroni and Cheese". I love the taste of chocolate ice cream and the way the cold makes it taste richer and sweeter in your mouth, the light and fluffy texture is swollen up into a dense piece of chocolate right inside my mouth. See? Most people just see chocolate as sweet and rich. I see it as an event.

When I say I love food, I think of it as an exciting adventure. I can't wait to eat something new to feel the texture of it, to taste it, to see how it is after the first bite...with all the flavors combined. It goes in stages. You smell it, take in all the aroma, You put it in your mouth, let the outer flavors soak onto your tongue and when you finally bite down onto it...it's all the flavors that you didn't taste before enveloping the inside of your mouth.

It's not just eating. It's a tasting frenzy. So many things going on at once, you have to sit there and slow down that frenzy...letting every stage hit in the right order. Next time, take it all in before you start devouring.