Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Speaker 1: Today's tip is to try a new cuisine. Making a
Speaker 1: dish with a completely different flavor profile than you're used
Speaker 1: to is one way to shake up dinner and make
Speaker 1: a normal day more memorable. This summer, when my family
Speaker 1: was looking for ways to streamline household operations, we began
Speaker 1: ordering meal kits from one of those delivery services. We
Speaker 1: get the ingredients for two dinners a week. It's not
Speaker 1: particularly quicker or easier than what we'd normally do, but
Speaker 1: what we have noticed is that they send us stuff
Speaker 1: that would not occur to me to make on my own.
Speaker 1: We're talking Malaysian food, or Hawaiian stuff, or ingredients like
Speaker 1: sambal ulik, which I may not even be pronouncing correctly.
Speaker 1: I like to think of myself as somewhat sophisticated, but
Speaker 1: I didn't know anything about Indonesian sauces. Trying a new
Speaker 1: cuisine has given me some new favorite foods. It makes
Speaker 1: Tuesdays a wee bit more interesting and memorable than if
Speaker 1: I just served grilled cheese. Now, you may be much
Speaker 1: more cosmopolitan than I am, but I bet there are
Speaker 1: at least some cuisines that you are less familiar with,
Speaker 1: and even if you eat from around the globe, there
Speaker 1: may still be regional options or particular dishes that you
Speaker 1: haven't tried. Doing so nudges you out of your comfort
Speaker 1: zone and may even make a grocery store trip feel
Speaker 1: different as you hunt for something that you've never bought before. Now,
Speaker 1: of course, there's also an easier way to try a
Speaker 1: new cuisine. You can order delivery from a restaurant with
Speaker 1: a new to you cuisine as well. These days, it's
Speaker 1: certainly a good thing to send more business to local restaurants.
Speaker 1: If you are unsure what you should order, see if
Speaker 1: there is a most popular section on the website, or
Speaker 1: here's an idea, call the restaurant and ask what they recommend.
Speaker 1: But in any case, trying a new cuisine is a
Speaker 1: very easy way to make life a little more exciting.
Speaker 1: So today, look at a map of the world, pick
Speaker 1: an area or you haven't tried much of the food,
Speaker 1: do a little digging, look up popular recipes, and choose
Speaker 1: one or two that seem doable. Next time you go
Speaker 1: to the grocery store, get these ingredients and then try
Speaker 1: your hand at it. You are well on your way
Speaker 1: to having at least one little adventure this week. And
Speaker 1: when life feels like a lot of the same old,
Speaker 1: same old as we are all dealing with these days,
Speaker 1: well a few Indonesian sauces just might change that up.
Speaker 1: In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and
Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Yeah, hey, everybody,
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