Food porn is a big business these days. EVERYbody is taking
food pics. Not to say that I don’t love looking at them. Some are totally mouth
watering. Like I want to lick the screen of my phone or my PC monitor.
I too, am guilty of taking a pic of that oh so perfect plate
of food. The right light coming in through my kitchen window. The sizzling food
in the pan ready to hit the plates. Wait…don’t take a bite yet…I need to take a
pic.
I have food porn albums in Facebook and in my computer. On
Pinterest and Instagram.
And so I said to myself: STOP. Enough is enough. Eat the
damn food and just enjoy it. Savor each and every bite without worrying whether
this gastronomic event is worthy of a food porn moment.
And so I stopped. In fact, I deleted most of the food porn
pics from my Instagram. Do people really want to see the tofu stirfry or the
poached salmon I had for dinner last night? Eh. If I really want to capture the
moment I can do it and save it in my PC files for my own benefit. To remind
myself that I made a stellar meal.
I’ll still take photos of meals with friends. But I think
I’ll focus on the latter. After all, as good as the food is, the friends are
what make the meal special.
Buon appetito!
