Menudo?

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Well... yes and... no.  The flavor?  A bit mild.  I can adjust.  A bit more garlic and onion, powder?  No, fresh diced onion.  Though, garlic powder will do.  Garlic can be difficult to get right.  Still, it had a good flavor, just a bit... faded?  Something.  The thing that I noticed, actually, was more the color.  I am used to having it redder.  Not from tomato, from dried chilis, hydrated, blended, then added.

Needed?  No, as long as the spice level is right.  But, as with pistachios, which when introduced were red, I... it took a while to enjoy non-dyed pistachios.  Why were they dyed red?  To prevent theft.  Ah.  Well, that was pistachios.  As explained, with menudo it has to do with the traditional means of spicing.  I could do it that way, or add coloring... or... as with pistachios, simply get used to the lighter color.

Still, I'll tell you, it was very good.  It was an honest meal.  Humble?  I suppose, for some.  It is eating all of the animal, and a good one at that.  It is only humble to fools, much as lobster and other shellfish once were considered.  Even liver, even now, by those of grosser natures and lesser minds, is considered small people's food.  I'll tell you, if this is small living, I am... quite enjoying.

I can't get much else.  I am slowly crashing.  I will get it put away in the morning.  I have one pot, as with soup and stew, out and for meals tomorrow.  The rest will be stored in larger containers, dated and signified, then frozen.  One of those will make several meals for a day or two.  Fresh onion diced for on top, a sprinkle of cheese, perhaps those keto tortillas... a pleasing meal.

Oh, I have found several ways of cooking kidney.  The simplest is a straight forward whole organ boil... for between eight to twelve minutes, eaten pretty much as is.  On to extensive carving out of certain pieces and parts, for the squeamish or those who can't handle 'different'.  Then to various methods of stewing with anything from beer to butter, with onions or else.  The easiest way first.

I may have to see about finding fresh organs.  I mean buying stuff the day it is pulled, before it is even frozen.  I'd... work to try to get to that.  Something about freshness that cannot be beat with the best of cooking techniques or the finest of additions.  Is it really that good of food to eat?  In a word?  Yes.  It is... what makes peasants healthier than their... our... betters.  I guess I am now considered a peasant, by our current admin.  Something is definitely wrong with all of them.

Good night.