Photo by Ting W. Chang ( flickr.com/photos/ssdctw/2260263714/ )
Exotic food. Food for the soul? A creative’s daily bread? Exotic foods might be hard to find in this global food market. Is anything rare, unusual, fresh? What are the things that are hard to find for creatives that they need and would seem exotic or strange to others? A lot of Americans don’t like exotic foods. They find comfort in the predictable. My father still eats the same crappy white bread he did when I was a kid, as stale as it is.
My wife keeps a stash of ‘exotic/special’ Japanese foods in the closet for when she gets the craving. My daughter’s favorite snack is dried salted small fish which makes most people gag just thinking about it. Is it an exotic food? Not in Japan. It’s a matter of perspective. To the people near us they may not be exotic but to those far off whether in geographical distance or world view they may be. What are the cravings of creatives? What ‘exotic foods’ could we or do we keep on hand or go and buy when we need a design fix? For me it is thrift store finds and lately tobacco barn viewings…. Read more…
