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Obviously the title is mostly tongue in cheek, but the premise is sound.
Why is it that the most expensive and coveted foods such as espresso/coffee, alcohol, sushi, cigars, etc. are all acquired tastes?
Obviously there are nearly objectively delicious things that are expensive, like steak, but it seems like by and large the more expensive the category of food, the fewer people like it.
Obviously the title is mostly tongue in cheek, but the premise is sound.
Why is it that the most expensive and coveted foods such as espresso/coffee, alcohol, sushi, cigars, etc. are all acquired tastes?
Obviously there are nearly objectively delicious things that are expensive, like steak, but it seems like by and large the more expensive the category of food, the fewer people like it.
Well, I don't know about you, but I never think of cigars, alcohol or even coffee as food; 2 are drinks and one is a tobacco. Now, that being said, everyone has a different idea of "high end" Sure, many foods that might be considered high end are expensive; that is the reason. They are not easy to find or raise, thus it is called supply and demand. I am sure you have heard of that!!!! If they are not pricy to produce, they are hard to prepare.
Obviously the title is mostly tongue in cheek, but the premise is sound.
I really don't think it's sound.
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Originally Posted by ksoviero
Why is it that the most expensive and coveted foods such as espresso/coffee, alcohol, sushi, cigars, etc. are all acquired tastes?
Coffee is expensive and coveted? Alcohol? Isn't almost everything an acquired taste?
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Originally Posted by ksoviero
Obviously there are nearly objectively delicious things that are expensive, like steak, but it seems like by and large the more expensive the category of food, the fewer people like it.
"Obviously"? Wow, a whole lot of assumption here. Could not be less objective. Do you live in a cave?
When I look at menus for very expensive restaurants, most of the dishes do seem to be things that the "average" person would not care for. I'm sure unfamiliarity plays the major role: squab, caviar, raw shellfish are not the kind of thing most people eat regularly, so they have not acquired a taste for them. Not that they couldn't, just that they haven't.
Everything except sugar and fat are acquired tastes.
"High end" foods are usually spared for the adults, presumably due to their rarity and expense, so people do not get the chance to acquire a taste for them until adulthood.
With the plethora of cheaply available, satisfying, and some might say addictive junk/processed foods, most people do not even covet things like caviar or unadulterated alcohol as much as they used to.
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