Question #8:
Ham OR Cheese?
This week’s argument comes from
a wonderful lady and
guest blogger ~
Carrie Champion
from Ogden, Utah.
Welcome to the blog, Carrie!
Carrie's argument:
On one hand, Ham evokes memories of
family dinners and the Christmas season. It’s delicious (in my humble opinion)
and comes in a variety of forms, chops, sausage, hocks, pork and beans and many
others. Not only that. Did you know that on the Apollo 13 mission,
the crew managed to create a functioning CO2 filter out of duct tape and glazed
ham?? Movies and books have starred our
porky little friends. Wilbur or Babe anyone?? No one can deny how cute and sweet they are,
and people keep them as pets too. On the
downside, it is a known fact that pork products can shorten your lifespan
because of the cholesterol and artery clogging properties as well as the
process of slaughtering them is horrible.
But, if you find yourself in a natural disaster FEMA does keep a reserve
of 3.6 lbs of canned ham for every person.
Take that as you will. A pig
encased in some gelatin in a can? I’ll
pass but, if you’re into that who am I to judge?
On the other hand, you have
Cheese. Cheese comes in so many
varieties and forms. From the Swiss to the French there is something there for
everyone! Nachos you say? Grilled cheese sandwich? How about some shredded parmesan on your
spaghetti? The options are endless. And
not only that, it’s practical too.
Wisconsin uses cheese to de-ice roads!!
They recently tested a combo of cheese wastes with rock salt to prevent
roads from freezing. How brilliant! But, I wouldn’t go throwing your shredded
Colby-jack on your driveway in the winter; somehow I don’t think that will work
out to well for you. On the downside and
I am talking way down, there is actually a cheese with maggots in it (no I am
not making this up, ewwww). It’s called
Casu Marzu and they purposely leave holes in the cheese so the flies can lay
eggs and the maggots can eat the cheese, their subsequent excretions aid in the
fermentation process (yeah, I bet **gag**) and
soften the cheese that lends to this cheeses’ unique flavor. I think I’ll stick to my cheddar thank you.
So
you see, there are good and bad things about both. But, my vote is cheese. The options are
endless, and in my humble opinion cheese goes with everything.
And the winner is…
Cheese!
(But be sure to register your vote or post your own nonsensical
question or suggestions in the comments below. Who knows? I might just run with it.
J)
Please tune in next week for another utterly-mindless, nonsensical
question!
Until then...
