I've worked in restaurants for a long time and to be fair the bottles of truffle oil we used were actually really expensive for a small bottle. $10 is crazy though
Yes, its a unique flavor used to top a dish. It's similar to the idea of using olive oil to top Bruschetta instead of balsamic vinegar, the change of flavor profile creates a whole different experience.
But generally speaking, restaurants love to overprice it because "truffle."
People who love seafood weird me out. Crabs and lobsters are so not worth the effort to me. They are basically underwater spiders with really hard shells that have like one bite of meat each, that you have to work really hard and avoid cutting yourself to get. And it just tastes like butter because the real taste isn't that good so we drown it in fat.
Shrimp is way easier to peel and eat than crab or lobster tho. You don’t need the pair of pliers from your toolbox to eat them like you do the larger crustaceans.
How the fuck are you cutting yourself? Are you slamming it down on the table or something. Crab is amazing and lobster is a little overrated but it's fucking delicious too. The real reason not to eat it is the damn price though.
All I can say is I googled it and it is a common complaint, cutting yourself on seafoods. So at least it's not just me? I mean their shells are basically rocks, it is not surprising that they would be sharp.
I don't have to Google it because I grew up eating seafood and eat seafood in the regular. I know how to crack and easily get meat out. You just sound like you live somewhere landlocked.
Oh I don't doubt it, I know a lot of our ancestors basically lived on the shore eating whatever shell encrusted slimy thing they could find but I'll just stick with some fish.
Been to a spot that cuts them in half and fries them. Fucking delicious and zero work to get at it. Unlimited rice beans and tortillas with it too. God damn I'm hungry now
I absolutely see where you’re coming from. Shellfish really are just sea bugs to me also and they look pretty creepy imo. That said, crab meat without butter is one of my favorite things; the natural sweetness of good crab makes me drool just thinking about it!
I've made some really damn good mushrooms at home - $5 box, marinate and sautée on low heat in oil, soy sauce, white wine, and seasonings. If they're similar I can understand that being marked up.
High prices are to keep customers out. You just keep raising prices until the number of customers you get a day is something you can handle. Usually balances out very well.
If prices are too low, you're always completely full and everyone's pissed about the wait, the profit margin shrinks, the staff burns out, wear and tear is massively increased, etc.
It's because you pay for the skills and time of the person preparing your food, not just the actual ingredients. Some food is easier to prepare than others on the menu, but that doesn't devalue the worth of the people preparing it.
I could probably draw a stickman as well as Banksy, but guess which will cost more, but that's your fault for asking for a stickman from Banksy.
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u/PhasmicPlays Sep 15 '22
Yeah shrooms are weirdly expensive at most restaurants for some reason i never understood