The Issue
After The Supreme Path's cuisine was rated dead last in a survey conducted by the world's best taste-testers, offended gastronomists have demanded a "national dish" to champion the country's food culture.
The Debate
"C'est terrible," bemoans Head Chef Elaine Nguyen of the Saveloy Grande Hotel. "Too many youngsters are eating zis awful fast food. Ze government must encourage haute cuisine to demonstrate to ze world that The Supreme Path is a country of beauty, love, and fine cooking. I suggest sautéed escargots avec garlic butter. Here - try one. Bon appétit!"
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"What's wrong with fast food?" asks acned MaxiDonalds server Jean-Paul Ruff as he scratches his nose. "Get a Maxi-sized triple cheeseburger and fries with soda for just five diamonds. Quick, cheap and tasty - that's why our customers love us. Next please!"
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"Mornin'," calls out farmer Randy Dredd, leading a cow into your office. "What do we care if some parboiled foreigners don't like our food? There's nothing better than good old-fashioned The Supreme Path-grown produce, cooked just the way me ol' ma would." Drawing a stun-gun and a cleaver from his dungarees, he continues, "Fancy a steak?"
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"A good serving of sprouts is all I ever needed to grow up strong and healthy," says school dinner-lady Margaret al-Zahawi. Dolloping a mound of grey slop onto your plate, she continues, "Mashed cauliflower. The kids love it, and there's nothing better for growing the hair on your chest. Now eat it all up!"
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A rancid stench precedes Samuel Peters who slaps a foul-smelling plate of decayed Flamingo liver diced with broiled asparagus and fermented pig's milk on your desk. "Some may call our customary food 'not with the times' or even 'nauseating', but what do they know? Show your love for The Supreme Path's culinary heritage, and tuck in."
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"There, there," soothes your PA Erica Licorish, proffering a bucket. "Our cuisine could use work, but there's so many dishes we'd have to fix… Oh, I know! You can't go wrong with pasta. Why not have everyone eat pasta? Only pasta." A plate of linguine appears on your desk.
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