Angus popped a can of Utica Club and put it next to my plate. He popped another for himself and sat down. Now, from my recollection of family events, Angus is a wolfer. He eats quickly, barley tasting anything. Some men are like that.
Food is food and the less fancy the better for faster refueling.
But this was a meal that you couldn't eat fast. You can't eat a Trout fast unless you like bones, and I don't think Angus had ever tasted Morels or Fiddle Heads before, much less, anything like the Thai dish. He'd have to spend a little time chewing to get accustomed to these new tastes if only to decide if they were edible or not. Angus said in taste bud shock. He had tried the Thai salad first and his unsophisticated palette was being bombarded with, hot, sweet, sour, bitter, salt, mint and mushrooms, all at the same time.