It seems only fair to point out that last week’s Economist column poking fun at certain menu items aroused the ire of certain readers. Do we care if they can’t take a joke? Of course not. But in trying to rub healing balm on aggrieved hearts, the writer accidentally, I am sure, touched a fire in ours. He loved sea buckthorn!
Even more striking was the dessert, concocted out of the lurid and astringent juice of the sea-buckthorn berry. This costly and vitamin-packed elixir was mixed before our eyes with liquid nitrogen, creating an instant sorbet with explosive effects on the tongue. Did someone say that east European food was boring?
Not boring, and not merely striking either, but good for you, as we’ve said more than once.