The Best Food is the Cheapest Food
Summary
Ethnic food tastes better the cheaper it gets." That's the bold opener from a rider who schools Kareem on what makes authentic food actually authentic. In Egypt, falafel costs a dollar. Here, five's okay. But twenty bucks? Disgusting. The difference between a $5 falafel and a $20 one? The fonts. This straphanger wants Algerian music playing in the background, zero eye contact, and absolutely no nice menus. His formula is simple: if the spot has slick branding, the food is trash. Give him six-dollar momos and cheap chicken adobo over anything Instagram-worthy.
Full Transcript
Ethnic food tastes better the cheaper it gets. 100% agree. There's no such thing as good ethnic food over listen. If it's sh at 7:50, if it's Momos, six chicken adobo—what's the right price for a falafel? In Egypt, where I'm from, it's like a dollar. But they got to bring the chickpeas and the beans over now electricity. So here, five's okay, five's okay, five's okay, five's okay.
Have you ever had a $20 falafel sandwich? No, disgusting. A $20 falafel sandwich has nice fonts and like a nice menu, which makes the place trash. Does have nice fonts. Way, the difference between a $5 for apple and a $20 for lle is the f. I want to walk in and I want lgz playing in the background, and I want no one to look at me.
So what's your take?