i <3 the cheese lady

whoah... i was gonna entitle this post "i <3 the cheese lady", and in fact, i did. but as i was typing it, the title got auto-completed -- meaning: i already <3 the cheese lady!

this time, she was working the deli counter when i came up and informed them that they were out of packaged diced pancetta. she volunteered to dice me some from the deli pancetta supply. instead of dicing it she sliced it thick and asked me if i had a sharp knife at home. "oh yeah!" i said. i sure do.

i told her i needed the pancetta for my collard greens recipe. she said "oh sure, it'll add a little flavor", to which i replied, "a little?!"

she laughed and told me that pancetta is alright, but nothing's better than irish bacon. she then went on to describe an irish breakfast, which seems to include a lot of pork blood products. i said i'd pass for now on the blood but asked if she had irish bacon. she told me where to find it and i got some.

my breakfast today was more irish-american than irish, but the bacon sure was good. thanks, cheese lady!