Roughly speaking, the more one pays for food, the more sweat and spittle one is obliged to eat with it. ... Dirtiness is inherent in hotels and restaurants, because sound food is sacrificed to punctuality and smartness... The only food at the Hotel X which was ever prepared cleanly was the staff's.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Affordable food often comes with hidden costs of hygiene and quality.
- In plain terms
- Cheap food is often dirty because restaurants care more about speed.
- What can you take from it?
- Cheap food may lack cleanliness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you check restaurant hygiene?
- What matters more, speed or quality?
Another view
Even staff food can be the only clean option in bad establishments.
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