I saw cheese. I wanted to try. I couldn’t figure out how. Where were the toothpicks?!?!
While in San Francisco last month, my guide Justin took me to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Browsing the strange, west coast juxtaposition of (summer) tomatoes—which are grown without water and is apparently a thing out there—and (winter) squashes and (tropical) avocados, brought this Northeasterner much pleasure and jealousy. But I found my curiosity pointed to a particular paper product.
I saw a stack of thin paperboard (pictured above) where a cup of toothpicks should have been. We got to the market late. My stomach growled. I needed samples to carry on, but my cross-country journey left me with little brain capacity.
How. To. Eat. Cheese. Where. Toothpick. Caveman thoughts bounced around in my head.
What. Is. Paper. Thing.
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