somewhere between pastiche and pesto

Ever been worried that you were becoming a caricature of yourself?
The fridge in my house currently contains the following:

Capers (3 bottles tiny capers packed in salt)
Béarnaise Sauce
Hollandaise Sauce
Artichoke Hearts
Marinated capsicum strips
Marinated, char grilled eggplant strips
Anchovies (2 bottles)
Wholegrain mustard (2 kinds)
Dijon Mustard (3 kinds)
Hot American Mustard
Heinz Ketchup (2 bottles)
Mayonnaise
Lemon Mayonnaise
Dijonnaise
Native Australian bush tomato ketchup
Caesar salad dressing (regular and fat free)

Green Chili Jam
Home-made plum compote
Red Miso Paste
Palm Sugar
Ghee
Wasabi Noodle Sauce
Japanese sesame dressing
Sambal Oelek (2 kinds)
Wasabi Paste
Tomato Chutney
XO Sauce
Katsu sauce
Fish Roe (black)
Crushed chili
Sashimi soy sauce
Shiraz Vinegar
Crushed Ginger

All natural peanut butter
Vegemite
Marmite
Promite
Sour cherry jam
Mixed berry jam
Sugar free blackberry jam
Golden syrup
Honey (stringy bark)
Coconut Jam (for Kaya toast)


It is entirely possible that we have become the hyper-bourgeoisie: the only class possible only in the post-modern age.