I completely cracked up at your line " I’ve gone, but I now have a meal that is basically the perfect meal if you don’t care how your food tastes.".
I was raised in France, so I think this throwaway line absolutely perfectly sums up why the French consider Americans barbarians.
Do t get me wrong- I understand your feelings of frustration and your desire to tell them to F off if they're going to treat you this way. I've felt that way and done similar things.
But what, exactly, do you consider the point of living? Non-stop bucket listing of experiences to fill up a list with? What do you like to do for the pure simple joy of it?
Food is, at least for some of us, one of the great sensual pleasures of life. Like Women, reading, making music, creating things, pets, sailing, motorcycles, airplanes, etc.
You might want to look into the following book sometime:
https://www.thefrenchlife.org/2018/11/02/the-pleasures-of-the-table/
The author is a legend in the art of enjoying food.
I hope I didn't offend you with this comment, to each his own. But it is a great pity not to learn to enjoy things that we must do daily, several times in some cases, to survive. Why not learn to extract the maximum pleasure possible from them?
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I think this is a good question, and I'm not offended at all.
If anything, I eat TOO much good food. I travel for 6+ months a year, and most of the time I'm eating incredible food. Vegas also has some of the best restaurants in the world and when people visit me, we go to some of them.
As much as I enjoy good food, I consider it to be a rather low form of entertainment. It's purely consumption and it's not good for you (vs warm and brown). Cooking is a lot better, as it involves a skill and creating something, but I just don't love cooking personally.
On the other hand, there is a different type of pleasure to derive from Warm and Brown. It's satisfying knowing that I've fed myself something that's good for me, that nourishes my body and gives it the best chance at being physically able to do activities I enjoy for the longest amount of time.
What's the point of life? I don't think there is a canonical one, but a heuristic for how well you're using your time might be the amount of satisfaction you derive from your life. I'd argue that many people chase pleasure in search of satisfaction, and never find it.