At our ladies retreat Friday night, conversation around midnight gathered philosophical depth, as you might imagine, and the discussion turned to Chili Cheese Frito's. Some un-named blog-reader said, "Aren't they simply decadent?"
I laughed aloud and commented that I could not believe that she had used the words 'decadent' and 'Fritos' in the same sentence. Like I have mentioned, I wondered if decadent could really be applied to Frito's. True confessions: I have only heard the word 'decadent' applied to desert, so I assumed it meant it was a sweet indulgence. Oh, I was so far off the mark.
I looked it up last night. The most common definition was "in a state of decline or decay." I stand corrected -- Chili Cheese Frito's are truly decadent! We evidently use it to describe desserts and ultra-yummies because it also means, "a state of moral decline leading to self-indulgence."
I'm no Rhodes scholar, but I'm thinking that if I write a menu, I won't call anything decadent!
