“The only well-known foodstuff to come out of the Hope Hegemony is a salty but otherwise tasteless algal nutrient sludge grown in massive, floating offshore farms.
“That citizens of the Hegemony at home universally praise the efficiency and nutritive value of this sludge – while former citizens of the Hegemony abroad tend to rapidly double their mass from eating literally every other available foodstuff to excess – is a one-act summation, dissection, and condemnation of Hegemonic cultural values.
“And a warning that you, if you are unlucky enough to have business there, should always be the one to buy lunch.”
– Vhúfkarr Rúägh, Around the Worlds in Dodeciad Dinners
I recommend the Soylent Green and Orange, impeccable taste and texture.
At least it’s not spoo.
Sounds like spoo is an upgrade. People eat spoo voluntarily!