> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://secretbreakfast.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Sardines on Fire and Iberian Croquettes 🐟 - URL: https://secretbreakfast.com/sardines-on-fire-and-iberian-croquettes/ - Published: 2025-08-21T11:05:32.000Z - Updated: 2025-08-21T11:05:32.000Z - Author: Piero Macchioni - Tags: newsletter ### Welcome to Secret Breakfast / The best place to start the day by being late, mixing waffles and red velvet, while setting fire to your precious canned fish Hi there! Raise your hand if you forgot the extremely rare laptop power cable at home before travelling. No? Well, I did. Then, since I'm already late, I'll be super quick. September is approaching, and traveling time will soon be over; the newsletter will grow back to its usual standards. *Piero* --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/01/quote-transparent-1-1.png) ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/08/Ashley-Audrain--1-.png) ✹Ashley Audrain, [*The Push*](https://ashleyaudrain.com/the-push?ref=secretbreakfast.com). --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/01/White---22--1.png) ## The Vending Machine in the Middle of Nowhere ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/08/eiji.jpg) Some refreshing visual break. For almost 10 years, [photographer Eiji Ohashi has been capturing Japan’s vending machines in the most isolated places](https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roadside-lights-%E2%85%B5?ref=secretbreakfast.com) of the country. His [*Roadside Lights*](https://eijiohashi.com/en/work/roadside-lights-i?ref=secretbreakfast.com) projects deserves your attention. > The Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu once said of John Cage's music: "Meaning is never fully distinct; it is almost alive. It takes on different forms and reveals itself uniquely to each interpreter". > In the context of my work, I hope that the viewer's interpretation will transform the concrete image—the landscape with vending machine—into the abstract, so that the meaning can break free from the conventions of photography and remain indistinct and vivid. > My encounter with vending machines began when I lived in Wakkanai, the northernmost city in Japan. Winters in the north are harsh, with blizzards so strong that the snow seems to fall upwards. Once, while driving in one of these blizzards, the road disappeared behind the snow and I completely lost my sense of direction. But then I saw the familiar glow of the vending machines by the side of the road. They let me know where I was going. Since then, vending machines have taken on a special meaning for me. --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/01/op-transparent-1.png) Juicy content from food creators ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/08/red.jpg) Red Velvet + Waffle = [Red Veffle Cake](https://thecaketoonist.substack.com/p/red-veffle-cake) by Tat Effby - The Caketoonist --- ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/08/Omnivore--4--2.png) ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/01/Hunger-1.png) 🇪🇸Aithor Zabala's Creamy Iberian Ham Croquettes! (★[recipe](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9hapfed70i5j40pvmmcsu/Creamy%5FIberian%5FHam%5FCroquettes.docx?e=1&rlkey=k4jsf99uf7nqzr5w5sac4lsx7&st=9m9z16pt&dl=0&ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🍹[The Best 2-Ingredient Cocktails for Those Looking to Keep It Quick and Easy](https://www.foodandwine.com/two-ingredient-cocktails-11712435?hid=b65c06b8bb54449e12b2324cde45cf069f804769&did=18772259-20250816&utm%5Fcampaign=faw%5Frelationship-builder&utm%5Fsource=faw&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=081625&lctg=b65c06b8bb54449e12b2324cde45cf069f804769&lr%5Finput=969bf86e4d337bb74ec41d7fc4fcb4cbce448adc9ea58fc46f58a8b14ca494da) 🥜Bao's Peanut Milk (★[recipe](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNTQx8IdP7?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 🧈[The Butter Museum](https://open.substack.com/pub/rootkitchens/p/the-butter-museum?utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web) 🐟[Set Fire](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM0hwhvgd9d?ref=secretbreakfast.com) to Your Sardines 🍅[WTF, the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/31/potato-evolved-from-tomato-ancestor-researchers-find?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🫙[This](https://www.foodandwine.com/oxo-pop-container-set-review-amazon-11791474?ref=secretbreakfast.com) is basiclly and OXO adv, but square and airtight food containers (kept far from light) are always a good idea 🍊Ganache de tangerina (★[recipe](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMqjizStUFU/?ref=secretbreakfast.com)) 👶🏼[Why Grown-Ups Eat Like Kids](https://www.foodandwine.com/why-grown-ups-eat-like-kids-at-their-parents-house-11790022?hid=b65c06b8bb54449e12b2324cde45cf069f804769&did=19056867-20250817&utm%5Fcampaign=faw-top10%5Fnewsletter&utm%5Fsource=faw&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=081725&lctg=b65c06b8bb54449e12b2324cde45cf069f804769&lr%5Finput=969bf86e4d337bb74ec41d7fc4fcb4cbce448adc9ea58fc46f58a8b14ca494da) 🫤[People are bringing their own food to Bay Area restaurants](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/outside-eat-bay-area-20785175.php?ueid=e28c375eb8adc4ff1210f142451302c6&utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=From%20the%20Editor%20-%2008/16/2025&utm%5Fterm=From%20the%20Editor) 🥩[Meat Is Back at Eleven Madison Park, After 4 Vegan Years](https://ny.eater.com/news/403748/eleven-madison-park-not-vegan-adding-meat-nyc-restaurant?ref=secretbreakfast.com) 🫣This story, frankly I don't know, but here you go: [He Announced His Intention to Die. The Dinner Invitations Rolled In](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/business/last-supper-joseph-awuah-darko.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.f08.WJ49.uIUzEKuEHl35&smid=url-share&ref=secretbreakfast.com) ![](https://secretbreakfast.com/content/images/2025/01/White---19-.png) ### [The Pistachio Croissant and the Meaning of Life](https://michaelshindler.substack.com/p/the-pistachio-croissant-and-the-meaning) **Michael Shindler / Et In Arcadia We Go** This essay is a great read because it transforms a simple pastry into a philosophical quest. It's not just a story about a pistachio croissant, but a clever exploration of history, symbolism, and cultural identity. The author uses a conversation with a quirky philosopher to dive into complex ideas, making a simple baked good a springboard for discussions on everything from Kierkegaard's philosophy to historical events and the nature of meaning itself. It’s a compelling piece that proves even the most mundane things can hold extraordinary depth. [](https://www.foodandwine.com/good-guys-spritz-recipes-11724234?tag=travel&hid=b65c06b8bb54449e12b2324cde45cf069f804769&did=17544041-20250504&utm%5Fcampaign=faw-top10%5Fnewsletter&utm%5Fsource=faw&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcontent=050425&lctg=b65c06b8bb54449e12b2324cde45cf069f804769&lr%5Finput=969bf86e4d337bb74ec41d7fc4fcb4cbce448adc9ea58fc46f58a8b14ca494da) --- ### [Dicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Way](https://www.theautopian.com/the-airplane-barf-bag-is-a-genius-invention-most-people-never-think-about-and-using-one-blew-my-mind?ref=secretbreakfast.com) **Andrew Aquino, Russell Samora, Jan Diehm / The Pudding** Incredible feature! Tens of millions of people are curious about how to properly dice an onion and get uniform piece sizes. Here's how math and geometry can help solving this quest. --- 🔥 Last week's most clicked link was [What Chefs Prefer to Buy Instead of Cook](https://www.foodandwine.com/ingredients-better-store-bought-11700540?ref=secretbreakfast.com). And that's all for today. ---