Booyah

Today I would like to talk about Booyah. It seems that especially this time of the year, fire departments everywhere are advertising booyah. They sell this for a fundraiser—presumably for charity or to buy more equipment, etc.


That is a good thing; but what strikes me as interesting is how much everyone talks about how great this giant vat of soup (or stew) is! Is it really? Is it possible that only firefighters are capable of making outstanding soup; as opposed to when for instance, I make a much smaller version of homemade soup for my family? Granted, my soup will take no longer than a few hours (rather than days) to cook and it will have less grease that needs to be continuously stirred to prevent it from settling on the top in a large oil slick—but still, as good as that all sounds, does it really taste that good??? Perhaps I will have to try some; but so far I have not been convinced that it is worth it—at least from the culinary standpoint.