On Marble, food tended to be pretty dry. Of course, we didn't know that, having been raised with that diet. Subsurface animal and plant farms couldn't keep up with our cravings for fresh food. We imported what we could-i.e. bulk fro-pack. If we had fresh food, it was usually coupled with our staple wheat, oat, or barley dried flakes or pasta. It was cooked quickly in a pan with peanut oil.

So as I approached the Bizeat for our regular Thursday breakfast, a smell of peanut oil ...