an old boss told me that she and her husband would celebrate their anniversary by buying two lobsters, bringing them home and racing them across the kitchen floor, then the winner is the first one cooked (with the loser quickly following him).

The goal is be eaten first, much like Cthulhu cultists.

But I can't make everything from scratch just to avoid that. Someone out there must be catering to people who aren't interested in alternate sweeteners -- who just prefer less sweetness.

let me know if you find them

The Persian restaurant I tried a week or so ago would be a good place to start. Sugar never even looked at any of those dishes.

I used to drink club soda with a few healthy shakes of bitters instead of gingerale or cola. Really tasty, and not at all sweet.

sarameg, how did you find the baked goods in CZR? They were such teases to me because they were gorgeous and cheap but tasteless without American oversugaring.

Well, they were less sweet, but honestly? Largely tasteless. It wasn't just the sugar missing.

Me, I loves me the sugar. I have some deelish Orange Milanos in my desk drawer right now AIFG. That being said, the commercial pastries in NYC delis were way too sugary for me.

What do I want to have for lunch?

A banana.

Oh wait, that's what I had for lunch. I think you can do better.

Sashimi!

Well, they were less sweet, but honestly? Largely tasteless. It wasn't just the sugar missing.

Well, huh. This ruins one theory, but feeds into another I have about Czech tastebuds.