Beard-fuel like no other.

Any trip back to my hometown area of Cincinnati, Ohio, is always marked by feasting on local foods that I am unable to obtain in Maryland. Apart from their innate excellence and nostalgia, they also happen to be appropriate fertilizer for any crackling virility hedge. Some examples include:

*Skyline chili - the paramount example of the Cincinnati chili style, Skyline chili coneys are, arguably, the greatest food on the planet.

*goetta - not to be confused with it's vastly inferior and more widely known cousin, scrapple, well-prepared goetta easily rivals bacon as the perfect breakfast meat.

*Donatos pizza - while not a Cincinnati-specific food, Donatos originated in Ohio and has yet to significantly migrate out of the midwest. It's thin crust Hawaiian-style pizza, including ham, pineapple, cinnamon, and almonds, is unbeatable, and was a staple brain food of late-night med school studying. And on Day 29, it helps me cram for another final - tomorrow's HoNoToGroABeMo end-of-term test.

Sensation: sweet facial comfort

Palpation: deeper intercalation is a thing of unparalleled softness

Personal satisfaction rating: 4 (out of 5 Norsemen)