Whenever I read Schopenhauer’s name, I’m instantly reminded of this part of a song by German punk pop band Die Ärzte.

In Germany, we have the word “schönsaufen”, which means something along the line of “drinking until something or someone ugly looks pretty” and I think that’s beautiful.

So here’s a quick recipe for a spicy egg salad. It’s a kind of love it or hate it thing, but it definitely has the same musical effect on your digestion.

• 20 cooked and roughly chopped eggs
• 1 jar of Hellmann’s Light mayonnaise
• 1 jar of white asparagus, chopped
• 1 jar of mushrooms
• 50g Stokes Curry Ketchup
• 3-4 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
• freshly ground black pepper
• Habanero Tabasco to taste

John Ecticut?