that knife and fork stuff

On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 18:45:22 +0100, Padraig Breathnach
wrote:

The Reids wrote:

Following up to Padraig Breathnach

I like buttered asparagus as a first course. Can you check Debrett for
me (my copy seems to have got mislaid, probably before I was born) as
I understand that asparagus should be eaten with the fingers.

I bought asparagus today, and I'll be in difficulty as I look at the
plate: fork or fingers? I'll bloody starve!

pick it up by the inedible end and suck off the soft part (so to
speak) personally I snap off the inedible and eat it with knife
and fork. Just remember to pass the port to the left.

I snap off the inedible end before I cook it. That means that the
fingers method isn't a great idea; besides, I don't want butter on my
fingers. To hell with Debrett: I want to enjoy my food!

Does the Queen still smoke a fag between courses,
or has she quit smoking since Princess Margaret passed on?

we came across a hotel with
some Americans staying. I decided to see this cut
up with knife then eat with fork only stuff that caused a fuss
here and in rec.cooking a while ago. So I watched discreetly, it
just didnt happen!

I am an American who when in Europe use my knife and fork in the
European style because it is really much easier and more convenient.
But, I just can't bring my self to eat Pizza unless I pick it up and
fold it. Using a fork to eat pizza doesn't work for me.

On 3 Jun 2005 14:19:08 -0700, "SusieQ"
wrote:

But, I just can't bring my self to eat Pizza unless I pick it up and
fold it.

Fold it?? Amazing.


Cheers, Alan, Australia

On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 19:16:22 +0200, nitram
wrote:

On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:50:38 +0100, The Reids
wrote:

Following up to S Viemeister

So I watched discreetly, it
just didnt happen!

They may have looked and sounded USAian, but perhaps had parents from
Shetland? Parents who would have taught them how to handle a knife and
fork.

possible, isn't it. I tried to spot it once before but got an
ambiguous result as the food was of a type that didn't really
need cutting up and was eaten with a fork used to cut and spoon.
That's not a reliable spotting, is it? If I get punched on the
nose by some American the blame comes here!
Did you know Debrett says eat first course with just a fork? Does
anybody do that?

Any tips about eating ring doughnuts?

Yep. Don't.



Cheers, Alan, Australia

In article , dontuse@fell-
walker.co.uk says...
On our tour of Shetland and Orkney we came across a hotel with
some Americans staying. Not unusual you say. Quite so, you get
pockets of US visitors in the Scottish Islands, I suppose some
hotels make a point of advertising in US. Anyway, using my
knowledge gained here of eating styles I decided to see this cut
up with knife then eat with fork only stuff that caused a fuss
here and in rec.cooking a while ago. So I watched discreetly, it
just didnt happen!

Some of us know the UK (European) style and use it while traveling, then
revert to our more comfortable and barbaric style when we come home.

It must take a lifetime of practice before one can balance peas on the
back of an inverted fork!

On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 01:01:53 GMT, Charles Hawtrey
wrote:


Some of us know the UK (European) style and use it while traveling, then
revert to our more comfortable and barbaric style when we come home.

It must take a lifetime of practice before one can balance peas on the
back of an inverted fork!

Why do you think mashed potato was invented?


Cheers, Alan, Australia

Alan wrote on Sat, 04 Jun 2005 12:01:31 +1000:

?? Some of us know the UK (European) style and use it while
?? traveling, then revert to our more comfortable and
?? barbaric style when we come home.
??
?? It must take a lifetime of practice before one can balance
?? peas on the back of an inverted fork!

AS Why do you think mashed potato was invented?

"I always eat my peas with honey; I've done it all my. life.
They do taste kind
of funny but it keeps them on my knife." - Anonymous ...


James Silverton.

On 3 Jun 2005 14:19:08 -0700, "SusieQ"
wrote:
But, I just can't bring my self to eat Pizza unless I pick it up and
fold it.

On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 10:33:15 +1000, Alan S
wrote:Fold it?? Amazing.
Cheers, Alan, Australia

Yes..lots of folks in Italy fold their pizza...for one thing, these
are thin-crust,and not loaded with 50,000 toppings...folks fold and
eat them sort of like a sandwich...I saw tons of folks (locals) eat
pizza this way

Pizza story: In Zagreb we found Mamma Mia's - we could have a large
pizza and 2 beers for about $5US. The menu listed a variety of
toppings which we assumed could be added as extras (as in the USA), so
we ordered the pizza with green peppers and asked for olives as well.
Well, we got the pizza with green peppers, plus a lovely dish of green
(unpitted) olives served on the side. I guess the "sides" really
were. Apparently the menu being in Croatian meant we lost some of the
context, even if we understood the ingredients. Still darn good pizza
though.

On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:50:38 +0100, The Reids
wrote:
Did you know Debrett says eat first course with just a fork? Does
anybody do that?
--
What if the first course happens to be soup?

Following up to Padraig Breathnach

I snap off the inedible end before I cook it.

the sensible approach.

That means that the
fingers method isn't a great idea; besides, I don't want butter on my
fingers. To hell with Debrett: I want to enjoy my food!

Debrett is a fascinating book to ignore. Although its not a bad
idea to know what youre ignoring.
--
Mike Reid
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