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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? |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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! |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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 Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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