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squiddz Oct 30, 2024 5:03 pm

Hubby who is currently in Thailand assured me that he did not order the Smile with a Cartilage Smile. 😃

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This is a grocery receipt so not a menu item, but hopefully it is allowed. Hubby sent from Thailand. He said that "Chuen made an appointment with the frozen monk" is a bag of frozen spinach.

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thecowgoesmoo Oct 30, 2024 6:51 pm


Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast (Post 36575452)
I’m still curious what “Strange taste” is - Sheraton Chongqing club lounge.

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I hate to ruin the mystery, but they're seasoned fava beans (I think, without a photo to confirm). In the context of the other items on the list, the best comparison to make would probably be wasabi peas or those peanuts with the seasoned crispy batter.

carlhaynes Nov 1, 2024 11:49 pm

One of my favorites from a trip to Shanghai a few years back (I believe its just a mis-spelling of carp). The brown sauce is just icing on the cake.

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StuckInYYZ Nov 2, 2024 7:39 am


Originally Posted by carlhaynes (Post 36642050)
One of my favorites from a trip to Shanghai a few years back (I believe its just a mis-spelling of carp). The brown sauce is just icing on the cake.

Probably related to this...


ElevatorEnthusiast Dec 24, 2024 4:03 pm

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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Eastbay1K Dec 25, 2024 6:41 pm

How blone would you like your ale?

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Eastbay1K Dec 25, 2024 6:44 pm

I suppose it is better than the flabby part of the chicken :eek:
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Eastbay1K Dec 27, 2024 11:46 am

DL One lounge @ LAX. Even the server was embarrassed!

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SPN Lifer Dec 27, 2024 5:23 pm


Originally Posted by Eastbay1K (Post # 23) (Post 36765549)
DL One lounge @ LAX. Even the server was embarrassed!
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I suspect the Autocorrect-using menu writer and proofreader, if any, spoke only one language and had never been east of the Mississippi (or California). :o

Eastbay1K Jan 3, 2025 8:56 am

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I don't want to get to know the empanada, no matter what it may be filled with.

TWA884 Jan 3, 2025 2:27 pm


Originally Posted by Eastbay1K (Post 36784069)
I don't want to get to know the empanada, no matter what it may be filled with.

Is 2000 the price or the calorie count?

Eastbay1K Jan 3, 2025 2:46 pm


Originally Posted by TWA884 (Post 36784955)
Is 2000 the price or the calorie count?

The price. I doubt they're more than 400 c/u.

Eastbay1K Aug 22, 2025 4:04 am

Dear Diary:

I wonder what your butter tastes like.
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1P Aug 25, 2025 4:15 pm

A number of years ago, a restaurant in Granada, Spain, had a bilingual menu with such gems as Calves Lever and Brian Omelet, the latter presumably made with the brains of an unspecified animal.

Eastbay1K Sep 29, 2025 11:45 am

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