Your personal food rules.....
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Not quite the same as a US meal where there is one entree/main dish and sides, but two proper and separate courses.
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I thought Italian meals (at least of the fancy restaurant kind) were potentially both a primi and a secondi, of which pasta would generally qualify as the primi?
Not quite the same as a US meal where there is one entree/main dish and sides, but two proper and separate courses.
Not quite the same as a US meal where there is one entree/main dish and sides, but two proper and separate courses.
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1. wont eat a caesar without anchovies
2. if theres mushroom or calamari appetizers, im likely ordering it
3. pepper EVERYTHING
4. never, ever, ever, ever order chicken. the least noble meat.
5. tilapia is not a 'real' fish.
6. i lean towards for the different dish (livers, goat, etc)
7. i rarely get pork. not consciously. just because theres few attractive pork dishes offered
8. unless at a nice steakhouse, steak is ordered rare because invariably it gets overcooked
2. if theres mushroom or calamari appetizers, im likely ordering it
3. pepper EVERYTHING
4. never, ever, ever, ever order chicken. the least noble meat.
5. tilapia is not a 'real' fish.
6. i lean towards for the different dish (livers, goat, etc)
7. i rarely get pork. not consciously. just because theres few attractive pork dishes offered
8. unless at a nice steakhouse, steak is ordered rare because invariably it gets overcooked
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- No other chocolate than Belgian (exception: the ones LX gives out)
- Steak should still be red on the inside
- No fries outside of Belgium unless in dire emergencies
- Fries should be eaten with mayonaise and/or ketchup
- Only grain mustard or ground mustard from Tierenteyn is allowed
- I try to get some of the local cuisine while away from home
- Never McDonalds, the rest follows #3
- Overcooked fish gets politely declined
- Steak should still be red on the inside
- No fries outside of Belgium unless in dire emergencies
- Fries should be eaten with mayonaise and/or ketchup
- Only grain mustard or ground mustard from Tierenteyn is allowed
- I try to get some of the local cuisine while away from home
- Never McDonalds, the rest follows #3
- Overcooked fish gets politely declined
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1. wont eat a caesar without anchovies
2. if theres mushroom or calamari appetizers, im likely ordering it
3. pepper EVERYTHING
4. never, ever, ever, ever order chicken. the least noble meat.
5. tilapia is not a 'real' fish.
6. i lean towards for the different dish (livers, goat, etc)
7. i rarely get pork. not consciously. just because theres few attractive pork dishes offered
8. unless at a nice steakhouse, steak is ordered rare because invariably it gets overcooked
2. if theres mushroom or calamari appetizers, im likely ordering it
3. pepper EVERYTHING
4. never, ever, ever, ever order chicken. the least noble meat.
5. tilapia is not a 'real' fish.
6. i lean towards for the different dish (livers, goat, etc)
7. i rarely get pork. not consciously. just because theres few attractive pork dishes offered
8. unless at a nice steakhouse, steak is ordered rare because invariably it gets overcooked
Re: #6, I almost always order things on the menu others would deem as unusual (since I probably might not have the opportunity to try them otherwise). For example rattlesnake, alligator, elk, moose, etc. Have found some great things this way and on occasion been "burned"
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Under no circumstances must ice be ever put in a glass of beer. Infact, unless the beer is being pulled from a tap, it must be consumed straight from the bottle/can thus eliminating any scope of adding ice to it.
If its a really hot day, put beer in ice... whack it in an esky full of ice.. but ice in beer... blasphemous
If its a really hot day, put beer in ice... whack it in an esky full of ice.. but ice in beer... blasphemous
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WOW! Can't believe I have mostly the same thoughts. Only disagree with never ordering chicken. Many Italian and French chicken dishes are definitely worth ordering.
Re: #6, I almost always order things on the menu others would deem as unusual (since I probably might not have the opportunity to try them otherwise). For example rattlesnake, alligator, elk, moose, etc. Have found some great things this way and on occasion been "burned"
Re: #6, I almost always order things on the menu others would deem as unusual (since I probably might not have the opportunity to try them otherwise). For example rattlesnake, alligator, elk, moose, etc. Have found some great things this way and on occasion been "burned"
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On the 'unusual' ones, unless the restaurant is an 'exotic foods' place where people specifically go to try such things, I would wonder about how fresh 'unusual' items were - boring as it is, presumably a restaurant gets through a lot of e.g. chicken breast, so chances are it is going to be pretty fresh. Someone ordering 'sauteed calf liver', in a US restaurant (different offal rules apply elsewhere!) on the other hand, I wonder how often it is served and whether it has 'lurked' about the fridge for a few days.
e.g. ordering fish at a steak place, or steak at a fish place, probably not the best idea.
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On the 'unusual' ones, unless the restaurant is an 'exotic foods' place where people specifically go to try such things, I would wonder about how fresh 'unusual' items were - boring as it is, presumably a restaurant gets through a lot of e.g. chicken breast, so chances are it is going to be pretty fresh. Someone ordering 'sauteed calf liver', in a US restaurant (different offal rules apply elsewhere!) on the other hand, I wonder how often it is served and whether it has 'lurked' about the fridge for a few days.
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in venice, milan, bologna, restaurants, pasta is not that popular.pasta is very popular in us "red spagtetti mills" as most of the population came from the south of italy, where i gather pasta is very popular.
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Actually pasta is popular throughout all Italy. There are even many kind of pasta that were invented and much more popular in the north than in the south, think about lasagne, tortellini, risotto, sauces including gorgonzola, saffron, etc etc etc... They all come from the north.
Primi piatti are one of the two main courses of your meal. The majority of italians usually eat either a "primo" or a "secondo", and every restaurant in Italy have some pasta dish, unless it is a pizzeria or a specialty restaurant.
There is no "main" course in our menus. If you're angry you may get both a primo and a second otherwise you choose..
PS Noodles are totally different from spaghetti, which is only one of many kind of pasta. Pasta can only be made with durum wheat flour while noodles are made from a variety of dough for example..
Both noodles and pasta were in use thousands of years ago. There are Etruscans paintings from 4th century BC showing ladies making pasta at their home for example, and noodles traces in china from the 8th century BC..
Primi piatti are one of the two main courses of your meal. The majority of italians usually eat either a "primo" or a "secondo", and every restaurant in Italy have some pasta dish, unless it is a pizzeria or a specialty restaurant.
There is no "main" course in our menus. If you're angry you may get both a primo and a second otherwise you choose..
PS Noodles are totally different from spaghetti, which is only one of many kind of pasta. Pasta can only be made with durum wheat flour while noodles are made from a variety of dough for example..
Both noodles and pasta were in use thousands of years ago. There are Etruscans paintings from 4th century BC showing ladies making pasta at their home for example, and noodles traces in china from the 8th century BC..
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Just kidding.
Before my doctor made the food rules for me, I always enjoyed eating local cuisine in foreign countries.
Now I have to select whatever is healthy, has low sodium, low in carbs and stay away from sugary items.