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Elsi · 12-09-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Minor rant. I hate ordering risotto in a restaurant and it comes out 5 minutes after I've ordered. There is no way it's been properly done... Grumblemutterkidstodayetcandso-on

I ordered risotto at Olive Garden and got a rice plus mushrooms plus parmesan dish. I complained to the waiter that it was in no way risotto. He went to the kitchen and came back to tell me that "risotto" was the Italian word for rice. I told him that it was false advertising for them to call their dish risotto since it was not prepared properly. Needless to say, I picked at my meal and left only a token tip. (In the USA, waiters are paid a bare fraction of the minimum wage -- a money-saving scheme by the restaurant industry. Allows them to keep more of the revenue as profit instead of paying the help appropriately.)

vivaldirules · 12-09-2008, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

I ordered risotto at Olive Garden and got a rice plus mushrooms plus parmesan dish. I complained to the waiter that it was in no way risotto. He went to the kitchen and came back to tell me that "risotto" was the Italian word for rice. I told him that it was false advertising for them to call their dish risotto since it was not prepared properly. Needless to say, I picked at my meal and left only a token tip. (In the USA, waiters are paid a bare fraction of the minimum wage -- a money-saving scheme by the restaurant industry. Allows them to keep more of the revenue as profit instead of paying the help appropriately.)

Olive Garden. Ick! My wife loves their eggplant parmesan so I take her there a few times a year. I always pore over the menu trying to find something - anything - that isn't disgusting. I have failed every time. I think the water there is okay. I'm hoping that Sears/K-mart/GM/Microsoft buys them and they all can go down the toilet together some day.

desertgrandma · 12-09-2008, 08:47 PM

Gotta agree with Elsi and doggie.......Olive Garden does suck.

They try to pass themselves off at such a high end place to eat, but the food is awful. Here, the prices are high, portions are pathetic, service is abysmal.

Needless to say, we no longer patronize the place.

montsnmags · 12-09-2008, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I prefer sweet popcorn....

Mmm, Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs. So, incredibly, deliciously sweet that for me they're like Instant Migraine In A Packet (just add stomach acid). Arrggllll.... (*)

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Marmite is made from yeast extract, a by-product of beer brewing, and is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Oh. My. God. Does it taste anything like peanut butter?

No....good gods, no. Peanut butter is about as close to Marmite as gently stroking a cat's back is like waking up with its tail in your mouth.

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What would you compare it to?

Shit-on-a-shingle. Crap-on-a-cracker. Poop-soup. Not that I've ever eaten any of these things (though there was that coffee shop we visited once because it was so close to our house in Sydney...), but, ignoring everything that anyone else has said, Marmite can be compared to many things, barely any of them food-related, though the closest one is a "food" (in a similar fashion), and that's Vegemite.

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

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As LazyScott said, it really is a love or hate thing.

It's a bit like a less sweet version of vegemite, but that will undoubtedly only help any Australians in the Llounge.

It's no help. I've tried both, and, at the risk of being excommunicated from the Church of Bruce, Bruce & Bruce, Woolloomooloo Diocese, they both are vile muck literally scraped from the bottom of the (beer) barrel (well, okay, I'm ironically being rather loose with the word "literally").

It's funny, but no-one ever mentions Promite. Oddly, I don't mind Promite (though I think it's the sweetness - more "molasses" hints - that does it).

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Originally Posted by Elsi

I ordered risotto at Olive Garden and got a rice plus mushrooms plus parmesan dish.
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Sails Restaurant used to do a wonderful, sweet breakfast "risotto", with almond-slivers, honey-drizzle and coconut-cream. ~sigh~ That was rather yum.

Cheers,
Marc
(* Yes, on occasion, temptation beats migraine-fear)

Gaurnim · 12-10-2008, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Scene: Plane crash in Andes. Amongst the survivors are a group of somewhat silly liseuse users.

"I've a book on making snow shelters on mine somewhere."

"And I've a survival guide...."

"There's a how to convert your kindle to a radio beacon..."

"And this is a guide to safe fungi to eat...."

I do have the Geneva Conventions and an OSS sabotage manual on mine.
I'd have to remove them before crossing any border, I think.

mtravellerh · 12-10-2008, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Sails Restaurant used to do a wonderful, sweet breakfast "risotto", with almond-slivers, honey-drizzle and coconut-cream. ~sigh~ That was rather yum.

Cheers,
Marc
(* Yes, on occasion, temptation beats migraine-fear)

Thast sounds positively perverted

Patricia · 12-10-2008, 08:26 AM

I make a French onion soup with marmite instead of beef stock when vegetarians come round for supper. It works very well. In fact, several of my non-vegetarian friends actually prefer the marmite verion.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-10-2008, 08:29 AM

hm. against my better judgement the pro-marmiters may actually convince me to try marmite as a soupe base one day.

i imagine i could probably get some in the shop next to the pub (the one on the canal, where we had a drink, patricia).

what is the smallest size of it ?

Patricia · 12-10-2008, 08:41 AM

I'm not sure, Zelda. But if I come to the next apero, then I could bring you a small pot.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-10-2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I'm not sure, Zelda. But if I come to the next apero, then I could bring you a small pot.

let's not be hasty. i'm still not quite convinced.

but i do appreciate the offer.

mtravellerh · 12-10-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I'm not sure, Zelda. But if I come to the next apero, then I could bring you a small pot.

Ah, I am a vegetarian myself (love fish, though) and I know that there is some great veggie stock (from vegetables) around anyway.

So no Marmite for me, thank you very much!

PS: Hopefully you will be able to make it!

desertgrandma · 12-10-2008, 09:50 AM

Maybe Marmite was always intended to be an 'addition' to soups, etc, and people mistakenly started using it as a spread?

Just asking.........

Sparrow · 12-10-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

Ah, I am a vegetarian myself (love fish, though) and I know that there is some great veggie stock (from vegetables) around anyway.

So no Marmite for me, thank you very much!

PS: Hopefully you will be able to make it!

As well as being delicious, Marmite is a good source of vitamin B12 for veggies.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-10-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

As well as being delicious, Marmite is a good source of vitamin B12 for veggies.

hmm... sliding back towards giving it a try...

DixieGal · 12-10-2008, 11:20 AM

The thing is, if you mix pnut butter into fudge, it makes it even better.

What would happen if you mix marmite into fudge?

And by the way, I thought you guys were talking about big hairy asian rodents for a couple of posts there.

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12-09-2008, 08:47 PM	#63
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Gotta agree with Elsi and doggie.......Olive Garden does suck. They try to pass themselves off at such a high end place to eat, but the food is awful. Here, the prices are high, portions are pathetic, service is abysmal. Needless to say, we no longer patronize the place.

12-10-2008, 08:26 AM	#67
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I make a French onion soup with marmite instead of beef stock when vegetarians come round for supper. It works very well. In fact, several of my non-vegetarian friends actually prefer the marmite verion.

12-10-2008, 08:29 AM	#68
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hm. against my better judgement the pro-marmiters may actually convince me to try marmite as a soupe base one day. i imagine i could probably get some in the shop next to the pub (the one on the canal, where we had a drink, patricia). what is the smallest size of it ?

12-10-2008, 08:41 AM	#69
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I'm not sure, Zelda. But if I come to the next apero, then I could bring you a small pot.

12-10-2008, 09:50 AM	#72
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Maybe Marmite was always intended to be an 'addition' to soups, etc, and people mistakenly started using it as a spread? Just asking.........

12-10-2008, 11:20 AM	#75
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	The thing is, if you mix pnut butter into fudge, it makes it even better. What would happen if you mix marmite into fudge? And by the way, I thought you guys were talking about big hairy asian rodents for a couple of posts there.