12-09-2008, 08:17 PM | #61 |
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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.)
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12-09-2008, 08:34 PM | #62 | |
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12-09-2008, 08:47 PM | #63 |
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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. |
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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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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). Quote:
Cheers, Marc (* Yes, on occasion, temptation beats migraine-fear) Last edited by montsnmags; 12-09-2008 at 08:56 PM. |
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12-10-2008, 05:44 AM | #65 | |
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12-10-2008, 06:07 AM | #66 | |
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12-10-2008, 08:26 AM | #67 |
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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.
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12-10-2008, 08:29 AM | #68 |
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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 |
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I'm not sure, Zelda. But if I come to the next apero, then I could bring you a small pot.
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12-10-2008, 08:46 AM | #70 |
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So no Marmite for me, thank you very much! PS: Hopefully you will be able to make it! |
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12-10-2008, 09:50 AM | #72 |
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Maybe Marmite was always intended to be an 'addition' to soups, etc, and people mistakenly started using it as a spread?
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12-10-2008, 10:58 AM | #73 |
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As well as being delicious, Marmite is a good source of vitamin B12 for veggies.
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12-10-2008, 11:05 AM | #74 |
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12-10-2008, 11:20 AM | #75 |
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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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