Skiing in Italy

ant wrote:
I found a steakhouse menu! Haven't been in a steakhouse in years, and I have
to say, looking at this menu, I can see why. I'm not sure we even have any
around here. anyway, this is what Outback should be, if it was australian.
http://www.mooers.com.au/menu.html

Oh my gawd, and somebody got paid for making up those names!

Actually it looks pretty good and I assume the beef is
first quality. I AM a meat eater.

Oh, yeah, you mentioned that Oysters always come raw.
And the confusion around the term "natural", does
"natural" lobster mean "raw" lobster? Being close to
Maine, I'm very fond of lobster but have never had it
raw.

VtSkier

ant wrote:
tm wrote:
Walt wrote:

There's actually an Austrailian restaurant in Flagstaff - I forget
what it's called, but I've been there and the food was pretty good.
Probably not authentic, but who can say?

That's actually a Florida-based chain.
http://archive.salon.com/travel/food.../aussie/index2.
html

No no no. It wasn't an Outback. It was a proper restaurant with linen
tablecloths, a wine list, etc. etc. The owners were from Australia.



That is a bloody funny page! And it says it all, really.

I remember when at Uni and waitressing at night, serving a busload of
50-something americans at an upmarket hotel restaurant (they were doing some
kind of tour). They were reading their prix fixe menu and something was
causing consternation. Eventually they called me over, and demanded to know
(insert american accent, probably midwest or texan): "those Oys-ters
Nat-Yoo-Raaaaal, duz that mean they're RAAAAW?"

which puzzled me greatly, being unaware that they came any other way. I
think our food caused them some anxious moments. As did the custom of
serving coffee at the end of the meal. They wanted it WITH the meal. They
complained that this happend at every meal they had in Australia. Funny,
that.

At the risk of ruining my effete foodie reputation, I have to admit that
I prefer my oysters cooked - fewer things better than a mid-Atlantic
fried oyster sandwich with mustard. Raw oysters don't really have all
that much flavor IMHO.

And then there's the little known fact that fresh oysters are not just
raw but actually still alive, one of the very few animals that's
commonly eaten alive. I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.


The food they have at that Outback place is almost purely, wholly American.

I've never been to an Outback, so I wouldn't know.

//-Walt

Walt wrote:
(snip)

I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.

Ah, Walt, where is your source of adventure?

VtSkier wrote:
Walt wrote:
(snip)

I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.

Ah, Walt, where is your source of adventure?

Ah, man, it's a dreary sodden day here and I'm
barely awake. Let me try this again...

Ah, Walt, where is your sense of adventure?

VtSkier

VtSkier wrote:

Walt wrote:
(snip)

I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.

Ah, Walt, where is your sense of adventure?


Hey, I eat poutine, ya know?

//-Walt

Walt wrote:
VtSkier wrote:

Walt wrote:
(snip)

I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.


Ah, Walt, where is your sense of adventure?



Hey, I eat poutine, ya know?

//-Walt

There's no adventure in that, just incipient coronary.

Actually I'm close enough to Canada to have also
sampled such fine fare.

Walt wrote:

ant wrote:
I remember when at Uni and waitressing at night, serving a busload of
50-something americans at an upmarket hotel restaurant (they were doing some
kind of tour). They were reading their prix fixe menu and something was
causing consternation. Eventually they called me over, and demanded to know
(insert american accent, probably midwest or texan): "those Oys-ters
Nat-Yoo-Raaaaal, duz that mean they're RAAAAW?"

which puzzled me greatly, being unaware that they came any other way.

I think they come smoked in little cans or jars. Another one of those things
from which I avert my eyes.

I think our food caused them some anxious moments. As did the custom of
serving coffee at the end of the meal. They wanted it WITH the meal. They
complained that this happend at every meal they had in Australia. Funny,
that.

It's a drink, not a dessert.

At the risk of ruining my effete foodie reputation, I have to admit that
I prefer my oysters cooked - fewer things better than a mid-Atlantic
fried oyster sandwich with mustard. Raw oysters don't really have all
that much flavor IMHO.

I won't eat anything with that much structure -- I took botany instead of
biology because I didn't want to dissect it either.[1] Worse, it tastes like
fish. Deep-fried scallops are good, they aren't identifiable as anything at
all and taste really good.

And then there's the little known fact that fresh oysters are not just
raw but actually still alive, one of the very few animals that's
commonly eaten alive. I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.

I guess you never saw the film of Nixon in China eating a live carp with
Chairman Mao at a banquet. Apparently they fling the live fish into a hot
pan, flip it over, and serve it sill wiggling.

Put me off my feed for a while, it did.

[1] Well, OK, I ate a whole baby octopus at Todai, but I only did it to say I
did and only one. They look like flowers made of tentacles. I'm still
ashamed.

--
Cheers,
Bev
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Is the Pope Catholic? Do bears **** in the woods?
Does Rose Kennedy have a black dress?

ant wrote:

I found a steakhouse menu! Haven't been in a steakhouse in years, and I have
to say, looking at this menu, I can see why. I'm not sure we even have any
around here. anyway, this is what Outback should be, if it was australian.
http://www.mooers.com.au/menu.html

Lordy, I didn't think you guys could be that cute even if you tried really
REALLY hard!

--
Cheers,
Bev
================================================== =========
An organizer for the "Million Agoraphobics March" expressed
disappointment in the turnout for last weekend's event.

And then there's the little known fact that fresh oysters are not just
raw but actually still alive, one of the very few animals that's
commonly eaten alive. I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.

When I took my final SCUBA class checkout dive (from a boat anchored off
California's Channel Islands) the instructor gathered up some live scallops
and fed them to all who were willing, while sitting on the sand about 40
feet down.

The Real Bev wrote:
Walt wrote:

And then there's the little known fact that fresh oysters are not just
raw but actually still alive, one of the very few animals that's
commonly eaten alive. I like my food fresh, but not quite *that* fresh.


I guess you never saw the film of Nixon in China eating a live carp with
Chairman Mao at a banquet. Apparently they fling the live fish into a hot
pan, flip it over, and serve it sill wiggling.

No, and I've never seen Fear Factor either, but I've heard about it.
Movies, TV, and evil power-mad megalomaniacs don't count as "common".

[1] Well, OK, I ate a whole baby octopus at Todai, but I only did it to say I
did and only one. They look like flowers made of tentacles. I'm still
ashamed.

Marinated baby octopus is quite tasty. Unfortunately, it's also kinda
pricy - if I'm gonna spend that kind of money on a delicacy I'll go for
a nice runny blue cheese.

//-Walt