Wayne Boatwright wrote:

Very posh indeed. The department store employee's caff I worked in in
secondary school didn't serve anything like that. Just run-of-the-mill
food and dismal coffee.

That's certainly more typical of employee's cafeterias. I was fortunate on
two occasions to have great cafeterias where I worked.

I once worked in a department store with a cafeteria available to the
shoppers; naturally it was convenient for the employees, as well (and we
may have got a small discount). But they combined to words to name it:
the Buffeteria. Naturally, to us it was the Barfeteria.


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On Sat, 10 May 2008 16:27:38 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
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On May 8, 8:53*am, sf . wrote:

I dunno. *Maybe it's because I don't do appetizers unless I'm going
straight for the goodies like a plate of fried calamari. *Why fill up
on vegetables and fries when you can stuff yourself with those babies?

Price?

RU talking about the price for fried calamari? I thought you're a
Californian! You should know that an appetizer portion (full plate
w/o the sides) costs under $10.... usually *way* under $10.

That reminds me that I need to make my wife a lobster for Mother's
Day.

I'm always wary when someone says "lobster". Do you mean Australian
Lobster Tail or Main Lobster? I'm in the "rock lobster" fan club. I
don't like picking stringy meat from the body.


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On Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:41 -0700, sf . wrote:


RU talking about the price for fried calamari? I thought you're a
Californian! You should know that an appetizer portion (full plate
w/o the sides) costs under $10.... usually *way* under $10.

He's in St Louis, IIRC.

I'm always wary when someone says "lobster". Do you mean Australian
Lobster Tail or Main Lobster? I'm in the "rock lobster" fan club. I
don't like picking stringy meat from the body.

If you are picking stringy meat from the body of the lobster, chances
are very, very high that the lobster was overcooked.

Christine

On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:38:56 +1000, "Bigbazza"
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Lower regions I talk about, sf....

Thanks for clearing that up.

The term Wayne uses, 'Rocky Mountain Oysters', is an American
term for the testicals....A term unknown here in Oz.


I wouldn't expect you to be familiar with the term "Rocky Mountain
Oysters" down there in OZ because the Rockies are here in North
America. http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/nalnd.htm
Let's call it "a regionalism". Heck, a majority of Americans outside
rfc wouldn't know what it means either.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Sat 10 May 2008 03:21:27p, Arri London told us...



Wayne Boatwright wrote:

On Fri 09 May 2008 09:57:21p, Bigbazza told us...


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Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used
to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My
late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember
seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried
outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz



I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. Few restaurants
of any type offer sweetbreads. I like them, but have never had them
from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.



Very posh indeed. The department store employee's caff I worked in in
secondary school didn't serve anything like that. Just run-of-the-mill
food and dismal coffee.

That's certainly more typical of employee's cafeterias. I was fortunate on
two occasions to have great cafeterias where I worked.


Later that year I got 'promoted' to food prep in the main restaurant of
said dept store. Not really an improvement! However did learn how to
deal with a commercial grill that seemed to span about a quarter of an
acre LOL. Quite funny really...being under age (under 18 at that point),
wasn't actually supposed to be working around an open fire. Had to go
out front to the dessert station when the inspector came round.

Christine Dabney wrote:
On Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:41 -0700, sf . wrote:


I'm always wary when someone says "lobster". Do you mean Australian
Lobster Tail or Main Lobster? I'm in the "rock lobster" fan club. I
don't like picking stringy meat from the body.

If you are picking stringy meat from the body of the lobster, chances
are very, very high that the lobster was overcooked.

Christine

Very probable, but you will admit that the texture of the body/tail is
much different from the firm meat of the claw, even when cooked to
perfection.

gloria p

On May 10, 2:43*pm, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:
On Fri 09 May 2008 11:30:15p, Bigbazza told us...







"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Fri 09 May 2008 09:57:21p, Bigbazza told us...

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On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:55:59 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:

Just got a craving for deep fried mushrooms (from reading about fried
shrimp in another thread).

Mmmmmmm.

Any other fans here?

never heard of them before

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Years ago, when I bought Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Oz, they used
to sell small deep fried mushrooms, also Sweetbreads as well... My
late wife and I always bought them for a snack.... I don't remember
seeing them still whenever I have gone into a Kentucky Fried outlet...

They were delicious...including those little Lambs Testicals as well!

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

I don't recall seeing either in KFC in the US, but then I wouldn't
expect to see sweetbreads on any fast food menu here. *Few restaurants
of any type offer sweetbreads. *I like them, but have never had them
from lamb, only veal.

Years ago I worked for a brief time for a very exclusive department
store that had an employee's cafeteria without equal. *They often had
scrambled brains with eggs for breakfast, and they were delicious.
This is also a dish that is rarely found in the US.

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Apologies, Wayne...When I read your post just now, It suddenly came to
me...It wasn't Kentucky Fried, it was a now defunct one...'Homestead'
fried Chicken.... It had a large chain of stores in the 70's and was
still around up to not many years ago in reduced numbers of stores.....
It may have been 'bought up' by Kentucky though as they occupied the
store immediately where we used to go down to from home..

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

No apologies Necessary, Barry. *International, or national chains for that
matter, frequently have modified menus that are focused on local
foods/traditions.

Yes, like KFC in Bali. You can get satay and rice! Their chicken also
appears to be made from the local chickens that have very small
stringy legs.

JB


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