"Nexis" > wrote in message
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> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
>> In article >,
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>>
>>> > I repeat my question: Is there a difference between a fussy eater and
>>> > a
>>> > picky eater? How would you describe the differences?
>>>
>>>
>>> Absolutely no difference. They are both a complete royal pain in the
>>> ass
>>> and I simply will not entertain their childish behavior. The last straw
>>> was
>>> just one of those you described who ruined my Christmas Eve dinner in
>>> 07.
>>> By the time she left I was about ready to throw her out on her ear. The
>>> bitch even drove herself to the market to get fixings for her own hors
>>> d'ouevres because I didn't make any she wanted to eat.
>>>
>>> Nuts to them all. They will ruin any gathering and make you wish you
>>> had
>>> never bothered. So whatever differences in motivation are irrelevant as
>>> they are all a pain in the butt.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> <lol> If I am serving some specific dinner guests, I'll happily discuss
>> the menu with them (usually via e-mail) prior to their visit, and cook
>> according to their wishes.
>>
>> I consider it to be a challenge.
>>
>> It's why we ended up with grilled shark steak for Christmas dinner
>> instead of roast ham. :-) They are not "picky" eaters per se', but they
>> have a specific set of dietary guidelines they prefer to follow, and
>> fortunately they are similar to mine, just a bit more strict.
>>
>> They brought some fresh greens from their garden that xxx and I prepped
>> for steaming while I was getting everything else ready.
>>
>> I don't mind doing that. I don't often cook "fancy" for myself, but I
>> love to cook for an appreciative audience and would rather they enjoy
>> something instead of eating it to be polite. Truly!
>>
>> And I love it that they went back for "seconds". ;-) I put the extra
>> food on the table so they could help themselves.
>> --
>> Peace! Om
>
>
> Oh finally, some sense speaks out! hehe!
> I seriously don't understand that mentality of "You Will Eat It And You
> Will LIKE It"...what nonsense. Why would you prefer to force food on
> someone that wouldn't enjoy it rather than prepare a meal you would all
> enjoy? Makes no sense to me. Ah well. Can't please 'em all!
>

No you can't. Any good host tries. But that just means that there is no
excuse for the guests to be disrespectful. Nobody died because they ate
food they don't normally eat. OK, we are not talking about like when I was
served jellied fish eggs. That was so nasty I gagged. But being served a
dish which you can get down and still smile is not the same thing. Nobody
ever died because they didn't get what they wanted all the time.

> So now, about this shark dinner...what did you do with the shark?
> Marinade? Sauce? My sister in law is now vegetarian, but back in the day
> she made an awesome grilled shark steak with a citrus sauce.

You let them swim in the ocean because they are being driven to extinction.
500 million years they've been around and we're wiping them out - mostly for
soup. I wish people would just not eat them and know how dire their future
really is.

Swordfish and mahi mahi are still reasonable alternatives.

Paul