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Wow US Desserts!!!
"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7:31:48 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> > wrote in message
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>> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
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>> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote:
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>> >>>At least some were Canadian and as a Canadian I would say people here
>> >>>eat too many desserts and it shows! The portions in general are too
>> >>>large, I always feel I must eat everything on my plate and not waste
>> >>>but sometimes it is not possible. Currently I patronize a pub near
>> >>>here because the chef has agreed he will send me 'child' portions. I
>> >>>pay the regular price but don't have the guilt complex of leaving food
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>> >>I'm not sure who wins here
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>> > I do because I hate feeling overfed but otoh, leaving half a plate
>> > full makes me feel guilty. I feel I get my moneys worth this way.
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>> I thought you had 'doggy bags' over there?
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> Not every leftover is suitable for use later. I sometimes order
> deep-fried food in restaurants but can rarely finish the portion.
> I don't take the uneaten food home because deep-fried food
> doesn't re-heat well (especially if it's in a sauce like Chinese
> food often is), and the less I eat of it the better, anyway.
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> Likewise, it's rare that I don't finish a salad in a restaurant,
> sometimes the portions are just too huge. I don't take that home
> because the lettuce would be irretrievably wilted by the dressing.
I think we just get much smaller portions here.
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