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Wow US Desserts!!!
"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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> On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 11:12:26 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>> "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
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I'm not sure who wins here
>> >> >
>> >> > 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.
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
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>> I think we just get much smaller portions here.
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> Of course you do. Since the cost of ingredients is such a
> relatively small part of a restaurant meal, U.S. restaurants
> pile it on. It makes patrons think they're getting a bargain.
> Who doesn't love a bargain?
Good point! When there is so much served it must be difficult to waste it.
In such a situation I think 'doggy bags' are a good idea.
> More upscale restaurants have more reasonable portions, since
> "you can't be too thin or too rich".
So I hear, but I am not sure that is relevant to normal people <g>
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