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Wow US Desserts!!!
"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message ... > On Monday, April 11, 2016 at 7:31:48 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote: >> > wrote in message >> ... >> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:14:34 +1000, Bruce > wrote: >> > >> >>On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:04:40 -0300, wrote: >> >> >> >>>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? > > 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. I think we just get much smaller portions here. -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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