On Tue, 31 May 2005 16:19:37 +0100, "Rita Daggett"
wrote:
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>> We Americans take the leftover portion home, put it in the
>> fridge, and have it for lunch the next day. If you hae access to
>> a fridge at your hotel you can do likewise. Just ask the
>> waitperson for a "doggy bag".
>>
>> Europeans seem to not have caught on to taking the leftovers home
>> and apparently consider it a bit gauche.
>>
>Not so much that we think its gauche as that the idea of using up leftovers
>like this isnt very attractive. OK, SOME things are OK heated up or eaten
>cold but I wouldnt want to choose my meal on that basis. And having had it
>all squashed up in a bag and carried around with you for a while - I dont
>think I'd fancy it at all the next day! Apart from pizza, and possibly roast
>meat, what else works like this? how do you manage with vegetables? anything
>with a sauce?
Of course I pick and choose what I want to take home.
But there are ways to minimally heat something up without
destroying it. In a steamer, over hot water, etc. when
a microweve would be overkill. If what I ate was good, then
I take it, if not I leave it. I like Thai noodles, for example,
and a serving is always too much so I count on two meals
from the order. That makes eating out a bit more thrifty as
well.
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