On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:02:58 +0200, Donna Evleth
wrote:
>
>South Florida. I love softshell crabs, stone crabs, just about any kind of
>crabs. I also loved the steamed oysters and the steamed clams. I guess my
>main problem was all the stuff that came with them. I didn't need to be
>given both salad and veggies. Or so many potatoes. I think the real answer
>to my problem was the one suggested by one of those responding: get over
>feeling guilty about leaving food.
>>
I totally understand wanting to gorge on fresh seafood. And
that alone won't make you uncomfortable from overeating. As
to the rest, I suggest asking the server "what comes with
that"? and then saying, please skip the salad, vegetable,
whatever it is you don't want, if it bothers you to leave food
uneaten. I often tell a waitperson to skip the potatoes or
whatever. Also often many seafood items do come without anything
accompanying them in the appetizer menu or you can simply ask
to be served the seafood and nothing else. In New York City
people often give rather elaborate instructions of this nature
to a waitperson. They are used to it. |