French Modesty

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On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Grönroos <kur....TakeThisOut@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
> 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in
> the
> world.


Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
Italian, Japanese or Indian.
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Bull.
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On Feb 25, 3:53 am, Markku Grönroos <kur... RemoveThis @hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
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> On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Grönroos <kur... RemoveThis @hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>
> > 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in
> > the
> > world.
>
> Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
> Italian, Japanese or Indian.
> _________________________________________________________________________
>
> Bull.


What do you think they would consider the best?
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:54 -0800 (PST), Iceman <oneofcold.DeleteThis@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Feb 25, 3:53 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur....DeleteThis@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>> "Iceman" <oneofc....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> kirjoitti
>> viestiss=E4:d5de514d-e5f5-46bb-9caf-9ab711449...@q70g2000hsb.googlegroups.=
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>> On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur....DeleteThis@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>>
>> > 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in=
>
>> > the
>> > world.
>>
>> Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
>> Italian, Japanese or Indian.
>> _________________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Bull.
>
>
>What do you think they would consider the best?

Raw fish and vodka.
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On Feb 25, 4:30 pm, d4g... RemoveThis @yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> John Kulp <john_k... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:54 -0800 (PST), Iceman <oneofc... RemoveThis @yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
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> > >On Feb 25, 3:53 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur... RemoveThis @hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
> > >> "Iceman" <oneofc... RemoveThis @yahoo.com> kirjoitti
> > >> viestiss=E4:d5de514d-e5f5-46bb-9caf-9ab711449...@q70g2000hsb.googlegroups.=
> > >com...
> > >> On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur... RemoveThis @hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>
> > >> > 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in=
>
> > >> > the
> > >> > world.
>
> > >> Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
> > >> Italian, Japanese or Indian.
> > >> _________________________________________________________________________
>
> > >> Bull.
>
> > >What do you think they would consider the best?
>
> > Raw fish and vodka.
>
> Raw fish and vodka can be exquisite of course. I like lots of raw
> things, sashimi, steak tartare etc. Particularly fond of Mett, and had
> it every day (mostly as a snack, on a toasted roll) in Cologne the last
> few days.

I went on a trip to Cologne myself just now, but they didn't serve
Mett.
In the hospital
In the room I shared with the snoring Dutchman

B'
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John Kulp <john_kulp DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:54 -0800 (PST), Iceman <oneofcold DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Feb 25, 3:53 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur... DeleteThis @hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
> >> "Iceman" <oneofc... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> kirjoitti
> >> viestiss=E4:d5de514d-e5f5-46bb-9caf-9ab711449...@q70g2000hsb.googlegroups.=
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> >> On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur... DeleteThis @hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
> >>
> >> > 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in=
> >
> >> > the
> >> > world.
> >>
> >> Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
> >> Italian, Japanese or Indian.
> >> _________________________________________________________________________
> >>
> >> Bull.
> >
> >
> >What do you think they would consider the best?
>
> Raw fish and vodka.

Raw fish and vodka can be exquisite of course. I like lots of raw
things, sashimi, steak tartare etc. Particularly fond of Mett, and had
it every day (mostly as a snack, on a toasted roll) in Cologne the last
few days.

I've decided that "sehr pikante" means "salty" in German.

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David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> John Kulp <john_kulp.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:54 -0800 (PST), Iceman <oneofcold.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com>
[]
> > >What do you think they would consider the best?
> >
> > Raw fish and vodka.
>
> Raw fish and vodka can be exquisite of course.

Not at the same time. I generally like to have a beer with sashimi,
though there is also a nice japanese spirit served a bit like a G&T.

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On Feb 25, 3:53 am, Markku Grönroos <kur....TakeThisOut@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
> "Iceman" <oneofc....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> kirjoitti
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> On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Grönroos <kur....TakeThisOut@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>
> > 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in
> > the
> > world.
>
> Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
> Italian, Japanese or Indian.
> _________________________________________________________________________
>
> Bull.


What do you think they would consider the best?
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*Serious* gourmets don't list countries. Only those dead from their necks up
would do anything like that.
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:08 +0000, d4g4h4.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>I've decided that "sehr pikante" means "salty" in German.

It quite often means "garlicky".
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Tim C. <tim.challenger.TakeThisOut@aon.at> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:08 +0000, d4g4h4.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >I've decided that "sehr pikante" means "salty" in German.
>
> It quite often means "garlicky".

Ah, interesting. Not in this particular case- a goulash (called ragout
IIRC?) which was tasty enough, but a little on the salty side. Certainly
not picante!

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onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:08 +0000, d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>John Kulp <john_kulp.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:54 -0800 (PST), Iceman <oneofcold.DeleteThis@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Feb 25, 3:53 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur....DeleteThis@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>> >> "Iceman" <oneofc....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> kirjoitti
>> >> viestiss=E4:d5de514d-e5f5-46bb-9caf-9ab711449...@q70g2000hsb.googlegroups.=
>> >com...
>> >> On Feb 24, 3:28 am, Markku Gr=F6nroos <kur....DeleteThis@hassuserveri.fi> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > 140cm tall French president claims that the French gastronomy is best in=
>> >
>> >> > the
>> >> > world.
>> >>
>> >> Most serious gourmets would agree with that. You'd get some votes for
>> >> Italian, Japanese or Indian.
>> >> _________________________________________________________________________
>> >>
>> >> Bull.
>> >
>> >
>> >What do you think they would consider the best?
>>
>> Raw fish and vodka.
>
>Raw fish and vodka can be exquisite of course. I like lots of raw
>things, sashimi, steak tartare etc. Particularly fond of Mett, and had
>it every day (mostly as a snack, on a toasted roll) in Cologne the last
>few days.

So do I actually. I was just making fun of the racist Finn who
started this thread.

>
>I've decided that "sehr pikante" means "salty" in German.

Strange, since I would have thought it meant spicy. In the sense of
hot.
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:31:13 +0000, d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> John Kulp <john_kulp.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:54 -0800 (PST), Iceman <oneofcold.DeleteThis@yahoo.com>
>[]
>> > >What do you think they would consider the best?
>> >
>> > Raw fish and vodka.
>>
>> Raw fish and vodka can be exquisite of course.
>
>Not at the same time. I generally like to have a beer with sashimi,
>though there is also a nice japanese spirit served a bit like a G&T.

Vodka and it derivative Aquavit go very nicely with Scandinavian
herring. They are a matched set.
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:08:37 +0000, d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>Tim C. <tim.challenger.DeleteThis@aon.at> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:08 +0000, d4g4h4.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >I've decided that "sehr pikante" means "salty" in German.
>>
>> It quite often means "garlicky".
>
>Ah, interesting. Not in this particular case- a goulash (called ragout
>IIRC?) which was tasty enough, but a little on the salty side. Certainly
>not picante!

Dutch and Polish herring are quite salty as well.
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John Kulp <john_kulp.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:08:37 +0000, d4g4h4.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >Tim C. <tim.challenger.RemoveThis@aon.at> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:30:08 +0000, d4g4h4.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> >> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
> >>
> >> >I've decided that "sehr pikante" means "salty" in German.
> >>
> >> It quite often means "garlicky".
> >
> >Ah, interesting. Not in this particular case- a goulash (called ragout
> >IIRC?) which was tasty enough, but a little on the salty side. Certainly
> >not picante!
>
> Dutch and Polish herring are quite salty as well.

I'd already learned that the Dutch for salty was spicy, based on some
"more spicy" sausages I bought a while back!

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onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins
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