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Skriven 2007-01-18 19:22:51 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
  Kommentar till text 10596 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: TRAVELS 891
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*** Quoting MICHAEL LOO from a message to CAROL SHENKENBERGER ***

 ML> I find very hootlike the Asian interpretations of breakfast buffets.
 ML> I usually get my fill of something odd; at the Rendezvous, I ate
 ML> Brussels sprouts and bacon, for example, a big serve of the stuff
 ML> (with extra bacon taken from the bacon-and-eggs station).
 CS> Perhaps that's because the Asian 'breakfast' (*especially in Japan*)
 CS> has little relation to european style.

ML> The thing is that the hotel that I cited caters to a largely
ML> Western European crowd: there are slightly cockeyed versions
ML> of ordinary American or European breakfast things - a bran muffin
ML> that turned out to be flavored overwhelmingly with chocolate; a
ML> Belgian waffle topped with an unholy mess of scrambled eggs,
ML> tomato, ham, green pepper, and cheese; a bacon Danish. It's like
ML> someone saw a picture of these foods and then reconstructed them
ML> by appearance only.

I wouldnt be even faintly suprized at such <g>.  Been out here a long time. 
They probably did work off pictures with innaccurate translations!  The
question is if any were nay good?  I can see a bacon danish.  That would be
like a crossaint with bacon and scrambled eggs but sans the eggs <g>.  Asian
translation there.


 CS> To make up a 'buffet' with many dishes, they kinda have to outsource
 CS> cuisines  as their own has fewer true 'breakfast foods', just
 CS> variations of the basic  soup for breakfast.

ML> Soup or noodles or dumplings. Things much more suitable for
ML> me!

Should have had those things then <g>.  The Miso soup breakfast with Congee
mixed in and a bit of roe at the side and some fresh fruit, is my choice. 
I'll normally add a little pickled spinach to the side, just a 1-2 mouthful
amount.

 CS> To me, eating at a sushi bar in Darwin would be like a USA person
 CS> eating at  McDonalds in Singapore.  Umm, sorry, no.

ML> Last I was in Singapore, I poked my head into McDonalds (there are
ML> several) and noted that the ratio of white folks to Asians was
ML> 1 to 10. At BreadTalk, it was nearly fifty fifty. Now BreadTalk
ML> is classier and has better merchandise, but shouldn't the white
ML> people be seeking out Hainan chicken rice and stuff?

Sure they should!  But we all have our moments.  When I do go stateside, I'll
probably hit up a hardees right away.  Havent seen one in 6 years...  Wendys
and Pizza Hut right up there with them though so will depend on proximity. 
Ohh and a Dennys!  Yes.  Taco Bell (or varients) we have here.

                                       xxcarol

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