What to avoid eating in Europe
Jul 17th, 2007, 04:05 AM
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What to avoid eating in Europe
I like shrimp, but in Europe they serve it with the head, tail and shell on. By the time I got done picking it apart, there wasn't much left. I say save the shrimp for home.
Chicken is so common, why purchase it at a restaurant. In Europe it is usually served on the bone. Why risk using one's dirty hands to eat chicken in a restaurant.
Strong alcoholic drinks. Wine is often as cheap as water. Wine goes great with a meal.
I really got hooked on the calamari in Europe.
Anyone with other comments?
Chicken is so common, why purchase it at a restaurant. In Europe it is usually served on the bone. Why risk using one's dirty hands to eat chicken in a restaurant.
Strong alcoholic drinks. Wine is often as cheap as water. Wine goes great with a meal.
I really got hooked on the calamari in Europe.
Anyone with other comments?
Jul 17th, 2007, 04:16 AM
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Most people use a fork and knife to eat chicken in Europe.
There really isnīt anything I would avoid eating in Europe with the exception of horse. If something is the local speciality, you can be sure that I will try it. Why have false boundaries?
There really isnīt anything I would avoid eating in Europe with the exception of horse. If something is the local speciality, you can be sure that I will try it. Why have false boundaries?
Jul 17th, 2007, 04:27 AM
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I avoid the dumplings in Czech Republic. It was ok at first then it became boring.
BTW, In 'nice' company in the UK its always the 'polite' thing to ASK if one may pick up a chicken bone and eat it ;-) I always feel a bit uncomfortable picking up chicken in a restaurant. In the US I was fine though as everyone was at it!
BTW, In 'nice' company in the UK its always the 'polite' thing to ASK if one may pick up a chicken bone and eat it ;-) I always feel a bit uncomfortable picking up chicken in a restaurant. In the US I was fine though as everyone was at it!
Jul 17th, 2007, 04:38 AM
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I've never eaten chicken with my fingers in public apart from at KFC, and that surely doesn't count as a restaurant. Don't do it in Europe, ok? Use your knife and fork. This is a public service announcement. Thank you.
Jul 17th, 2007, 04:42 AM
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You don't eat chicken with your fingers anywhere in polite company, and that includes the US, with the exception of buffalo wings!
I try to avoid places that have pictures of the dishes on the menu.
I try to avoid places that have pictures of the dishes on the menu.
Jul 17th, 2007, 05:21 AM
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What would there be to avoid eating? Escargots? Tripes? Roasted sheep head? Grilled sheep peculiars? Andouillette? Boudin? Haggis? If well prepared, all of this is excellent. Which doesn't mean you have to eat it every day.
About eating with fingers or fork and knife, it quite depends on the atmosphere. But one shouldn't be ashamed of having good table manners.
About eating with fingers or fork and knife, it quite depends on the atmosphere. But one shouldn't be ashamed of having good table manners.
Jul 17th, 2007, 05:36 AM
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Sausages--you don't know what parts of the animal are put into them and they the taste is odd imo--earthy maybe? Horse and donkey don't sound appealing in the least. While reading a France guide book planning a trip for next spring I read about a restaurant that creates an entree from the comb and head of a rooster. That is definitely a dish to avoid! Yuk!
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I'll try anything, and usually like it (even the haggis, honest!).
But what I usually avoid in Europe (and anywhere outside the U.S.) is steak. Not that I have a problem with it per se, or an overwrought fear of bovine spongiform ecephalopathy...it's just that steaks in the U.S. are just usually better.
OK, that's a VERY broad generalization, and a biased one at that. But I'll stand by it. At comparable-quality restaurants, steaks in the U.S. are generally better.
But what I usually avoid in Europe (and anywhere outside the U.S.) is steak. Not that I have a problem with it per se, or an overwrought fear of bovine spongiform ecephalopathy...it's just that steaks in the U.S. are just usually better.
OK, that's a VERY broad generalization, and a biased one at that. But I'll stand by it. At comparable-quality restaurants, steaks in the U.S. are generally better.
