Sometimes things food-related pop into my head unbidden. Today, the word pomato made an appearance. Pomato? Where had I heard that? I looked it up and then remembered that I had started some research into this subject a few years ago. Most likely, I was distracted by some shiny object or another before writing anything … Read more
McDonald’s customers often feel that a McDonald’s fountain Coca-Cola is better than other fountain Cokes. Why is this? First, I can tell you that McDonald’s fountain Coke is not likely to be liked better than a cold Coca-Cola straight out of the bottle or can, without ice. Ice is the key. It is rumored that … Read more
Winston Churchill could be very demanding and picky about food. In fact, he could be downright overbearing on the subject. Some of his visits to America are legendary in regards to food, among other things, alcohol being chief (prohibition, be damned). The most famous Winston Churchill food story from America is the hilarious “white meat” … Read more
The other common name for the fruit is the makrut (makrud, magroot) lime plant, a shrub that is common in Southeast Asia. The most common name for the fruit and leaves in the West, Kaffir, is a derogatory term in South Africa, and it was once used by Afrikaaners as a racial slur against black … Read more
In two of the Italian chain restaurants I sometimes visit, they always give you seasoned olive oil in a small bowl to go along with your complementary bread. You are supposed to dip your bread in the olive oil. It’s delicious. One of the restaurants calls it “Italian butter.” And, I’ve also heard of people … Read more
This is a tribute to the best song ever written, itself, a tribute to humorously bad English. It’s called Yes, We Have No Bananas. Perhaps I exaggerate, but there was a time in the 1920s when people thought this phrase, and the song it came from, was the best thing since Eskimo Pies. In fact, … Read more