I dont understand this - its a massive generalisation. You cant possibly have tried every single chinese food dish?
Of course not, but why would you keep trying something you don't like to begin with when there are other choices?
For precisely the reason you mentioned in your other post - cos I dont want to miss lunches/nights out that are in chinese restaurants.
Its the MSG no doubt.
I consider having to miss work lunches especially a bonus.
I agree, but I think there's a difference between having certain foods you don't like, and having a knee jerk reation of 'no' to anything you haven't been eating since you were a child. The latter group are difficult to cook for, limiting when trying to choose somewhere to go for a meal out and really annoying on holidays when they refuse to try any local dishes and insist on dragging everyone into touristy style cafes all the time.
I'm sure it is. As it happens there is a Chinese near me that claims not to use it at all - so I'll maybe try it to see if I like it any better.
Re fussy eaters generally - I would differentiate between the restaurant fussiness and the dinner guest fussiness - the latter being FAR worse IMO.
I have to say though if people are going out and paying for a meal, then really they should order what they want, the way the want it.
I just let them get on with, if they are happy with beans and chips then let them off, I just go ahead and eat what I want to eat! What does annoy me, is my sister in law who won't eat dinner outside her own house but will come along for the 'meal' and sit there for the whole time drinking a coca cola. Too afraid she'd miss something if she didn't go out and too feckin tight to pay for dinner!
Actually that reminds me of something else that I don't understand - people who are invited to someone's house for dinner and announce,when they get there, that they had dinner earlier so won't really eat much. After the hostess has gone to loads of trouble shopping, cooking and preparing food and it was made perfectly clear that dinner would be provided.
Actually that reminds me of something else that I don't understand - people who are invited to someone's house for dinner and announce,when they get there, that they had dinner earlier so won't really eat much. After the hostess has gone to loads of trouble shopping, cooking and preparing food and it was made perfectly clear that dinner would be provided.
Is it not worse when you arrive starving and theres only a bowl of hunky dorys doing the rounds?
Well, depends if you're the host or the guest! I also hate getting a vague invitation where I'm not sure if a meal is included and I'm afraid if I turn up with wine I'll embarrass the person who invited me if she just meant a cup of coffee and some biscuits, and if I turn up without wine there'll be a three course meal awaiting me.
ALWAYS turn up with the wine - but leave it hidden in a giant handbag, that way if it turns out it wasnt a wine evening but should have been you can excuse yourself to the loo and guzzle it from the neck to brighten the evening
*note - this means you need to carry an emergency bottle opener, unless youre clever and bring a screw top bottle*
I dont understand this - its a massive generalisation. You cant possibly have tried every single chinese food dish?
*note - this means you need to carry an emergency bottle opener, unless youre clever and bring a screw top bottle*
Is it not worse when you arrive starving and theres only a bowl of hunky dorys doing the rounds?
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