food

From: Roger Merchberger <zmerch_at_30below.com>
Date: Thu Nov 8 15:45:29 2001

Rumor has it that Iggy Drougge may have mentioned these words:

>I find it somewhat interesting how Americans define "foreign". Doesn't that
>require something "indigenous"? =)

Hmmm... not sure if I should be offended by this... Despite the last name
of "Merchberger" a healthy portion of my heritage is descended from exactly
those who were here before the europeans arrived...

American Indians, aboriginals, "red man", however you want to put it -
there's a great deal in America that's indigenous, and you'd be amazed with
the variety & quality of food that's available at a decent-sized American
Indian pow-wow.

>I can't say that I know much about American cousine, save for hamburgers, but
>there is a shop in Stockholm which specialises in American food, and I must
>say that the general impression I've got is that it's absolutely deranged.

Sounds just a deranged as what we Americans call "foreign" food, which at
best is 1/2 Americanized -- at worst, it's not palatable.

>Makes Nutella seem like a wholesome product. =)

At the risk of sounding like Homer Simpson... Oooohh... Nutella...
I've had it once, and that is some *fantastic* stuff...

*Still* trying to get my uncle to send me some from Deutschland. I ask only
rarely (because I forget to "pester" him) and he forgets to bring some back
when he comes (he usually comes back to the states once or twice a
year...). :-(

Find a way to get me a jar or two, and I'll forgive that "indigenous" remark...
Received on Thu Nov 08 2001 - 15:45:29 GMT