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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2009 10:35:58 GMT
Seems as with fashion ,certain foods are destined to become fads and invariably these fads repeat themselves over time. Sometimes it's a group of foods,more recently there was a resurgence of "comfort foods",the old time favorites being macaroni and cheese,meatloaf,although mashed potatoes seem to have always hung in there. Recently, in some cooking magazines I perused while on holiday I saw that fondues are making a comeback. I remember back in the '60's when fondue parties were all the rage and if I dug around enough in my mother's shed I could have probably found a vintage fondue pot. Some food fads I don't recall having been popular before,"the wrap" for instance ,seems to be a recent innovation (even though we know it's been around hundreds of years in certain cultures).
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Post by auntieannie on Sept 26, 2009 19:49:00 GMT
When will flambeed fruit for dessert re-appear? (with the appropriate table-side flambé table/hob and oval copper pan? )My dad's specialty was flambéed peaches. That was more 70's though.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2009 9:22:56 GMT
Perhaps they were banned at the same time as smoking.
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Post by auntieannie on Sept 27, 2009 10:02:16 GMT
hihi! pretty dangerous they were, too! ;D
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Post by imec on Sept 27, 2009 14:33:56 GMT
Had a Caesar salad made tableside last week - haven't seen that in a while although at one time it was a standard steakhouse performance.
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Post by Hedonisttraveller on Sept 27, 2009 20:33:08 GMT
The whole organic thing is a fad I think, pretty soon everyone will realise it is all about fresh, seasonal and local procuce
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2009 20:35:30 GMT
Same with using "artisanal" to describe local cheeses and honey as well as other foods.
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Post by Hedonisttraveller on Sept 27, 2009 20:39:54 GMT
Agreed Casimira, they really do take us all for suckers don't they?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 14, 2019 17:10:17 GMT
I am always willing to try this stuff at least once. You never know. So tonight I ate organic wheat & oat patties with spinach and pine nuts. Absolutely could not taste any spinach, but I saw a few greenish flecks. The pine nuts were very much in evidence, though. Of course, everybody knows that pine nuts don't taste like anything. As for the wheat & oat crap, it was absolutely horrible.
I think it would make a good diet food, because one would absolutely never want a second portion.
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