Etiquette lessons?

[Lallans]

From my co-workers who are from Mexico they commonly eat with tortillas as silverware.

Consider that the fork is a fairly recent invention. Elizabeth I was the first (recorded) to have a fork and that was a 2-tine novelty. Kind of weird how it has gone from most of our history that the knife was the primary eating implement is now considered a barbaric eating tool.

Jim

And I've been considering the Inuit practice of grasping meat in the teeth and then slicing off a chewable portion with a ulu knife, one of those semi-circular jobs that are the only push-handled blades legal in Canuckistan (a sure sign of their cultural importance)....

[Drac]

And I've been considering the Inuit practice of grasping meat in the teeth and then slicing off a chewable portion with a ulu knife, one of those semi-circular jobs that are the only push-handled blades legal in Canuckistan (a sure sign of their cultural importance)....

It was just a remark on the irony, not a suggestion that it would be proper to pull out a knife and start using it.

Though I have been thinking of doing a ulu for kitchen work. Jantz has several kit ulu

Jim

[Lallans]

It was just a remark on the irony, not a suggestion that it would be proper to pull out a knife and start using it.

Though I have been thinking of doing a ulu for kitchen work. Jantz has several kit ulu

Jim

No I really was thinking about it- almost a unique eating style as far as I know. Have to give it a try sometime, with or without ulu. Apparently you want to watch out for your nose and accidents do happen. If from European culture, an ulu can be called a demi-lune (half moon) and is a sort of rolling chopping tool used in many kitchens, yes.

[Pleater]

Ah - the delights of a really good port - a half bottle is one of the things I acquire in the run up to Christmas, to drink with Christmas cake, white Cheshire cheese and walnuts, and possibly a russet apple, or maybe a Cox's orange pippin - the old varieties are difficult to source these days.

I have a very limited alcohol intake - a little dark rum, and if I ever find it again I would buy a slightly sparkling white wine called Moscato d'Asti, but I have not seen it for some time. That is best drunk very cold when in a hot bath with either really ripe mangoes or peaches to hand.

Drinking alone is perceived as unhealthy, but I find alcohol and company are best enjoyed separately. This normally results in my having to drive around taking people home.

Anne Croucher :ootd:

[Drac]

I have a very limited alcohol intake - a little dark rum, and if I ever find it again I would buy a slightly sparkling white wine called Moscato d'Asti, but I have not seen it for some time. That is best drunk very cold when in a hot bath with either really ripe mangoes or peaches to hand.

Drinking alone is perceived as unhealthy, but I find alcohol and company are best enjoyed separately. This normally results in my having to drive around taking people home.

Anne Croucher :ootd:

Sorry folks, I love scotch but rum is better. Anne, have you ever tried Barbancourt? It is a Haitian rhum (made from sugar cane not molasses) that a co-worker from Haiti brought back for me. The first bottle is an 8 year old, the next will be (I believe) 15 year old. Trust me it is amazing.

Jim