Breakfasted with the Nellie Family on Saturday at Zums in Salamanca. As Nellie will be the first to tell you, eating out with kids does not bode well if what you're looking for is a deep, meaningful and tranquil gastronomic event. Having said that, forewarned is forearmed, and the main reason I like to join the Nellie Family for brekky out is for their company, and to hopefully distract the more junior family members so that maybe Mum and Dad can have a half decent meal out together.
Nellie Jnr and I had a plain and simple poached egg on toast.
My question, or as Gobbler would say, riddle me this one Batman, since when did it become the norm for toast to be served butterless or margarine-less?
For me, the idea of NOT having either on your toast would be like getting dressed each morning and not putting on underwear, or putting a teabag into a cup and not pouring the hot water over it for a cuppa.
I realise you have to cater for all tastes in the cafe scenario, but I also know that you need to offer options in order to do that. I acknowledge that maybe the majority of cafe eaters are typically your 30-odd year old broomsticks and gym-junkies who think that butter is poison, but could I please at least be considered?
To coin an Aunty Jack-ism, if god hadda wanted us to eat butterless toast, why did he invent cows?
(Original quote was, "If god hadda wanted us to eat vegies, why did he invent butchers?")
Monday, 23 April 2007
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I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say butterless toast (instant death to any kitchen staff who apply "margarine" to my bread, grrrr) is the norm, Rita.
I do come across it every now and then, and it is indeed a disappointment; even on my current weight-loss regime I cannot forego butter on my toast. And I agree that a poached egg simply doesn't hit the spot when perched atop dry toast.
Do you think it's a deliberate ommission (in the interests of saving a few cents?) or simply a one-off oversight in a busy kitchen?
Nellie
I'm not sure about whether it was a one-off or not, but hope it's not becoming commonplace.
I have had it served to me like that a couple of times recently and am starting to think it might be becoming the norm, hence my post.
I'm glad you agree with me about the need for butter on the toast though.
Hi Rita and Nellie,
I have an egg at home just about everyday. NEVER put butter on the toast if its poached; ALWAYS butter toast if it's fingies for my boiled egg. Don't know why; just habit. I hyperventilate at the thought of eating marg, so I guess I'd prefer my eggs commando when out, although I always order Benedict when I get the chance.
That's really interesting Kitty. My two only ways for eating eggs each day is boiled or poached, but both with buttered toast.
I too share your abhorrence of marg - there is no such word in my vocab.
My preference when out is Benedict too, but have had so many varieties of the theme that I never quite know how the hell it's going to appear now so have grown a tad wary about ordering it!
Urgh, I agree. Toast must be buttered if plain, with vegemite or eggs. Yes, even with benedict.
Margarine is the devil's food (and not because it's sinfully delicious).
You're right Lonie - in fact, is there really anyone in the world that actually voluntarily LIKES the taste of margarine?
It tastes like nothing and has no flavour or redeeming features at all.
It looks like a majority vote of 4 to 0 that we eliminate marg from the world!
Next we need to work on fixing world peace, biodiversity, rain, IR laws then John Howard!
No time to sit round girls!
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