General Chat

I think they did call it crudities.

Well, you have to remember that it was Bognor and that was about as haute cuisine as they could cope with! I used to go in there.

Being an Italian restaurant I bet they didn’t call it crudités.

Caroline, Rollo is almost right about Winchester restaurants but last time I was there we had a really good meal in the Crown & Anchor which is more convenient than the two referred to. I had had a really good fish soup off the specials board for lunch.

There used to be a brilliant Italian restaurant in Bognor where you could have crudities as a starter.

A big basket would be brought to table containing all sorts of whole raw fruit an veg with some bowls of dips and a fruit knife so you could cut your own fresh pieces to dip.

Hmm..... Maggie .....Winchester.....haven't been there for years what is the food like and how I wonder does it compare to other random places like London or Christchurch....

The Fox isn’t in Winchester itself. A bit of a walk to raise one’s appetite.

No wedon't Sharron, too much faffing about :-D

I once had to get some fuel from a Tesco little service station on the way home and picked up a bag of carrots for tea from the reduced trolley only we didn't get to have carrots for tea and I didn't have room for much anyway. Gutbucket strikes again!

What is it with dips anyway? Does anybody eat dips at home?

Sounds like something out of the Kenneth Williams song My crepe Suzette :-D :-D :-D

:-D :-D

Of course,we ALL eat raw vegetables when we eat salad, don't we?
I mean,spinach is regularly eaten raw or cooked, as are carrots, onions and tomatoes.
But, we don't often cook lettuce or cucumber, but it's possible to do!

Arranging raw vegetables on a plate, with a dip, and giving them a French name may, to some, make them 'posh', 'more cultured' or from 'the other side of the track' - but they're the sort of people who would call a gravy or sauce 'jus'.
Giving the gravy you made from meat juices, that you pour over your Sunday roast a French name, is just pretentious.

Every country/area has it's own cuisine, they have their specialities and failures, and French cuisine (according to many, including the French) is vastly overrated!

I eat raw cabbage once I've prepared it for cooking.
As I'm snacking on it before my main meal, perhaps I should up my pretentiousness and start calling it my 'crudite' :-D :-D :-D :-D

:-D :-D :-D :-D. I'll reach for the Gaviscon just in case

Late night munchies leading to morning upsets ;-)

They would if I wrote it!

We will see :-D :-D

Bet they don't :-D

The last one I had was in Somerset and it was called crippled cock. Now wait for the rr'r to strike :-D :-D

Well I will settle for a vodka and tonic now, normal or what!?

Oh yes, scrumpy!

A couple of years ago, I had some ale called Knights of Old and that would do very nicely. It was delicious and I want some NOW!!!!!

Ooo-errr :-D

:-D :-D I don't like wine but I would willingly replace the vinegar with extra strong scrumpy