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Saffron

Saffron

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Louisa Wrote:

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> Possibly a combination of all three, or maybe it's

> just the bragging about said food that grates the

> most? I always remember someone on here boasting

> about have a posh omelette for tea (fratata I

> think it's called). Why not just say, I had a nice

> omelette for dinner? OR just not say anything at

> all.

>

> Louisa.



Gasp! The abomination of it all! A frittata is nothing like and omelette, surely?


What about 'peasant' foods that go upmarket? Does that constitute 'posh' food? Ahhh, is posh food like the gentrification of grub???



--> Are there any foods that can't be made posh?

*Bob*

*Bob*

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It can be difficult when you're on holiday too, especially in Italy.


I simply ask repeatedly for OMELETTE AND CHIPS PLEASE PEDRO in an increasingly loud voice - sooner or later johnny foreigner gets the message that I won't stand for any of that frittata shit.

Louisa

Louisa

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Saffron Wrote:

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> Gasp! The abomination of it all! A frittata is

> nothing like and omelette, surely?


Yes they're prepared differently I'm told, but it still involves eggs, other ingredients, combined and cooked in a frying pan!


>

> What about 'peasant' foods that go upmarket? Does

> that constitute 'posh' food? Ahhh, is posh food

> like the gentrification of grub???


I think gentrification of food is exactly what's going on here. Posh folk taking peasant food (usually from another country) and then making it sound like a revelation. Patronising to say the least.


>

>

> --> Are there any foods that can't be made posh?


Probably mushy peas but I may be wrong.


Louisa.

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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*Bob* Wrote:

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> It can be difficult when you're on holiday too,

> especially in Italy.

>

> I simply ask repeatedly for OMELETTE AND CHIPS

> PLEASE PEDRO in an increasingly loud voice -

> sooner or later johnny foreigner gets the message

> that I won't stand for any of that frittata shit.


You were probably in Spain but hey easy mistake to make. There are no Pedro's in Italy. Fact.

Ellem86

Ellem86

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Louisa Wrote:

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> Saffron Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Gasp! The abomination of it all! A frittata

> is

> > nothing like and omelette, surely?

>

> Yes they're prepared differently I'm told, but it

> still involves eggs, other ingredients, combined

> and cooked in a frying pan!

>

> >

> > What about 'peasant' foods that go upmarket?

> Does

> > that constitute 'posh' food? Ahhh, is posh

> food

> > like the gentrification of grub???

>

> I think gentrification of food is exactly what's

> going on here. Posh folk taking peasant food

> (usually from another country) and then making it

> sound like a revelation. Patronising to say the

> least.

>

> >

> >

> > --> Are there any foods that can't be made

> posh?

>

> Probably mushy peas but I may be wrong.

>

> Louisa.



Pea puree

*Bob*

*Bob*

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Louisa Wrote: Today, 01:51PM

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> I think gentrification of food is exactly what's

> going on here. Posh folk taking peasant food

> (usually from another country) and then making it

> sound like a revelation.


Louisa Wrote: August 14, 01:57PM

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> A Mexican/burrito specialist which has a few

> restaurants across central London... I miss in ED

> is Somewhere to get an authentic Mexican

> burrito/wrap.


> Louisa.




I agree. We must weed this idiots out and expose them for what they are.

Louisa

Louisa

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How very dare you! You talk more bollocks than a bollocks making factory in bollocksland! A burrito from a shop wrapped in tin foil you walk down the street eating, you're comparing to a fratata? An omelette served in a posh cafe. Here's a little tip, go to Dulwich Cafe and ask for a fratata you'll be laughed out the building *Bob*. It is an omelette. Fact.


Louisa.

Louisa

Louisa

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Oh *Bob* give it a rest. If you're not prepared to take my advice about asking for a fratata then don't bother telling me that I'm contradictory in liking burritos. Or maybe you could go and sit in the Actress and enjoy a pint with a pub full of wealthy toddlers screaming and shouting?


Louisa.

Louisa

Louisa

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red devil Wrote:

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> If I ordered a frittata and it came looking like

> an omelette I'd send it back. Same applies to

> tortilla...



What about if you ordered an omelette that came up like a frittata? Or a kebab and it came up like a burrito?


Louisa.

Louisa

Louisa

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Out of interest what goes into a fritarta? For some reason I get angry thinking about it. Borderline irrational rage thread I would imagine. But yes, it can stay in the dream thread about food gentrification. How to turn a peasant dish into something fit for an Islington cultured Guardian reader. Call an omelette something more posh sounding and whack a 45% premium on it. RD would you not be angry that you ordered an omelette and chips and ended up with something full of ingredients you may not fancy? I'd probably eat half of it and then demand a replacement omelette.


Louisa.

*Bob*

*Bob*

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I bet you had the crepes up at Eric and Marge's didn?t you though - not the pancakes. The frites, not chips. It was coq au vin and the soupe ? l?oignon.


Seriously, don't be such a ponce. It's just a word. If it says frittata on the chalkboard just ask for the frittata - because that's what it is. It's not 1976 any more.

Pickle

Pickle

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A frittata gets cooked partly on the hob, partly under the grill. Usually has potato, as well as any of the standard omelette ingredients. More substantial than an omelette I think, the sort of thing you can pick up and eat with your hands.
Louisa

Louisa

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I've never had the crepes after a meal at Eric and Margaret's and I've never refered to menu items in their native tongue, because I cant speak the lingo and don't wish to sound like a moron. I'm not being a ponce either, I'm just questioning why we need to posh things up just to look good. It's an omelette with some spuds in it. What's the fascination with trying to look like you know what you're talking about by giving something a different name?


Louisa.

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