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Skriven 2012-05-02 13:18:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: DISTANCE 582  20502
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus <=-

 ML> One of my friends was talking about having a small sushi
 ML> special at one of the fancier Japanese places for Y3000 ...
 ML> but one of his friends in turn posted on Facebook about an
 ML> omakase by the most highly regarded chef that went for
 ML> about twelve times that.

The top Japanese restaurants can and do charge astronomical prices for
truly good dishes.  Their customers mostly seem to be businessmen
entertaining potential customers, using their apparently bottomless
expence accounts.  The high prices paid are supposed to reflect the
esteem in which the customer is held.  On one occasion, when dining on
imported French lamb at one of these places, I noticed that the bottle
of wine cost more than the tailor-made suit I was wearing.
 
 ML> =
 
 ML> Happy to report that in almost every German encounter this
 ML> time the people seemed to understand my communication with
 ML> them; they would respond either in slow, careful, polite
 ML> German that I could get or in English.
 NB> Very nice, all around.  :) 
 ML> 
 ML> Indeed. A factor in my deciding to go back to Germany as soon
 ML> as possible.

Do you have a proposed travel time?  My plans are to go there next
year, probably in the European spring or autumn, to miss the July to
August holiday season popular with most locals.  I hope to share a
bottle or three with my old mate in Perchtoldsdorf, Austria and then
travel North from there.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Jager-eintopf (Hunter's Stew)
 Categories: German, Main dish
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Onions; Minced
    1/4 lb Mushrooms; Sliced
      2 T  Vegetable Oil
      1 lb Ground Beef; Coarse Grind *
      1 c  Beef Broth
    5/8 t  Nutmeg
    1/2 t  Worcestershire Sauce
      1 t  Salt
    1/2 t  Pepper
      3 ea Potatoes; Medium
      3 T  Butter
      2 ea Eggs; Large
      4 ea Apples; Tart
    1/2 c  Bread Crumbs; Fine, Dry
 
  *  Ground beef should only be ground once and be the leanest you can
  get.
  
  In a frypan saute onions and mushrooms in vegetable oil until soft.
  Add ground beef; saute mixture 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in broth; bring
  to a simmer.  Add 1/2 t nutmeg, worcestershire sauce, 1/2 t salt, and
  1/4 t pepper.  Peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water until
  tender, about 30 minutes.  Drain and put through a food mill or
  grinder.  Beat in 2 T butter, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t pepper.  Adjust
  seasonings to taste.  Beat in eggs and remaining nutmeg.  Peel, core,
  and slice apples.  Layer mixtures in a 1 1/2-quart buttered baking
  dish.  Spread 1/3 of potatoes on bottom of dish. Top with 1/2 of the
  meat mixture and 1/2 of the apples. Continue with layers, ending with
  a layer of potatoes.  Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs, and dot
  with remaining butter.  Bake at 375 degrees F. for 45 minutes and
  then at 400 degrees F. for 10 minutes more.
  
  Source unknown
 
MMMMM
 
On this day in 1989 dismantling of the fence between Austria and
Hungary began.  As a Hungarian spokesman said at that time,
"Not only do we need the World, but the World needs us."

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