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Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:34 am
Weird Canadian Suppers
 
OK, I have noticed that whenever I get invited to someones house for supper they eat the weirdest stuff, I had the most godawful thing which was slimy brown pieces of chicken with other stuff resembling cat puke and it smelled like crap, another time it was the fattiest rarest piece of beef I have ever seen with some kind of stuffed peppers and yellowy other vegetable, then a weird veg dish(not a fan of veg)with stuff I have never seen before, its at the stage now that if I cant avoid said suppers I make sure I take plenty of plastic bags to stuff it in, the first time I shoved some in my back pocket and their 2 dogs were licking my butt when I was trying to put my shoes on to leave!

Note-2 of these couples were Ukranian, oh and what is it with Ukranians and garlic:blink:

Almost Canadian Feb 23rd 2010 4:37 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Pammy (Post 8368280)
OK, I have noticed that whenever I get invited to someones house for supper they eat the weirdest stuff, I had the most godawful thing which was slimy brown pieces of chicken with other stuff resembling cat puke and it smelled like crap, another time it was the fattiest rarest piece of beef I have ever seen with some kind of stuffed peppers and yellowy other vegetable, then a weird veg dish(not a fan of veg)with stuff I have never seen before, its at the stage now that if I cant avoid said suppers I make sure I take plenty of plastic bags to stuff it in, the first time I shoved some in my back pocket and their 2 dogs were licking my butt when I was trying to put my shoes on to leave!

Note-2 of these couples were Ukranian, oh and what is it with Ukranians and garlic:blink:
You need to change your friends.

How do you get it from your plate, to your bag/back pocket without them realising what you are doing?:D

Gremmie Feb 23rd 2010 4:38 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Pammy (Post 8368280)
OK, I have noticed that whenever I get invited to someones house for supper they eat the weirdest stuff, I had the most godawful thing which was slimy brown pieces of chicken with other stuff resembling cat puke and it smelled like crap, another time it was the fattiest rarest piece of beef I have ever seen with some kind of stuffed peppers and yellowy other vegetable, then a weird veg dish(not a fan of veg)with stuff I have never seen before, its at the stage now that if I cant avoid said suppers I make sure I take plenty of plastic bags to stuff it in, the first time I shoved some in my back pocket and their 2 dogs were licking my butt when I was trying to put my shoes on to leave!

Note-2 of these couples were Ukranian, oh and what is it with Ukranians and garlic:blink:
This just shows that you are a cullenary moron:frown:

iaink Feb 23rd 2010 4:42 am
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What a bizarre thread.... surely weird ukrainian suppers would be more accurate?


Nothing like this has happened to me here, but then I dont know any Ukrainians. Still, never does any harm to broaden ones horizons.


Is it not possible to just tell your friends that you dont like a particular dish once you politely try it?

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:47 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 8368293)
You need to change your friends.

How do you get it from your plate, to your bag/back pocket without them realising what you are doing?:D
OH GOD, its a nightmare, especially the first time as the house was really bright, I used a tissue I had in my pocket and waited till they were looking at my husband talking, I had to throw those pants out after though!

One couple we are really friendly with now and they know I am a fussy beggar so they make allowances for me:o

rae Feb 23rd 2010 4:48 am
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i had christmas dinner with a salad and cheese board served as an accompaniment to the turkey. not a roast potato in sight, sacrilege.

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:48 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Gremmie (Post 8368300)
This just shows that you are a cullenary moron:frown:
No, I just think that people should play it safe when they invite you to supper especially the first time, I love curry but the majority of Canadians dont so I would never serve up a curry without asking them first, we go for the safe stuff, meat and 2 veg, boring but filling!

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:49 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368346)
i had christmas dinner with a salad and cheese board served as an accompaniment to the turkey. not a roast potato in sight, sacrilege.
Cripes, thats weird, I had lobster for xmas this year as I was working!

I still dont get the chicken and cheese thing, it grosses me out:ohmy:

rwin Feb 23rd 2010 4:52 am
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When we went to the UK it seemed everything came with mushy peas.:thumbs_down:

iaink Feb 23rd 2010 4:53 am
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Originally Posted by Pammy (Post 8368351)
I still dont get the chicken and cheese thing, it grosses me out:ohmy:
Cheese with EVERYTHING here innit.

Still, if it makes my kids want to eat broccoli who am I to argue.

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:53 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 8368363)
Cheese with EVERYTHING here innit.

Still, if it makes my kids want to eat broccoli who am I to argue.
You know they wont leave home:rofl:

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:54 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by rwin (Post 8368359)
When we went to the UK it seemed everything came with mushy peas.:thumbs_down:
Do you know thats weird, I have never tried mushy peas, I think its more of an English thing:confused:

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 4:54 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 8368319)
What a bizarre thread.... surely weird ukrainian suppers would be more accurate?


Nothing like this has happened to me here, but then I dont know any Ukrainians. Still, never does any harm to broaden ones horizons.


Is it not possible to just tell your friends that you dont like a particular dish once you politely try it?
Ukrainian/Canadian food is awful, smelly cabbage rolls and little meat balls in smelly sauce. Luckily, my friends are classy enough to have a frozen dinner for when I come over.

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 4:56 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368372)
Ukrainian/Canadian food is awful, smelly cabbage rolls and little meat balls in smelly sauce. Luckily, my friends are classy enough to have a frozen dinner for when I come over.
Have you seen the amount of calories in those Hungry Man things?

rae Feb 23rd 2010 4:57 am
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Originally Posted by rwin (Post 8368359)
When we went to the UK it seemed everything came with mushy peas.:thumbs_down:
i still can't get the locals to eat mushy peas with fish and chips, they prefer coleslaw instead??!! f+++ing COLESLAW, i tell you its all down hill from there.

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 5:01 am
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Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368381)
i still can't get the locals to eat mushy peas with fish and chips, they prefer coleslaw instead??!! f+++ing COLESLAW, i tell you its all down hill from there.
I never ate mushy peas with fish and chips, although that said, we rarely had enough money for fish, it was mainly just a saveloy. :(

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368391)
I never ate mushy peas with fish and chips, although that said, we rarely had enough money for fish, it was mainly just a saveloy. :(
What the hell is a Saveloy?

dbd33 Feb 23rd 2010 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368391)
I never ate mushy peas with fish and chips, although that said, we rarely had enough money for fish, it was mainly just a saveloy. :(
Did you have to hang it from a string?

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 5:09 am
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Originally Posted by Pammy (Post 8368393)
What the hell is a Saveloy?
This might help

rae Feb 23rd 2010 5:11 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368391)
I never ate mushy peas with fish and chips, although that said, we rarely had enough money for fish, it was mainly just a saveloy. :(
you can tell you are a cheeky cockeney, no peas and a saveloy, i'm surprised you did not have the jellied eels.

Pammy Feb 23rd 2010 5:11 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368422)
Thanks, I am on dial up Honey and if I have 2 doodies open it just hangs but this didn't, very clever:thumbup:

PS Sounds disgusting

el_richo Feb 23rd 2010 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by Pammy (Post 8368348)
...we go for the safe stuff, meat and 2 veg, boring but filling!
Are these "swinging" suppers?

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 5:22 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368428)
you can tell you are a cheeky cockeney, no peas and a saveloy, i'm surprised you did not have the jellied eels.
I realize I'm rather in danger of confirming cultural assumptions, but if my mum got to my dad's wage packet before he done it down the bookies, she'd take us for pie and mash with lashings of liquor. Hmmmm. :thumbup:

rae Feb 23rd 2010 5:26 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368466)
I realize I'm rather in danger of confirming cultural assumptions, but if my mum got to my dad's wage packet before he done it down the bookies, she'd take us for pie and mash with lashings of liquor. Hmmmm. :thumbup:
you are ian beal and i claim my two shilling

Piff Poff Feb 23rd 2010 5:28 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368381)
i still can't get the locals to eat mushy peas with fish and chips, they prefer coleslaw instead??!! f+++ing COLESLAW, i tell you its all down hill from there.
Do you mean the violent green coleslaw????? :eek:

rwin Feb 23rd 2010 5:30 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Pammy (Post 8368371)
Do you know thats weird, I have never tried mushy peas, I think its more of an English thing:confused:
Thats what I was getting at. Everyone has disgusting food.

Piff Poff Feb 23rd 2010 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368466)
I realize I'm rather in danger of confirming cultural assumptions, but if my mum got to my dad's wage packet before he done it down the bookies, she'd take us for pie and mash with lashings of liquor. Hmmmm. :thumbup:
Yummmmmy! I always had a saveloy on fish and chip nights - none of those snotty peas though. AND cockles on Hovis on a saturday afternoon whilst watching the wrestling:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 5:33 am
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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 8368489)
Yummmmmy! I always had a saveloy on fish and chip nights - none of those snotty peas though. AND cockles on Hovis on a saturday afternoon whilst watching the wrestling:thumbsup::thumbsup:
You must have been posh. We'd split some cockles when we went to Southend on our holidays.

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 5:33 am
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Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368473)
you are ian beal and i claim my two shilling
I prefer to think of myself as more the Wicksy character, thank you very much.

Bill_S Feb 23rd 2010 5:34 am
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Moving to Canada must have been quite a shock for a high-end Scottish gourmet.

rae Feb 23rd 2010 5:40 am
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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 8368481)
Do you mean the violent green coleslaw????? :eek:
no its that white, yellowy creamy crap, or is it sauerkraut? now i'm confused. anyway there should be no germanic addition to fish and chips, ever. we won the war.

Piff Poff Feb 23rd 2010 5:41 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368493)
You must have been posh. We'd split some cockles when we went to Southend on our holidays.
I do believe my parents had delusions of grandeur, they moved from the East End to Harlow:eek::thumbsup::rofl:

rae Feb 23rd 2010 5:41 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8368495)
I prefer to think of myself as more the Wicksy character, thank you very much.
i bet you do ian, i bet you do.

rae Feb 23rd 2010 5:42 am
Re: Weird Canadian Suppers
 
Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 8368489)
Yummmmmy! I always had a saveloy on fish and chip nights - none of those snotty peas though. AND cockles on Hovis on a saturday afternoon whilst watching the wrestling:thumbsup::thumbsup:
this is the problem with you southerners, if its not slimy sea food you won't touch it, you don't know what you are missing.

Piff Poff Feb 23rd 2010 5:42 am
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Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368507)
no its that white, yellowy creamy crap, or is it sauerkraut? now i'm confused. anyway there should be no germanic addition to fish and chips, ever. we won the war.
Oh you mean that really tasteless goop? The most exotic thing you should ever put with fish and chips is a pickled onion surely?????

rae Feb 23rd 2010 5:44 am
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Originally Posted by Piff Poff (Post 8368514)
Oh you mean that really tasteless goop? The most exotic thing you should ever put with fish and chips is a pickled onion surely?????
good grief, a pickled onion!! where on earth serves pickled onions with fish and chips?? i bet you fit right in living in red deer.

mutchg1 Feb 23rd 2010 5:48 am
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We were at a Burns supper last month and got Roast Beef????????:confused:

Oink Feb 23rd 2010 5:48 am
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Sometimes, if we were a bit flush, we'd have a wally as well.

jimf Feb 23rd 2010 5:50 am
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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 8368363)
Cheese with EVERYTHING here innit.

Still, if it makes my kids want to eat broccoli who am I to argue.
Or what passes for cheese anyway. I bought a BLT sandwich the other day expecting bacon lettuce tomato and maybe a little mayo - of course what was in there as well - a slice of what appeared to be cheddar.

Piff Poff Feb 23rd 2010 5:51 am
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Originally Posted by rae (Post 8368518)
good grief, a pickled onion!! where on earth serves pickled onions with fish and chips?? i bet you fit right in living in red deer.
Most chippies have jar of pickles onions and a jar of pickled eggs on the counter......don't they?:huh:


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