hahabogus wrote:
>
> Arri London > wrote in
> on Oct Sun 2009 04:59 pm
>
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Why not use a leek leaf to wrap up the bouquet garni, as done in
> >> > Mexico? Adds more flavour as well as looking rather nice.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Well cause if I open 1 drawer in my kitchen I can get my tea ball,
> >> but I'd only have a leek leaf if I happen to be cooking one. And I
> >> wouldn't want to drive around looking for leeks if I only wanted one
> >> leaf and I had a perfectly good tea ball in the house already.
> >> Anyways since at least to me leeks look a lot like green onions on
> >> steriods, I didn't know that the leaves could be used for such. Live
> >> and learn. I only use leeks in braising stuff so far. Being a manly
> >> man leeks strike me as a little as a little to feminine. I don't like
> >> the boys at the office talkin funny about me so I stays away from
> >> them leeks.
> >>
> >
> > Try telling the next Welshman you meet that leeks are a little too
> > 'feminine'. Take a look at the Welsh flag for the likely response:
> > http://www.data-wales.co.uk/flag.htm
> >
>
> I am 1/2 welsh and leeks are still a little ***.

LOL if you say so. It's a very strange notion though.