Kate wrote:

>>> ARNI EXOHIKO
>>> ("Surprise" Lamb, Country-Style)
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>> 1. Is this finger food?
>>
>> 2. would you need to warn the diners about the bone in the lamb chop?*
>>
>> * In general, I'm of the view that foods are allowed to contain bones and
>> whole spices -- things which are there to lend flavor or shape to the
>> food but which are not meant to be eaten. However, many
>> [less-cosmopolitan] diners are horrified by the idea. Might be a
>> worthwhile survey topic.
>
> No, you don't pick it up and eat it like a pasty or a burrito.
> You put it on a plate and cut up the food with your knife and
> fork as you eat it, just as if you had just served the same
> items directly on a plate. But, of course, you cut open the
> phyllo to get to the stuff inside and eat it along with the filling.
> Of course, it you use foil or whatever you don't eat that - just tear
> it open to reveal the stuff inside. Of course you can always use
> a boneless cut of meat if you're that worried about it. ;-)

If it's served on a plate, the question about bones is less of an issue,
because when the diners are cutting up the food they'll naturally avoid the
bone. I was just envisioning someone picking up that phyllo package and
biting into it. Thanks for the clarification!

Bob