On 5/1/2013 7:23 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/1/2013 6:27 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>>> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On May 1, 11:05 am, "Pico Rico" > wrote:
>>>> "McDonald's is introducing the new Egg White Delight McMuffin, and the
>>>> option of freshly grilled egg whites with white cheddar on any egg and
>>>> cheese breakfast sandwich, in restaurants nationwide this week."
>>>>
>>>> won't the liquid egg white slip through the grating?
>>>
>>> When they say "grill," they likely mean "flattop," i.e., griddle.
>>>
>>> N.
>>>
>>> ____
>>>
>>>
>>> yeah, I know. But a griddle is not a flattop, either!
>>>
>>> I have found that names don't seem to mean much in the restaurant
>>> business -
>>> anything can be called anything close or "similar".
>>>
>>>
>>
>> "Grilled" sounds more appealing than "fried." "White cheddar" sounds
>> better than "nasty processed cheese food material." I saw that on the
>> picture menu in a McDonald's last week, and was repulsed even though it
>> was on one of those slick back-lit professional photo-transparencies. I'll
>> take a fried egg over grilled egg whites any day of the week except maybe
>> Tuesday.
>>
>> That's food for you in 2013. Just eating the white of an egg is getting
>> trendy. These days, it's OK to eat Egg Beaters without requiring any
>> pretensions of color. I guess being blind has some advantages.
>
> yeah, but give these folks an omelet or a frittata or quiche with a few
> extra egg yolks thrown in, and they will rave about how good it is.
>
>

I'm not sure what kind of person would eat a grilled egg white. I
imagine them to be really lanky types. The next time I'm in a
McDonald's, I'll be on the lookout for some skinny guy and check out
what he's eating. This might take a while...