On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:33:33 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> >
>> > Oh you mean 'side plate'.
>>
>> Could be same meaning! It's used so various gravys and other things
>> don't touch the bread unless later, you want to sop those up with the
>> bread.
>>
>> I've been told sopping up the juices on the main plate with bread
>> seems a little disgusting in some cultures but here it's fairly
>> common.
>>
>> Carol
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Who on earth told you that?
>
>Humm, not anyone from where you are if that helps. Western cultures
>generally like the idea.

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