Sucked:

https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg

'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.

Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1 would love it


The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence the 'crudo' I guess.

On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:57:53 -0800 (PST), Jebus
> wrote:

> Sucked:
>
> https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
>
> 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
>
> Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1 would love it
>
>
> The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence the 'crudo' I guess.

I don't like the overall look of that pizza (the topping looks
horrible), but the crust is nicely browned. How did it (the crust
alone) taste? All looks and no substance or pretty good?



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Jebus wrote:
>
> Sucked:
>
> https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
>
> 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
>
> Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1 would love it
>
> The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence the 'crudo' I guess.

How sad is that? $45 for *that*? Can't believe they added the ham
after pizza was cooked. What were they thinking?

On Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 10:29:22 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Jebus wrote:
> >
> > Sucked:
> >
> > https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
> >
> > 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
> >
> > Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1 would love it
> >
> > The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence the 'crudo' I guess.
>
> How sad is that? $45 for *that*? Can't believe they added the ham
> after pizza was cooked. What were they thinking?

It's prosciutto. Many people think that cooking ruins it.

Cindy Hamilton

On 11/27/2016 3:57 AM, Jebus wrote:
> Sucked:
>

Yes you do, little lonely Auztard, you truly SUCK to the max!

Got it in one SF, all looks and little substance. As I mentioned, I didn't notice any mozzarella, I'm sure there was some but way too little.

Also when you tear off a piece you either get a whole slice of 'prosciutto or none at all. Not enough sauce either. It was pretty bland tbh.
The crust was pretty good.

On 11/27/2016 10:59 AM, Jebus wrote:
> The crust was pretty good.


YOU are SO LONELY it is pathetic, you Auztarded little ass worm!

I don't know what they thinking Gary, all I know is I'm not a fan of the concept!

Singapore is quite expensive, generally speaking. I'll go to Chinatown later which is apparently cheaper with better choices of food... I have a hankering for some duck.

I'm glad I fly out at midnight!

True about cooking 'prosciutto but they could have shredded it or something. I had to tear off the slices as they were only partially sliced and you either got a whole piece of 'prosciutto or none at all. Meh.

On 11/27/2016 11:04 AM, Jebus wrote:
> Singapore is quite expensive, generally speaking. I'll go to Chinatown later

You're begging for attention, you worthless rabbit-killing Auztard.

You are so lonely that this is your last place to seek companionship.

I **** on your flat and empty head.

On 11/27/2016 11:07 AM, Jebus wrote:
> True about cooking


Beg for attention, biotch!

On Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 1:07:26 PM UTC-5, Jebus wrote:
> True about cooking 'prosciutto but they could have shredded it or something. I
had to tear off the slices as they were only partially sliced and you either got
a whole piece of 'prosciutto or none at all. Meh.

Agreed. It looked like there was cheese on that pizza between
the slices of prosciutto, but hell if I can identify it. If
anything, it looks like American mass-market mozzarella.

I've had some excellent prosciutto pizzas, but they didn't look
anything like your photo.

Cindy Hamilton

On 11/27/2016 12:57 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I've had some excellent prosciutto pizzas,

You and your torturer husband literally DROWN innocent possums to DEATH.

You are subhuman filth, bitch!

In article >,
Jebus says...
>
> I don't know what they thinking Gary, all I know is I'm not a fan of the concept!
>
> Singapore is quite expensive, generally speaking. I'll go to Chinatown later which is apparently cheaper with better choices of food... I have a hankering for some duck.
>
> I'm glad I fly out at midnight!

I'm not defending Singapore, because I've only ever seen it's airport.
But from what I understand, the choice of Asian food there must be
enormous. And it's probably much more affordable than that crazy pizza.

On 11/27/2016 1:27 PM, Bruce wrote:
> I'm not defending Singapore,
4
**** off out of here, Auztard asswipe!

On 11/27/2016 5:57 AM, Jebus wrote:
> Sucked:
>
> https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
>
> 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
>
> Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1 would love it
>
>
> The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence the 'crudo' I guess.
>
Despite modernization and technology, I wouldn't expect Singapore to be
a great place to get good pizza.

Jill

On 11/27/2016 4:11 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence
>> the 'crudo' I guess.
>>
> Despite modernization and technology, I wouldn't expect Singapore to be
> a great place to get good pizza.
>
> Jill

Oh really?

https://www.yelp.com/search?find_des...Singapore&ns=1

No doubt there is cheaper food available. I'd not long flown in and ordered it from my room as I was tired and very hungry. But still... very pricey.

And I have no doubt there is better food than that here as you say. I'm definitely heading down to Chinatown for dinner tonight.

I dunno Jill, I'm sure there are some great places here for pizza, I just managed to pick the wrong one.

On 2016-11-27 6:17 PM, Jebus wrote:
> No doubt there is cheaper food available. I'd not long flown in and
> ordered it from my room as I was tired and very hungry. But still...
> very pricey.
>
> And I have no doubt there is better food than that here as you say.
> I'm definitely heading down to Chinatown for dinner tonight.
>
it can be frustrating to be travelling and having to deal with absurd
prices. It was bad enough for me last year when I was in California and
prices were already way higher than I am used to, and then having a high
exchange rate to deal with. I can usually get breakfast for under $10
around here, but down there it was more like $25. In one place we went
to a waffle shop we heard about. It was $7 for a waffle... one waffle.
That was more like $10 Cdn, and at home I could have got the deluxe
breakfast with bacon, eggs,sausage, home fries and a waffle.


Denmark was even worse. On a trip there 15 years go we were in a hurry
to grab a dinner and then meet some people to go out to a concert. It
was hard enough to find a restaurant near our hotel just outside of
Copenhagen. We explained that we just wanted a light meal and were in
a hurry. My wife ordered a a glass of wine. I ordered water. She
thought that sounded good so she asked for water too.... at $10 (Cdn)
each. Our quick dinner, which would have been about $50 (Cdn) at home
was about $150.

OMG Dave, that sounds even worse than here. Times like these you really need a local to guide you. Oh well, I'll be on my way back to Tassie at midnight.

On 11/27/2016 4:17 PM, Jebus wrote:
> I'm definitely heading down to Chinatown for dinner tonight.

By yourself - alone - a lonely old fart on vacation and begging for
attention here.

On 11/27/2016 4:19 PM, Jebus wrote:
> I dunno Jill, I'm sure there are some great places here for pizza, I just managed to pick the wrong one.
>

Still lonely, rabbit killer?

On 11/27/2016 4:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> My wife ordered a a glass of wine. I ordered water.

NO ONE GIVES A FLYING ****!

On 11/27/2016 4:56 PM, Jebus wrote:
> OMG Dave, that sounds even worse than here. Times like these you really need a local to guide you.
> Oh well, I'll be on my way back to Tassie at midnight.


Cluebat - NO ONE CARES!

On Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 1:36:49 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-11-27 6:17 PM, Jebus wrote:
> > No doubt there is cheaper food available. I'd not long flown in and
> > ordered it from my room as I was tired and very hungry. But still...
> > very pricey.
> >
> > And I have no doubt there is better food than that here as you say.
> > I'm definitely heading down to Chinatown for dinner tonight.
> >
> it can be frustrating to be travelling and having to deal with absurd
> prices. It was bad enough for me last year when I was in California and
> prices were already way higher than I am used to, and then having a high
> exchange rate to deal with. I can usually get breakfast for under $10
> around here, but down there it was more like $25. In one place we went
> to a waffle shop we heard about. It was $7 for a waffle... one waffle.
> That was more like $10 Cdn, and at home I could have got the deluxe
> breakfast with bacon, eggs,sausage, home fries and a waffle.
>
>
> Denmark was even worse. On a trip there 15 years go we were in a hurry
> to grab a dinner and then meet some people to go out to a concert. It
> was hard enough to find a restaurant near our hotel just outside of
> Copenhagen. We explained that we just wanted a light meal and were in
> a hurry. My wife ordered a a glass of wine. I ordered water. She
> thought that sounded good so she asked for water too.... at $10 (Cdn)
> each. Our quick dinner, which would have been about $50 (Cdn) at home
> was about $150.

It's all relative. People from Japan must think our foods are dirt cheap. People from the mainland think our food prices are too high. The price of groceries were a pleasant surprise in the UK.

As far as pizzas goes, I'd rather go to a Pizza Hut in Asia rather than the ones in the US anyday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DjV8iOQUJ4

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 11/27/2016 5:57 AM, Jebus wrote:
> > Sucked:
> >
> > https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
> >
> > 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I
> > detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
> >
> > Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me
> > at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1
> > would love it
> >
> >
> > The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol.
> > Hence the 'crudo' I guess.
> >
> Despite modernization and technology, I wouldn't expect Singapore to
> be a great place to get good pizza.
>
> Jill

Correct. It's just not the right place for it.

--

On 11/27/2016 6:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> it can be frustrating to be travelling and having to deal with absurd
> prices. It was bad enough for me last year when I was in California and
> prices were already way higher than I am used to, and then having a high
> exchange rate to deal with. I can usually get breakfast for under $10
> around here, but down there it was more like $25.

Per person? When we go out it is usually $20 to $25 (inc. tip) for a
really nice meal, like eggs Benedict.


>
> Denmark was even worse. On a trip there 15 years go we were in a hurry
> to grab a dinner and then meet some people to go out to a concert. It
> was hard enough to find a restaurant near our hotel just outside of
> Copenhagen. We explained that we just wanted a light meal and were in
> a hurry. My wife ordered a a glass of wine. I ordered water. She
> thought that sounded good so she asked for water too.... at $10 (Cdn)
> each. Our quick dinner, which would have been about $50 (Cdn) at home
> was about $150.
>

Europe seems big on pushing expensive water on tourists. We carefully
avoided it, but is was possible to buy bottled water very cheap where
the locals shop. Only once did we have a very high priced meal and we
knew it would be in Firenze. You ay for ambiance in the tourist spots.

OTOH, another day we stopped at a leather goods shop (owned by a former
Texan) and she directed us to the place they go to. Superb lunch for
two was about 20 Euro including plenty of the house wine.

Staying in a hotel in the city limits your options though. We stay out
of town and rent a villa for the week. In every case we found local
places to eat and buy food. Shopping with the locals was always fun.

On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 10:28:19 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> Jebus wrote:
> >
> > Sucked:
> >
> > https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
> >
> > 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
> >
> > Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1 would love it
> >
> > The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol. Hence the 'crudo' I guess.
>
> How sad is that? $45 for *that*? Can't believe they added the ham
> after pizza was cooked. What were they thinking?

Prosciutto should go on after it's cooked, otherwise it's just
expensive bacon. On the flip side, it wasn't cut as thin as
prosciutto should be. What a waste if they mangled the real thing!
https://www.sensibus.com/deli/dop-ce...arma-head-head



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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

In article >, cshenk
says...
>
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > On 11/27/2016 5:57 AM, Jebus wrote:
> > > Sucked:
> > >
> > > https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
> > >
> > > 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I
> > > detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
> > >
> > > Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me
> > > at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1
> > > would love it
> > >
> > >
> > > The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol.
> > > Hence the 'crudo' I guess.
> > >
> > Despite modernization and technology, I wouldn't expect Singapore to
> > be a great place to get good pizza.
> >
> > Jill
>
> Correct. It's just not the right place for it.

Hey, I hear you can get good pizza in the US, so why not Singapore?

In article >, Ed Pawlowski says...
>
> Europe seems big on pushing expensive water on tourists. We carefully
> avoided it, but is was possible to buy bottled water very cheap where
> the locals shop. Only once did we have a very high priced meal and we
> knew it would be in Firenze. You ay for ambiance in the tourist spots.

Florence is a rip-off. After a few days there, I had to call the bank
about a second mortgage.

On 2016-11-27 8:28 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/27/2016 6:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> it can be frustrating to be travelling and having to deal with absurd
>> prices. It was bad enough for me last year when I was in California and
>> prices were already way higher than I am used to, and then having a high
>> exchange rate to deal with. I can usually get breakfast for under $10
>> around here, but down there it was more like $25.
>
> Per person? When we go out it is usually $20 to $25 (inc. tip) for a
> really nice meal, like eggs Benedict.

I was translating to Canadian funds and at the time we had a 73 cent
dollar. breakfast around here is usually under $10 with coffee. If you
have to pay extra for coffee it is no more than $1.50. In Newport Beach
and Monterray breakfast was at least $12 US, plus $2.75 for coffee.



>
>
>>
>> Denmark was even worse. On a trip there 15 years go we were in a hurry
>> to grab a dinner and then meet some people to go out to a concert. It
>> was hard enough to find a restaurant near our hotel just outside of
>> Copenhagen. We explained that we just wanted a light meal and were in
>> a hurry. My wife ordered a a glass of wine. I ordered water. She
>> thought that sounded good so she asked for water too.... at $10 (Cdn)
>> each. Our quick dinner, which would have been about $50 (Cdn) at home
>> was about $150.
>>
>
> Europe seems big on pushing expensive water on tourists. We carefully
> avoided it, but is was possible to buy bottled water very cheap where
> the locals shop. Only once did we have a very high priced meal and we
> knew it would be in Firenze. You ay for ambiance in the tourist spots.

When I asked for water I thought I would be getting tap water, which is
quite safe there. We got bottled water at $10 Cdn per bottle.

>
> OTOH, another day we stopped at a leather goods shop (owned by a former
> Texan) and she directed us to the place they go to. Superb lunch for
> two was about 20 Euro including plenty of the house wine.

On that same trip we had a three course lunch with wine near Verdun that
worked out to about $20 Cdn for two.

On 2016-11-27 8:43 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, Ed Pawlowski says...
>>
>> Europe seems big on pushing expensive water on tourists. We carefully
>> avoided it, but is was possible to buy bottled water very cheap where
>> the locals shop. Only once did we have a very high priced meal and we
>> knew it would be in Firenze. You ay for ambiance in the tourist spots.
>
> Florence is a rip-off. After a few days there, I had to call the bank
> about a second mortgage.
>

I still have our bill for a dinner in Venice back in 1993. The sticker
shock has not yet worn off. Here we are 23 years later and it is still
the most expensive meal I have ever had... 315,000 lire.. $315 Cdn. My
wife and I had seafood platters and our son had Chicken Parmesan. A
bottle of water, a bottle of wine, one soft drink, two coffees and a
piece of cake.

In article >, Dave Smith says...
>
> On 2016-11-27 8:43 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >, Ed Pawlowski says...
> >>
> >> Europe seems big on pushing expensive water on tourists. We carefully
> >> avoided it, but is was possible to buy bottled water very cheap where
> >> the locals shop. Only once did we have a very high priced meal and we
> >> knew it would be in Firenze. You ay for ambiance in the tourist spots.
> >
> > Florence is a rip-off. After a few days there, I had to call the bank
> > about a second mortgage.
> >
>
> I still have our bill for a dinner in Venice back in 1993. The sticker
> shock has not yet worn off. Here we are 23 years later and it is still
> the most expensive meal I have ever had... 315,000 lire.. $315 Cdn. My
> wife and I had seafood platters and our son had Chicken Parmesan. A
> bottle of water, a bottle of wine, one soft drink, two coffees and a
> piece of cake.

Those tourist traps can ask anything. As long as tourists keep coming
anyway...

On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 21:18:38 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> I still have our bill for a dinner in Venice back in 1993. The sticker
> shock has not yet worn off. Here we are 23 years later and it is still
> the most expensive meal I have ever had... 315,000 lire.. $315 Cdn. My
> wife and I had seafood platters and our son had Chicken Parmesan. A
> bottle of water, a bottle of wine, one soft drink, two coffees and a
> piece of cake.

My husband still remembers his breakfast at the Plaza Hotel in NYC 20
years ago. $15 for one egg, toast and 1-2 pieces of bacon. It
wouldn't have been such a memorable rip off if they'd just given him
another egg.


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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 11/27/2016 8:43 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, Ed Pawlowski says...
>>
>> Europe seems big on pushing expensive water on tourists. We carefully
>> avoided it, but is was possible to buy bottled water very cheap where
>> the locals shop. Only once did we have a very high priced meal and we
>> knew it would be in Firenze. You ay for ambiance in the tourist spots.
>
> Florence is a rip-off. After a few days there, I had to call the bank
> about a second mortgage.
>

It can be, but on our first trip we had some good guidance and on
subsequent trip found it reasonable.

This is where we stayed on two trips.
http://www.villeinitalia.com/houses/TorrediRosano.html
Both times we took the lower apartment shown with the double doors.

The owners were very helpful telling us where to go to avoid the
tourists traps. Anything we wanted to buy I used cash and could
negotiate much better prices. My wife bought a handbag at the leather
shop. I watched a woman buy a bag for 100 Euro on her charge card and
we bought the same bag minutes later for 40 Euro cash.

We ate meals out at local places away from the city. Lunch was out big
meal of the day, dinner was usually a bottle of wine, bread, cheese some
salami or prosciutto. I was amazed at the wine prices at the Penny
Saver. Decent wine could be had as low as 4 Euro.

In article >, Ed Pawlowski says...
>
> It can be, but on our first trip we had some good guidance and on
> subsequent trip found it reasonable.
>
> This is where we stayed on two trips.
> http://www.villeinitalia.com/houses/TorrediRosano.html
> Both times we took the lower apartment shown with the double doors.
>
> The owners were very helpful telling us where to go to avoid the
> tourists traps. Anything we wanted to buy I used cash and could
> negotiate much better prices. My wife bought a handbag at the leather
> shop. I watched a woman buy a bag for 100 Euro on her charge card and
> we bought the same bag minutes later for 40 Euro cash.
>
> We ate meals out at local places away from the city. Lunch was out big
> meal of the day, dinner was usually a bottle of wine, bread, cheese some
> salami or prosciutto.

But that's not a dinner out. And away from the city helps too. Away from
Florence is also a good idea. Or away from Venice or from the popular
parts of Paris. And you don't miss much. What you mainly see in those
places is other tourists.

Okay, brunch was an improvement.

A smoked duck sandwich and cappuccino for $14. Was quite nice.

https://s21.postimg.org/hjkcozvon/IM..._110100841.jpg

On 11/27/2016 6:23 PM, cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 11/27/2016 5:57 AM, Jebus wrote:
>>> Sucked:
>>>
>>> https://s18.postimg.org/lk2j4p3pl/IM..._161053057.jpg
>>>
>>> 'prosciutto crudo' pizza. Tomato sauce, mozzarella (not that I
>>> detected any) and Italian Parma ham... $45, thank you very much.
>>>
>>> Singapore is extremely expensive and it doesn't do anything for me
>>> at all. Modern, sterile, characterless and very high tech... Ds1
>>> would love it
>>>
>>>
>>> The pizza is only partially cut and the ham is added later, lol.
>>> Hence the 'crudo' I guess.
>>>
>> Despite modernization and technology, I wouldn't expect Singapore to
>> be a great place to get good pizza.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Correct. It's just not the right place for it.
>

Why NOT????

On 11/27/2016 6:43 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Florence is a rip-off.


DROP

****ING

DEAD.