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Boy, Was I disappointed
I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for myself very soon. Janet US |
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Boy, Was I disappointed
"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
... > > I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for > dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied > marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get > a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. > Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good > olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. > Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have > been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for > myself very soon. > Janet US I hate when that happens, have your taste buds all set to go, expectations of a certain taste...and then a let down.  Cheri |
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On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Mon, 08 May 2017 13:23:33 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > >> I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for >> dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied >> marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get >> a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. >> Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good >> olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. >> Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have >> been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for >> myself very soon. > >You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before you >decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) > >-sw Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again.  Janet US |
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Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Mon, 08 May 2017 14:23:49 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > > > On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > > > wrote: > > > > > You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before > > > you decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) > > > > Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. > > <boggle> Except for Hole Foods, I've never seen an olive or dip bar > that doesn't encourage samples with sample spoons and/or little paper > cups. > > -sw Don't try it here. They have special sample cases to the side you can try, but not for the main bar stock. -- |
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On Mon, 8 May 2017 18:29:33 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Mon, 08 May 2017 17:54:22 -0500, cshenk wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking: >> >>> On Mon, 08 May 2017 14:23:49 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before >>>> > you decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) >>>> >>>> Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. >>> >>> <boggle> Except for Hole Foods, I've never seen an olive or dip bar >>> that doesn't encourage samples with sample spoons and/or little paper >>> cups. >> >> Don't try it here. They have special sample cases to the side you can >> try, but not for the main bar stock. > >So what makes the sample case any more sanitary(*) than the olive bar? > >(*) or whatever the issue here is. Are salad bars illegal in >restaurants, too? > >-sw no sampling here. Janet US |
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Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Mon, 08 May 2017 17:54:22 -0500, cshenk wrote: > > > Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking: > > > >> On Mon, 08 May 2017 14:23:49 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before > >>> > you decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) > >>> > >>> Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. > >> > >> <boggle> Except for Hole Foods, I've never seen an olive or dip bar > >> that doesn't encourage samples with sample spoons and/or little > paper >> cups. > > > > Don't try it here. They have special sample cases to the side you > > can try, but not for the main bar stock. > > So what makes the sample case any more sanitary(*) than the olive bar? > > (*) or whatever the issue here is. Are salad bars illegal in > restaurants, too? > > -sw The key is you don't freebie grab bits out unless a designated item for that. -- |
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On Tue, 9 May 2017 19:45:11 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Tue, 09 May 2017 19:36:24 -0500, cshenk wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking: >> >>> On Mon, 08 May 2017 17:54:22 -0500, cshenk wrote: >>> >>>> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 08 May 2017 14:23:49 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz >>> > >>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before >>>>>> > you decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. >>>>> >>>>> <boggle> Except for Hole Foods, I've never seen an olive or dip bar >>>>> that doesn't encourage samples with sample spoons and/or little >>> paper >> cups. >>>> >>>> Don't try it here. They have special sample cases to the side you >>>> can try, but not for the main bar stock. >>> >>> So what makes the sample case any more sanitary(*) than the olive bar? >>> >>> (*) or whatever the issue here is. Are salad bars illegal in >>> restaurants, too? >> >> The key is you don't freebie grab bits out unless a designated item for >> that. > >And you must have overlooked where I said samples were encouraged by >obvious placement of sample spoons and small paper cups. > >-sw Only a texass imbecile buys mierda from salad bars... don't yoose own a knife for cutting up veggies, the dwarf is as brain dead as that frickin, Washington state freek what lives on pre cuts |
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On Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 8:58:12 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Tue, 9 May 2017 19:45:11 -0500, Sqwertz > > wrote: > > >On Tue, 09 May 2017 19:36:24 -0500, cshenk wrote: > > > >> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking: > >> > >>> On Mon, 08 May 2017 17:54:22 -0500, cshenk wrote: > >>> > >>>> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking: > >>>> > >>>>> On Mon, 08 May 2017 14:23:49 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > >>> > >>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before > >>>>>> > you decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. > >>>>> > >>>>> <boggle> Except for Hole Foods, I've never seen an olive or dip bar > >>>>> that doesn't encourage samples with sample spoons and/or little > >>> paper >> cups. > >>>> > >>>> Don't try it here. They have special sample cases to the side you > >>>> can try, but not for the main bar stock. > >>> > >>> So what makes the sample case any more sanitary(*) than the olive bar? > >>> > >>> (*) or whatever the issue here is. Are salad bars illegal in > >>> restaurants, too? > >> > >> The key is you don't freebie grab bits out unless a designated item for > >> that. > > > >And you must have overlooked where I said samples were encouraged by > >obvious placement of sample spoons and small paper cups. > > > >-sw > > Only a texass imbecile buys mierda from salad bars... don't yoose own > a knife for cutting up veggies, the dwarf is as brain dead as that > frickin, Washington state freek what lives on pre cuts Salad bars in restaurants were specified. I don't think the restaurant owner would appreciate a customer cutting up veggies in their restaurant. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 2:23:40 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for > dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied > marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get > a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. > Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good > olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. > Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have > been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for > myself very soon. > Janet US Supermarkets make base level pablum for the Sheeple! Not exactly haute cuisine! John Kuthe... |
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On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 3:23:55 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > > wrote: > > >On Mon, 08 May 2017 13:23:33 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > > > >> I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for > >> dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied > >> marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get > >> a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. > >> Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good > >> olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. > >> Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have > >> been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for > >> myself very soon. > > > >You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before you > >decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) > > > >-sw > > Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. > Janet US It all comes sealed in cans from a food factory somewhere, yuck! John Kuthe |
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On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 11:15:13 PM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 3:23:55 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > > On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > > > wrote: > > > > >On Mon, 08 May 2017 13:23:33 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > > > > > >> I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for > > >> dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied > > >> marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get > > >> a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. > > >> Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good > > >> olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. > > >> Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have > > >> been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for > > >> myself very soon. > > > > > >You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before you > > >decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) > > > > > >-sw > > > > Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. > > Janet US > > It all comes sealed in cans from a food factory somewhere, yuck! Really? You mean my local grocery store doesn't have an olive tree out back to stock its olive bar? Dang! Cindy Hamilton |
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On Thu, 11 May 2017 03:25:36 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 11:15:13 PM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote: >> On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 3:23:55 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> > On Mon, 8 May 2017 14:38:16 -0500, Sqwertz > >> > wrote: >> > >> > >On Mon, 08 May 2017 13:23:33 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> > > >> > >> I hit the supermarket at lunch time today as I was shopping for >> > >> dinner. I passed the olive bar ( was really hungry) and I spied >> > >> marinated mushrooms and marinated artichoke hearts. I thought I'd get >> > >> a little of both for my lunch and treat myself. >> > >> Darn! I was looking forward to the bite of vinegar, the slide of good >> > >> olive oil, the pungency of oregano and garlic, maybe a bite of pepper. >> > >> Nada. They were both soooo bland. These things might as well have >> > >> been in water. I'm going to have to make some marinated mushrooms for >> > >> myself very soon. >> > > >> > >You're supposed to taste test everything at the olive bar before you >> > >decide to (or not) buy anything! ;-) >> > > >> > >-sw >> > >> > Eewwwww. I won't ever buy anything at a salad/olive bar again. >> > Janet US >> >> It all comes sealed in cans from a food factory somewhere, yuck! > >Really? You mean my local grocery store doesn't have an olive tree >out back to stock its olive bar? Dang! > >Cindy Hamilton Marinated olives/mushrooms are not packed in cans (salt/vinegar would erode the metal cans and they'd leak), they are packed in glass jars... delis get them in gallon jars... also available in five gallon plastic tubs. Those sold at the typical deli are not very strongly flavored on purpose, they have to appeal to the average customer. Everything sold at stores comes from a food factory somewhere. |
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