Really, Marj, I'm surprised at you! Actually, I'm only joking. I would probably have done the same. My attitude would have been, "No bloody foreigner is going to tell me what to eat!" and I would have paid the price. My parents only ever went abroad once and that was to spend Christmas with me in Germany in 1965 or 66. Dad went everywhere shouting bl***y foreigners. He nearly got us hanged. We weren't all that far from the Belsen Cemetery but I didn't dare take him there, there would have been an international incident. Funny thing was, once he was home he went round telling everyone about his new German friends and saying Gütten Tag and aufwiedersehn to everyone. Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:36 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] hunting > We were on holiday in Paris. We ate a few times at a little Bistro that Don > had found in a tour guide - "Le Stade", just behind the Louvre. > > One day, I decided to order Steack Tartare, but the waiter shook his finger > at me and warned me to order the Steack au Poivre instead, so I did. > > On our last morning, we went there for one last lunch, and I said to Don "I > am having Steack Tartare if it kills me" and it nearly did. > > I managed to insist, with my limited French, upon having this dish, and the > man did his level best to talk me out of it with his limited English and > many gallic shrugs. Then he brought me my lunch, and as you probably > realise already, Steack Tartare consists of a plate of cold, raw, minced > beef, served with a raw egg (served in half its shell) with capers and an > array of hot sauces (including sauce tartare). > > Well, what could I do but watch what other diners did with it; I mixed the > raw egg into the mince, mixed it with the capers (which I hate) and sauces, > and ate three quarters of it. > > Taught me a lesson. By the way, that's the French way of spelling Steack. > > Marj > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/02 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/2002