Oh dear....I think I would have passed on that. No way would I have eaten it. I would have just shrugged and told him he was right......and starved!!!! Roz > 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 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please delete unwanted taglines and signatures before > sending your message to avoid over-long messages. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I think I would have starved rarther than to have ate that .YUK!!!! jan > > > 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