Fun Etiquette Facts About
Food In Honor Of National Eat What You Want Day
I’m sitting here at my desk drinking a chocolate milk shake
as I write this. I call that a good example of Eat What You Want Day, except, it is Thursday, May 3. You see, in order
to keep Jan happy, I write my posts at least a week ahead, so I’m a little
confused.
Talking about food – sometimes you may wonder just how to eat
certain foods. Here are a few tips for you:
·
If
the salad leaves are too large,
cutting lettuce is perfectly okay. Use your knife and then request a clean
knife to use on the main course.
·
Fried chicken is considered a finger food, so go
ahead and pick it up. Just don’t lick your fingers afterwards.
·
Asparagus can be cut or, at a casual dinner,
it can also be a finger food.
·
Artichokes are often served whole with an extra
plate for the discarded leafs and a small bowl for melted butter or sauce. Use
your fingers to break off an outer leaf. Dip the leaf in the butter, and then
scrape the flesh from the leaf with your front teeth. Use your knife and fork
to eat the bottom part called the heart. Chances are that you would never order
a whole artichoke when out to dinner, but just in case, now you know how to eat
it.
·
Eating pasta can sometimes be a nightmare. The
proper way is to twirl the spaghetti on the edge of your plate with your fork. On
the other hand, you may request a pasta spoon, which is larger than a teaspoon,
and twirl pasta on the spoon with your fork. If you cannot master this art of
eating pasta, just cut it up as I do.
Last week my husband and I took a few days of R & R and
drove up to Prescott, Arizona, which is less than a two-hour drive. The first
evening we dined at a very fun Italian restaurant called Rosas. I had a slice of pizza and my husband had
veal marsala with pasta. As we were eating, the chef came over to our table and
put his hand on my husband’s shoulder. He leaned over and said, “You are the only person who has ever eaten
here who knows the correct way to eat pasta.” You see, my husband is a master of
twirling the pasta spoon. The chef went on to say, “We don’t even serve
pasta spoons because no-one knows how to use them.” I was so glad I had not
ordered pasta since I simply can’t master that art and I think I would have
received a lecture.
By Lois Jamieson
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