Stuff I didn't know about restaurants until recently

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I am very old, but I only learned this year that hotel buffet scrambled eggs are usually made from powdered egg. That explains why they are a uniform colour. Scrambled eggs made from scratch have yellow and white bits.

On the plus side, I also learned recently that the chicken (or at least the "Original Recipe" pieces) at KFC is made from scratch in the shop every day from fresh chicken pieces, flour, and herbs'n'spices. I had imagined it was all done in a factory somewhere and then cooked from frozen.

What are some other bits of restaurant knowledge that surprised you?

He also said on one programme that if you haven't got fresh eggs to forget it.

I know what you mean, I work as a delivery driver for one of the 'big four' supermarkets, and virtually all care homes I have and do deliver to have the 'basic' or cheapest product, I just hope I don't need one in old-age.

Suicide
Please don’t use the word commit

Why not? You commit to a course of action. I don't understand why you are picking this up. Yes, suicide can be used as a verb but it is, more generally, a noun.

I make raita this way too and half a teaspoon of mango chutney to balance the sourness of the yoghurt

@DisabledDemon Because it implies criminality.

Sorry, perhaps I'm being dense but 'commit' is neutral. Yes, it can be linked to criminal acts but it can also be linked to positive ones, eg, 'We have committed to giving 10% of our profits to X charity'. In its purest form, it simply means 'to do'.

Context is everything.

It is no longer an accepted term.

Eh???

No, it means commitment too.
You pretty much commit to suicide if you really decide to do it

Maybe not acceptable to you but I'm fine with it and will continue to use it

Fine, if that's the case.

So what is the current term?

Well if you're fine with it that's the main thing
I do get annoyed with people deciding they are offended by something innocuous and decree everyone must feel the same

I actually used 'fine' as I wanted to draw a line under my involvement in this thread. My original purpose was to express sorrow about his death, which seems to have been ignored in the scramble to argue semantics.

Like you, I have no patience with the perpetually offended and will continue to use 'commit' in its correct form.

I was also saddened by the death of Anthony Bordain.

There is a difference between ‘commit’ and ‘commit to’

I’m not one of the perpetually offended and a quick google will confirm my comments.

If you’re happy to continue to use offensive and outdated terminology then do so.

I read A.B.' s book a long time ago. What did he say about well-done steak ?

you see that's your mistake.
YOU are offended by the terminology , not me and you are in no way important enough to me to warrant my changing how I speak.
I don't use language that offends me but would not dream of telling others how to speak

You’re mistaken

i am offended, but not perpetually offended, there’s a difference. You seem unable to grasp that or the difference between ‘commit’ or ‘commit to’. Apologies if English isn’t your first language and this isn’t just ignorance.

This isn’t about me or importance, don’t be ridiculous. Continue to use whatever terminology you like regardless of if it lacks sensitivity or causes offence and I will continue to call people out on it, politely, as I did upthread.

If AB could read this ridiculous argument he would either laugh at you or use his volcanic and rarely shown temper to illustrate the absurdity of it. Use language as we understand it. That's what it's for.

LOL.
How bizarrely rude of you.
if you want to talk comprehension of language then maybe we should start at the basics of how people use language.
In this instance , nobody hears the phrase "commit suicide" and thinks, " oh gosh, that person has illegally killed themselves; what a terrible person.!

It's a natural evolution that language changes over time but you obviously lack the ability to recognise this and are continuing to only think of the phrase's meaning from pre 1960's.
That's fine, we can't all be confident with language but to be a good 60 years out is a little odd!

And you are being nowhere near polite; possibly due to having a poor grasp of English

he was great, wasn't he, I read KC many times and may have to dig it out again

He was an interesting man, although sadly self-destructive. There's a lot of videos of his old programmes on You Tube which I've been catching up on over the last few days, together with interviews from friends and colleagues. Worth a look as you're a fan.

Thanks for the tip; I'll definitely have a watch

Oh my gawd this was such an interesting thread before it descended into PC nonsense or whatever this is 🤦🏻‍♀️

Best meal I ever had that I’ve ever had and not stumbled across since or attempted recreate but I still think of it- a roasted guinea fowl stuffed with (I think) wild mushroom and hazelnut and some sort of sherry sauce. This was in Alsace, in about 2004.