I visited a friend (let's call her S) for lunch today. She insisted on cooking even though I suggested that we eat out.
When I arrived I asked what we were having and I thought I heard her say "steamed clams". I didn't want to dwell on it because I was slightly embarrassed for her to be going to such an effort cooking for me - I wouldn't have known where to start preparing such a dish. We chatted about all the usual things in her dining room as she popped back and forward to the kitchen. At one point I thought I seen smoke leaving the kitchen window and smelt burning, but again didn't want to cause a fuss.
Imagine how surprised I was when S presented me with a burger! I couldn't hide my confusion and mentioned that I thought we would be having steamed clams. S said that I had misheard her and that she had said we would be having 'steamed hams'. She told me this was an old family recipe and that was what her family called hamburgers.
I found this strange. The burgers were obviously grilled, yet she called them steamed hams. They were tasty, with pickles, cheese and tomato sauce - kind of like something you might get from McDonald's.
Everything else was fine apart from this incident. AIBU to have found the actual lunch a bit strange though ?