WHY DO THEY DO IT?
Why cannot restaurants serve food on the plate ?
You know what I mean
it’s something you’ve seen
it’s a silly practice I always berate.
Chips served on end in a pail-like container
make me want to shout
oh please turn them out
but I’ve never been much of a complainer.
Peas presented in a porcelain jug
so you need a spoon
or else they’d be strewn
over table, other diners, your lap and the rug.
A steaming hot pie in a burning hot pot
oh how I wish
they would simply dish
it straight on the plate so why do they not?
A sheet of newspaper underneath your fried fish
is something I fear’s
quite a daft idea
which certainly doesn’t enhance the dish.
Trying to be clever? Is that why they do it:
trying to be arty ?
perhaps a bit farty ?
so someone please tell me: Why do they pursue it?
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Michael Edwards (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Does anyone else get annoyed by this stupid modern practice of serving half the meal in separate receptacles which are so difficult to eat your food out of - or else have to be emptied out on the plate. Drives me nuts.
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The pie in a pot is the one that gets me, perhaps it is too hard for them to get it out, I certainly struggle sometimes and end up with burnt fingers and pie everywhere, except on the plate. Good write and very true Michael.
Yes the pie in a pot is the worst but I do hate the paper under the fish - it gets awful if you use vinegar or sauce of any kind. Bet Harold never had these problems. Thanks G.
I thought only babies had dishes with separate compartments. Or cats and dogs?! A fine write and pic M.
Cats dogs and babies - perhaps that's the category they see us in as we get older. Ta muchly O.
I can relate . Nothing like dinner served on a plate .
Nothing like dinner served on a plate
as long as the waiters not overweight.
For if he is the plate will break
and that'll be the end of your juicy steak.
I had steak for lunch today ! On a plate ! Yay !
Must be a British thing. My beef is the tons of paper, plastic waste. I have no answer. Dishwashing has its effect on the environment as well. Kudos.
Don'y you have food served in this way in the States? Must agree about waste - even fruit and veg are becoming more difficult to buy loose these days.
Mostly on plates save for take out. In southern Louisiana there is a tradition to serve crab, crawfish, and shrimp on a table covered with newspaper. After removing the shell and eating the delicate inside you are left with a pile of the exoskeletons that can be wrapped up in the paper underneath.
Not sure what they are doing now as most newspapers are going out of business.
In the trade (well in our Traning Restaurant) we call it "deconstructed". The idea is that (like Spanish PLATAS) you serve all the elements of the meal separated. Fries in pail ~ peas in a jug ~ pie in a dish ~ gravy in BOAT ! etc etc. I love SUNDAY DINNER at me Mums ~ you get everything on the plate whether to want it or not. She has special mega-plates for Christmas Dinner. My worst experience of "Pie in a Pot" was shooting it on to the floor ~ trying to drill through the crust . We even deconstruct Strawberry Meringue !Meringue on the plate ~ straws in a bucket and cream in a jug ! Being a SCOUSER I love the fish wrapt in the Daily Mirror ! Thanks BRIAN.!
Ah wrapped in real newspaper to take out - now that's something else.
Great write about the frustration Michael. We pay so very much to relax and enjoy a meal out, and sometimes get the short end of the stick. Very, very annoying. Great job!
I am a bit of a stickler for good food and etiquette but cannot stand this modern fad of serving up a meal in different receptacles - as PH says: it all a bit poncy! Are you familiar with that word in the States. On a similar matter I play international scrabble and have just had to explain the meaning of 'yonks' to a player in America. Might be a poem using language only known this side of the great wet divide, Ah I see both words are not recognised on this site (being American) as they are both underlined in red.
Poncy being over rated? I would have to agree. And thanks again!
Ha ha Michael this
Is absolutely spot on
I am in your team
Bloody hate these,
Poncey people...
Ahh - kindred spirits - you\'ve summed it up well: Poncey !!
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