Soooo... do you ever bring your own?

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It's Monday morning. Well no, back up, it's Sunday night. There is a large piece of grilled salmon left over from yesterday, that, for whatever reason, didn't get eaten by today, and it's currently nicely packaged in a baggie. Generally, what doesn't get eaten by Sunday won't get eaten, at home, until next weekend. Dinner schedules and all.

It won't last a week and it ain't going to waste. You see where I'm going with this. I'm bringing it in to work for lunch. I never bring lunch in to work. I always go out, and usually for business related meetings or lunch with a friend or coworker.

Dilemma: Lunch with a friend is scheduled for Monday. Solution: Go to the French cafe, order a plain Caesar salad (no chicken) and put the salmon on it. Apparently, that is bad form.

Me: "I'd like a plain Caesar salad please, no croutons."

Friend: "You aren't a vegetarian..."

Me: "Of course not. I have a salmon in my pocket. I'm not just happy to see you."

Friend: "You can't do that!"

Me: "Why not?"

Friend: "Well... well... "

I did it anyway. It didn't put me out, it didn't put her out, and it didn't put the cafe out. I bought a damn salad right? Do they have salmon to put on it anyway? Nooooooooooo......

So...

Fast forward. The Korean burger place makes a hella mean burger. And they even do lettuce wrap (I taught them the trick.) One trick I have not yet been able to teach them is how to stock mayonnaise. Maybe there isn't a word for it in Korean. Come to think of it I'm not sure what the word for it is in Spanish either, although the two Latinas that make my salad speak well enough English.

I came upon a stash of these babies after a recent lunch-in:

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Think I won't....

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No I di-int!!!!!!

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I feel bad. Am I the only one?
 

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Yes. You are the only one.

BTW, mayonnaise will kill you.

But it probably won't overcome the health benefits of the red meat, bacon and cheese; except that your burger looks carcinogenic. How long did they leave it on the grill?
 
I often bring a bottle of hot sauce with me, but I don't think I've ever brought a salmon.

As for mayonnaise on hamburgers, I had a friend in the service who did that. It kind of grossed me out at first. But then I thought about it and decided that it's not too different from mayo on roast beef, so I tried it. It was okay. But I still prefer hot sauce.

Speaking of bringing your own, Jeannette and I stopped at a gas station just east of The Middle of Nowhere once and were elated to find that they had what passed for fresh coffee -- and it was free! But they didn't have cups. I don't mean that they were out of cups. I mean that they didn't provide cups -- ever. You had to bring your own.

It was no big deal. We had cups in the car. It was just odd.

Rich
 
JOhnH said:
Yes. You are the only one.

BTW, mayonnaise will kill you.

But it probably won't overcome the health benefits of the red meat, bacon and cheese; except that your burger looks carcinogenic. How long did they leave it on the grill?
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Once burnt fat is ok, it's when it's cooled and reheated that it becomes carcinogenic. French fries are what are typically carcinogenic.
 
We've had hotel guests bring everything from their own pillows, to electric fans, to hot plates. Only the hot plate is a no-no.

I've never seen anyone bring food into a restaurant. I have, however, seen an immensely fat man eat so much at a buffet that he puked all over the table. We were so horrified that we called the manager over -- and he was so horrified that he didn't know what to do.

So we left. Strangely, neither of us were hungry anymore.

Moral of the story: No one brings their own food into restaurants. But doing so is better than puking.
 
Jay Honeck said:
We've had hotel guests bring everything from their own pillows, to electric fans, to hot plates. Only the hot plate is a no-no.

I've never seen anyone bring food into a restaurant. I have, however, seen an immensely fat man eat so much at a buffet that he puked all over the table. We were so horrified that we called the manager over -- and he was so horrified that he didn't know what to do.

So we left. Strangely, neither of us were hungry anymore.

Moral of the story: No one brings their own food into restaurants. But doing so is better than puking.
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You've never been to Holland...:rofl::rofl::rofl: They aren't called scrubby Dutch for nothing.:lol:

The dude does his best Mr Kreosote sketch and you walk out?:dunno:
 
Jay Honeck said:
We've had hotel guests bring everything from their own pillows, to electric fans, to hot plates. Only the hot plate is a no-no.

I've never seen anyone bring food into a restaurant. I have, however, seen an immensely fat man eat so much at a buffet that he puked all over the table. We were so horrified that we called the manager over -- and he was so horrified that he didn't know what to do.

So we left. Strangely, neither of us were hungry anymore.

Moral of the story: No one brings their own food into restaurants. But doing so is better than puking.
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For what it's worth, I'm neither immensely fat, nor were either of the two cited instances bring-or-puke scenarios.
 
Jay Honeck said:
We've had hotel guests bring everything from their own pillows, to electric fans, to hot plates. Only the hot plate is a no-no.

I've never seen anyone bring food into a restaurant. I have, however, seen an immensely fat man eat so much at a buffet that he puked all over the table. We were so horrified that we called the manager over -- and he was so horrified that he didn't know what to do.

So we left. Strangely, neither of us were hungry anymore.

Moral of the story: No one brings their own food into restaurants. But doing so is better than puking.
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Did anyone offer him a wafer thin mint?
 
Henning said:
Once burnt fat is ok, it's when it's cooled and reheated that it becomes carcinogenic. French fries are what are typically carcinogenic.
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As I recall, it takes several cycles of this, and/or it has to be heated to smoke point.
 
Mayo and/or mustard is what I always put on burgers though I normally don't take it with me.
 
When I lived in Kotzebue, Ak, all of the restaurants in town, (all 3) were owned and operated by Koreans. They drowned their hamburgers in mayonnaise. There was always a lack of communication when I requested mustard.

Me: 1 death burger, no mayo please but add mustard.

Them. Musta...???

Me: Yes, musta...

Them: (Loudly) Hot musta...???

Me: (loudly as well) No, yellow musta....

Them: (normal voice) Hokay....with hot peppa..??

Me: yes, yellow musta with hot peppa....

Them: No mayo..??

Me: No mayo but with yellow musta and hot peppa....

Them: Hokay.....with French frie....???

Me: yes, French frie.....and Dr Pepper to drink.

Them: (loudly) Dr Peppa...??

Me: (loudly) Yes, Dr Peppa....!!

Them: Hokay.... death booga with no mayo and add yellow musta, French frie and Dr Peppa....10 dolla thank to please...

:rolleyes:
 
Mayo on a burger? What are you? Canadian? (Hope someone has seen The Whole Nine Yards)
 
Fredbob711 said:
Mayo on a burger? What are you? Canadian? (Hope someone has seen The Whole Nine Yards)
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I like mayo on practically everything. Burgers, sandwiches, tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad - it's some pretty versatile stuff. And usually, the ketchup vs. mustard crowd is silent on the issue of mayo.

I've tried making tuna salad before with ranch because I was out of mayo. It just didn't turn out right.
 
Fredbob711 said:
Mayo on a burger? What are you? Canadian? (Hope someone has seen The Whole Nine Yards)
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We use mayo on burgers down south. Lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, mayonnaise (or miracle whip), and ketchup for me! :yes:
 
I asked the friendly barista at my local Starbucks if he had ever tried Kicking Horse coffee. I mentioned that my order of Kicking Horse Three Sisters coffee had just arrived at my house. He said bring it in, we'll try it. That surprised me but next day I brought the bag of coffee and they made me a cup in their Clover machine, no charge. First and last time for that. I go over there to use the Internet and figure I owe them at least the courtesy of purchasing a cup of coffee.
 
I would have done the same thing with the salmon. It's either you eat it or it goes to waste. I think your friend should be more appalled about food going bad when someone less fortunate in the world would eat it. I cook for 1 person(myself) 100% of the time so I routinely make food that lasts me a few meals. In my lunch box I pack my own spices, hot sauces, etc. If I go to a small lunch place and they don't have a condiment or spice I would want, I would have no problem bringing my own.
 
Personally I prefer Miracle Hawipp (another attempt at a Family Guy reference nobody will get since my Lemon Pledge reference fell flat) over mayonnaise but not on a hamburger. After several drunken trips back to Osan Air Base from downtown with the mandatory stop at Mrs. Kim's house of hamburgers....(really just a tent thing on the back of a motorcycle that has a grill and grease that has been used since the 80's) I'll never eat mayonnaise or an egg on a burger again.
 
SkyDog58 said:
Scratch the ketchup and add mustard. About the only thing I use ketchup for is fries.
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Same here. Lettuce, tomato, mustard, and mayonnaise is the norm. Bacon, cheddar, sauteed mushrooms all good also.
 
Timbeck2 said:
Personally I prefer Miracle Hawipp (another attempt at a Family Guy reference nobody will get since my Lemon Pledge reference fell flat) over mayonnaise but not on a hamburger. After several drunken trips back to Osan Air Base from downtown with the mandatory stop at Mrs. Kim's house of hamburgers....(really just a tent thing on the back of a motorcycle that has a grill and grease that has been used since the 80's) I'll never eat mayonnaise or an egg on a burger again.
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Ahh yes, Chico Vill. Crazy place when I was there in 73-74. Used to be a place just inside the gate, trailer or the like, that had meatloaf samiches, with, heaven forbid, mayonnaise on it. Back then there was a national curfew from midnight to 4am and you couldn't be on the streets, or you were liable to get shot by the S. Korean National Police. Do they still have the curfew?
 
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I generally don't like ketchup much, although it seems to work on Quarter Pounders and Whoppers. I'll still use it if it's the only condiment available.
 
I'd just bring the salmon in, ask for no chicken end of conversation.

Take my order, bring my food, keep my glass full, serving isn't complicated, and the salmon ain't their business.
 
James331 said:
I'd just bring the salmon in, ask for no chicken end of conversation.

Take my order, bring my food, keep my glass full, serving isn't complicated, and the salmon ain't their business.
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Well that's the thing, I don't even have to do that much. Chicken is extra to begin with. Had I got the salad to go, it wouldn't even be worthy of conversation.
 
Timbeck2 said:
They did in '01 when I was there...the second time.
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Never went there. I had buddies that did. I think that's how the Korean contingent ended up in Germany. I miss getting those deep fried prawns that were the size of a small lobster, and the giant egg rolls, while hanging out late night in the barracks on CQ duty. They would deliver.
 
no mayo ... miracle whip only!

When our daughter was little, she hated pizza, so wife and I would drive thru Burger King and daughter would carry her BK bag into Lamp Post Pizza with us.
 
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