I really hate it when I go to a restaurant, read the menu, make my food choice based on what the menu says, and then receive something that isn’t what the menu specified.
This happens in many different ways, but one way is with onions in bruschetta. I happen to dislike all raw onions except green onions. Due to this fact, when I order anything that often contains onions I am SURE to read the ingredients listed in the menu. If it contains onions I choose another option, because I know with my little taste quirk I will not like the bruschetta with onions.
Twice recently I have received onions in my bruschetta when they were not listed on the menu. At one place no onions of any type were listed and at the other place “spring onions” were listed. Spring onions are also known as green onions and are somehow acceptable to my palate. Yet this bruschetta had both green onions AND red onions.
All I ask is that when listing ingredients in a meal that you include them ALL. This will save me the annoyance of having to either ingest the food I dislike and purposely make a concerted effort to avoid or send the food back, which I rarely do because I hate being “one of those people”. Please, I beg of you, just tell me if there are onions, and don’t tell me there is ONE type of onions when really there is a whole other type of onions! —Just Help Me Out, Please?
This article appears in Aug 25-31, 2011.
I can’t believe I read that through to the end.
There’s just so many layers to this problem isn’t there OP.
This isn’t a bitch as much as it’s a nasally whine. Let’s just rearrange the whole fucking universe, just for you, OP.
It seems bruschetta is a high-risk menu item for your food needs, so maybe….don’t order it? Or ask the wait staff about the onion content? …
Not stating that bruschetta contains onions, is like not saying it contains tomatoes. Does the menus state that Shepards Pie contains potatoes?
Unless you specfically asked for no onions or a sustitute, I really don’t see a valid bitch.
OP, just throw the food over to the nearest fat person. They never reject free food.
onions are more of a seasoning than an ingredient…. if you dont like onions then its your job to specifically ask about it and not assume.
understand that its YOU that has the problem and not everyone else…. its not our responsibility to cater to your insanity.
I feel your pain. When I order foie gras, I always make sure to ask if the geese were force fed grain ONLY, and all too often the texture is unpalatable! This forces me to return to stately Styles manor and have James prepare it properly. Fart noise.
And asking “Does this have onions in it” is sooooooo hard to do.
Touchė, F. S. 🙂
And I prefer ‘fishless’ Fish & Chips, which is so difficult to come by these days, wonder why? Sigh! Sheesh.
OP take charge of your life and just say ‘NO ONIONS, please’ – ffs.
Onions Suck!! Nature’s vile weed!
You mean sheppard’s pie is not made with fresh ground sheppards? God Dammit, that pisses me off!
On a serious note, what’s more of a piss off for me is when the restaurants run out of something, or there was a supply issue of some sort or they just stop carrying/making a specific menu item and then don’t bother to either a. tell you about it when handing you the menus, or b. temporarily put some sort of notice up SOMEwhere, either in the menu or on the wall or something. (Or just cross it off the menu altogether). This happened to me twice in one night at 2 different establishments. First place, I had ordered a mixed drink. “I’m sorry, we don’t have the stuff to make that.” Really? I’m in a licensed restaurant with a bar and you don’t have any vodka or fruitjuices? Ok, fine. Shit happens. Somehow your order got missed or whatever. Fucking tell me this info when you seat me. The second place was a national chain we went to for dessert, with a well established menu. The same menu, I should mention, that is found at every other location in Canada. I order something and the kid behind the counter proceeds to tell me that “We don’t carry the ingredients to make that.” Then he proceeds to tell me that in fact, the only thing he can make is one of the choices from this particular section of the menu for the same reason. Really? You don’t carry the ingredients? So WHY THE FUCK IS IT STILL ON YOUR MENU??!! How fucking hard is it to cross it off or cover it up with a sign saying, “Sorry, no longer available”. Simple. Because of this I just walked out and I don’t think I’ll be back.
Does that mean Kit Kats aren’t made with real cats too? Aww.
I’ve dined with people who are a little picky, and they ask up front. They ask about how it’s prepared, the type of sauce, and yes, whether it has any of a certain ingredient.
I’m sort of on OP’s side though, if it’s not listed why would you assume that you would have to confirm. It’s easy to do though, it’s called playing it safe. Just ask OP, problem solved.
Does that mean Kit Kats aren’t made with real cats too? Aww.
They put up too much of a fight to get in the foil
Server: “May I take your order sir?”
Hugo: “Certainly, nachos please, no olives.”
How hard is that?
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yeah,that pisses me off too. they should have a disclaimer there saying that items may not be as they appear.
oh, by the way o.p., there is a thing called onion powder, not the salt shit, just the powder, you can get it just about anywhere.
bluenoser, onions make some females super horny.
I have a vegetarian friend who only likes like 3 vegetables so it’s such a bitch going anywhere with him. When we would get nachos, he would ask for them without onions but would eat a ton of salsa which has fucking onions in it so obviously he’s just being a picky fucking jerk for no reason. I told him this and he was like “Oh well I can’t taste them”. WELL DUH. Eating just onions would be gross but they’re in a lot of food and you can barely tell they’re there; they just add a little flavor ESPECIALLY ON NACHOS. Fuck, I just get my own plate of nachos now.
LS – if by ‘horny’, you mean ‘gassy”. Then yes, they do.
green peppers make me burp http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGkKlkln_S0/TbzA…
@Mel: *facepalm* What makes it worse is that I know exactly who you’re talking about. (Although I won’t tell anyone. :P)
your friends sounds like a real hoot at parties. WTF? A vegetarian who only likes 3 veggies?? How the hell does that work? I don’t think they thought this idea through too well.
Is this a bitch or an entry in a diary of stupidity? Really!!! You didn’t think onions were in brushetta??? What fucking planet are you from OB???
I would bet that onions are in all bruschetta, sometimes raw and very noticeable, other times minced or cooked.
check out this google search of bruschetta images, I think they all have onion in them:
http://www.google.ca/search?pq=are+there+o…
Oooo. A nicely chilled chardonnay would pair well with those pics I think!
dang, now I got a craving for wine, bruschetta, and some crusty bread………..with ONIONS!!!!
isn’t asking for bruschetta with onions very much the same as asking for a Hawaiin pizza with pineapple on it?
and do you think its is disturbing when someone posts several times in a row?!?!?!?!?!?!
well, do ya?
Nah! Post away! However, never mention pineapple on a pizza again.
Cold wine countdown… 120mins and counting….
yeah yeah, the food looks good, but i’d settle for a cold libation… http://weblogs.thecwdc.com/lifestyle/waeld…
or just ASK your server. If they don’t know they’ll ask the chef.
SOOOOO much easier than sending it back.
Haha, that’s right Brendon, you shared an onion-less plate of nachos with this lad ;D! And yes, he likes very few vegetables. I think he weighs like 90 pounds and is always sleepy.
73….
35 and counting
I’m with the “just ask before hand” camp.
I mean, if you hate onions enough to log onto your computer and write a whole fucking bitch about it.
I have a ‘trigger food’ list which can fuck up my digestive tract for weeks, so I always ask. It’s not that hard to say “are there peppers or any sort in this dish?” or just not order something because it has a propensity to have trigger foods in it. And then I’ll ask if they can make it without it. Sometimes they can, sometimes they can’t. If they can’t, i just don’t order it. And it’s not a stretch to assume bruschetta would have onions ffs. I mean, I know nachos usually have peppers and restaurants seem to be on the ‘whole grains’ bandwagon these days so there’s a good chance the nacho chops are whole grain, so I just don’t order them.
And *gasp* I don’t like swiss cheese and whenever I order something that has swiss on it, I’ve never had a problem getting a substitute cheese put on.
Tonight’s secret ingredient – beer.
Beer Chicken, beer risotto w/tomato, mushroom & onion
Beverage – Beer.
Some of us have REAL problems eating out. Not being able to eat dairy, for example.. Get over your onion problem or don’t eat out!
What the fuck is menu fellatios? Or did I miss something? Always a possibility after gettin zapped through the potato with 20,000 volts.
Shit. If there’s anything worse than a carload of fighting hens it’s gotta be restaurants and their fucking ridiculous rules.
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OP, i know exactly how you feel. I don’t like tomatoes. And, I fuckin hate it when the menu doesnt say the bruschetta has tomatoes, so I order the bruschetta and i end up getting a ton of tomatoes. It pisses me off!
Do this thread a big favour; order a bucket of bruschetta, extra onions, scarf the lot, choke and fucking put us all out of your misery.
“However, never mention pineapple on a pizza again.”
Your pizza bigotry only makes us stronger…
ACTUALLY..REAL bruchetta is: toasted bread rubbed with garlic ; diced tomatoes (roma only) and evo (fresh basillico in season)..just say’n 🙂
I don’t think I could live without onions. I would go through withdrawal and have a brain hemorrhage.
marty is correct and i should know^^i could not cook without the loverly onion, the vidalia being one of my faves http://www.frenchonionsoups.com/French-Oni…
..my signature soup is 5 onion w/ reggy croustade..effing delice..:)
yum yum, have you ever made borscht?
Me Mum makes a really nice french onion soup. Not as elaborate as Marty’s but still good for nice autumn days when a cold breeze is blowing in from Lake Ontario. 24 hrs and counting
mmm perogies, glad to see irene won’t be more than a stiff breeze
Mum says the cabbage rolls are made, the pork bones for the borscht are simmering as we speak and the perogies will be made tomorrow.
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Me so happy.
IF a vegitarian goes down on his girlfriend…does that mean he’s eaten meat ?
~;p
If a vegetarian is bitten by a zombie and becomes a zombie himself, what does he eat?
Oh Montrealman, I think we’ve finally found a use for your A/V club sized brain.
Well the bitch is lame…Ask if you’re that concerned.
A big FUCK YOURSELF to those uneducated ones who, as usual….are shooting their mouths off when they know nothing about the subject.
Bruschetta normally does not have onions morons. I suspect you couldn’t tell the difference between Bruschetta and Melba toast with Salsa on it.
Vegetarian – just another word for “bad hunter”
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And these are real pizzas, guess we make them wrong in North America too.
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http://themanfrommoselriver.files.wordpres…
Ya, I’m tired of wannabe pizza snobs hating on my Hawaiian pizza. You eat what you want on yours, and I’ll have EXTRA pineapple. Chances are your preference isn’t even “authentic” either.
Mmm hawaiian pizza!
I think marty needs to cook us some delicious foodz. Special trip to haliwood? You can use my kitchen! LOL
yea PG ..both kinds ..russian and polish..i love hearty soups ie: navy bean,goulash,french can. pea..etc..
THE VORACIOUS FEMALE: THOUGHTS ON FEMALES AND FOOD
For some reason, perhaps a subliminal deposit of this thread, Montrealman’s thoughts recently turned to food or, more specifically, to females and food and, by logical extension, to that of the voracious female. Let me think.
It has always seemed to me that the relationship between females and food is fundamentally different than that between males and food. For the latter, the relationship is largely pragmatic, even utilitarian. Food, while often enjoyable in itself, is seen primarily for its nutritive qualities rather than possessing any deep symbolic significance. (The exception, of course, is the male chef whose deep involvement with food nonetheless betrays certain feminine qualities. Forget him.) Things, however, are different with the female.
For the female food embodies deep symbolic, even philosophical significance. The reason for this resides in the fact that food is conceptually connected with her body and the body, in ontological terms, is the fundamental female reality. This can be seen in the two principal relations the female has with food, its serving and its consumption.
While the male has traditionally been concerned with the acquisition of food it is the female who has always been associated with its presentation and serving. Food is an extension of her body. One thinks of the religious invocation at the sacrament of Communion: “Take this and eat in commemoration of Me.” For the female, the serving of food is tantamount to the serving of her body.
It is sacramental.
Similarly with her consumption of food. For the female the consumption of food often comes to stand as a substitute for sex. In one end and in the other, so to speak. As the female is the more voracious of the sexes, in terms of the duration and intensity of the sex act, so her voraciousness is transferred to the consumption of food itself. Watch the intensity with which she eats. Watch the orgasmic pleasure with which she swallows each mouthful. Watch the post-orgasimic serenity she emanates after her meal. She is content. Observe, in other words, the ontological relationship between the female and her food.
Well, that’s Montrealman’s recent thoughts on the “Voracious Female” and her relationship with food.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
RSVPs
: Scrotum (Aug. 28, 3:58PM) – Whatever he wants.
Cheerio!
A joke???!!! I’m impressed. Silly me, I thought that “epistemological humour” was an oxymoron 😉
Well if annie’s going to post something funny, so will I =)
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