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Date Posted: 11:54:29 01/15/09 Thu
Author: the tee
Author Host/IP: 24.19.32.126
Subject: Beets taste like dirt.
In reply to: andypandy 's message, "Only a Gretch expression can suitably describe my day yesterday......" on 08:45:05 01/14/09 Wed

Thus...they do not pass my lips.

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[> [> Nonsense! -- DZR, 13:23:31 01/15/09 Thu [1] (62.240.244.114)

I went out for dinner at a fantastic restaurant last night called Chez Pétrelle, and for my main course I had a very slow baked shoulder of lamb with roasted root vegetables including roasted beetroot. I'd never had beetroot roasted before and it was delicious.


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[> [> [> It would never occur to me to roast beetroot -- andypandy, 13:31:30 01/15/09 Thu [1] (161.112.232.17)

but I'm willing to give it a try, roast veggies are delicious.


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[> [> [> [> It was a great meal and 30 seconds from my new apartment -- DZR, 13:46:07 01/15/09 Thu [1] (62.240.244.114)

Fabulous decor:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lobstora/2934804757/

and according to this review, a favourite of Madonna and Christian La Croix:

http://uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2252912-action-describe-chez_petrelle_paris-i


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[> [> [> [> Oh, BTW -- DZR, 14:23:24 01/15/09 Thu [1] (62.240.244.114)

The beetroot had been roasted with the skin on, and I believe whole and then sliced when served, as the outside was roasted but the inside flesh was firm and clearly hadn't been in direct contact with any fat or oil. It was very tasty, a crisp clean taste (not at all like dirt!), and the flesh was a much lighter colour than I would have expected.


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[> [> [> [> [> I always roast veggies with the skin on -- andypandy, 15:29:39 01/15/09 Thu [1] (161.112.232.36)

I really want to roast some beets now!

The restaurant looks fabulous


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[> [> How do you know what dirt tastes like? -- andypandy, 13:40:46 01/15/09 Thu [1] (161.112.232.17)

*runs*


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[> [> [> With their current economy, that's all they can afford to eat these days! -- DZR, 15:09:36 01/15/09 Thu [1] (62.240.244.114)

*also runs*


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[> [> don't mind the brits, tee. -- gretch, 14:57:26 01/15/09 Thu [1] (24.165.107.66)

they don't know the rest of the world deems their food to be some of the worst in the world. *wink*

it so tastes like dirt. and cabbage. cabbage dirt.


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[> [> [> What's wrong with cabbage now?! -- DZR, 15:06:56 01/15/09 Thu [1] (62.240.244.114)

Dear Lord, you're worse than Kashy for things you won't eat. And you can dis British food all you like, I'm in France. You really don't want to know what they think about American food!


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[> [> [> [> holy hell cabbage is vile. -- gretch, 15:28:06 01/15/09 Thu [1] (24.165.107.66)

cooked cabbage possibly the worst smell in the whole wide world!

the french can suck it too. even though i love their bread and wine and cheese and ham.


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[> [> [> [> [> Savoy cabbagae ... -- DZR, 15:45:36 01/15/09 Thu [1] (62.240.244.114)

... blanched, then sautéed with shallots in butter is delicious -- goes great with roast pork belly. Red cabbage braised with onions, garlic, apples, cloves, cinnamon and some brown sugar and vinegar is one of my favourite winter vegetable dishes.

Then there's coleslaw, sauerkraut, choucroute. Man! You don't know what you're missing!

(Obviously old dark green cabbage leaves boiled are stinky and disgusting. But cabbage doesn't have to be like that. You've just had it done badly.)


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[> [> [> [> [> [> I agree, red cabbage is yummy. -- Gabs, 21:48:44 01/15/09 Thu [1] (83.222.147.228)


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