I spent most of last weekend eating in restaurants, which is totally rad. Good food, good friends, good times. But the one thing I personally can't stand is when my Canadianisms come out in my eating habits and I have to make long explanations of why I eat certain foods with certain condiments.
Please come along for the ride, it shant disappoint
For the third time in the last couple weeks I’ve been sitting in a restaurant and ordered French fries with my meal. As soon as I get my order I request an atypical condiment (for Americans) to dip my fries in and that’s mayonnaise. Now before you heave uncontrollably just note that in places like Belgium where French fries were discovered and then exported to the USA, people dip their fries in mayo. Is it gross? Perhaps, but it is a tradition? Absolutely!
Another tasty English tradition... wait let me rephrase that for all those people how have suffered through English cooking... Another English tradition is to soak fish and chips in malt vinegar as well as French fries. This is a Canadian tradition too but it's not shared in the USA. Perhaps, some would say, for reasons of obvious sanity.
Call it what you want but be warned. If you go out with me to a place where French fries are served, mayonnaise will make an appearance and yes, I will be dip my fries in that sweet, delicious condiment even if it makes you sick. I think I may have just killed my dating life but as Shakespeare once said “It’s better to have loved and lost than to be with someone who doesn't respect your right to dip your fries in mayo.”
Recommended movies this week are Strange Brew and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. For TV watch Kids in the Hall and that one episode where the Simpsons go to Toronto. Avoid Celine Dion and all movies with Hayden Christensen who is sadly the most famous person to come from my home town... well, thus far...
Up next is a review of the 1988 movie the Blob staring Kevin Dillion.
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