Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yo! Adrian! It seems funny that the unusual, and exotic will drive people to buy and try various 'delicacies'! Just as the Chinese might buy and sell Marmite to those wanting an exotic taste, so too, the demand of Suan La Tong and Potstickers became a favorite once real Chinese cuisine started to be offered instead of 'Chop Suey' and other ersatz dishes! I am sure it is why we Americans find such a demand for greasy McDonalds Cheesburgers all over the world, and Coke can sell its flavored sugar water in just about every country a Coke delivery truck can go- and them some! I have often wondered what 'Vegemite' might taste like, and now 'Marmite' and I am sure that American Peanut Butter may yet make inroads into the diets of the world!! Gosh- I might even get to try "A Lovely toad in the 'ole" sometime! Dan (I will try it where I can/ no matter where I am/ I will try it on some toast/ but I like it spread on chips the most / I will eat it all but Spam/ I will not eat that, Dan, I am!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "apbbeijing" <apbbeijing@yahoo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 9:02 PM Subject: Re: Marmite (was RE: [Leica] Pre) > Marmite (which I can eat but rarely choose to) has a taste reminiscent of > that dried up gunk at the top of a messy ketchup bottle. Since its British > creators thought it might stop people asking what it is made from they chose > a French name for it: reminds me of an old Private Eye cartoon where the > astonished diner sees what he has ordered as the snooty waiter unveils the > platter, saying "Yes monsieur, it is a deep fried telephone directory: we > gave it a fancy French name, you ordered it and here it is". > > Even here in China there are resourceful traders who bring the stuff in and > charge top prices for it. Who knows there might be a billion pieces of toast > being lathered with the stuff right now. Now there's a picture story I > should be out shooting (with my Leica). > -- > Adrian Bradshaw > Corporate and Editorial Photography > Beijing, China > tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 > mobile +86 139 108 22292 > e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com > OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com > > website: http://www.apbphoto.com > http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw.htm > http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw_e.htm > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >