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Snapshots from the UK: How the English Eat
Fork shifting has always seemed quite primitive to me. Reminds me of small children where the parents have to split everything into tiny pieces before handing the kid a fork/spoon. Guess the Americans never grew away from that habit. Around here it (Scandinavia) it is considered impolite to cut everything into tiny pieces before starting to shovel away the food :-) We do not pile up everything like the Brits do, but instead we cut one, maybe two, mouth-fitting pieces of the meat/potatoes gently add a bit of sauce (if available) and then send it directly to the mouth. Chewing is done with mouth closed and you don't talk while chewing (another thing I often see Americans do). When done eating, the fork and knife are joined together to make a line going from the middle of the dish and towards the lower right of the plate (4o'clock if you think of the plate as being a clock).
Why Can't You Get a Good Slice Outside New York City? 'Wired' Magazine Says It's the Water
if the water had anything to do with it, then all NYC pizzas would be crap. The water in NYC (and most other big US cities) is more a chemical experiment than what is known to the rest of the world as H2O.
Difference? Historically there have been many Italians in that area and they have build up a tradition for the NYC pizza (compared to real Italian pizzes, these are still not that good).
Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'
Fresh green asparagus wrapped in bacon an cooked on the grill until the bacon is crisp.
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Becca: how difficult can it be to use your left hand to move the fork from the plate to your mouth? The knife is not just used for cutting it is also used as a "blocker" that pushes the food onto the fork when the fork is moved towards the fixed knife.