tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6294412676143112851..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: What's For Brunch, Roberta X?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-88371003188869838972011-03-14T08:02:51.389-04:002011-03-14T08:02:51.389-04:00True enough. American cuisine is just as choosy as...True enough. American cuisine is just as choosy as the american language, I suppose.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-87578428948361203412011-03-14T07:44:53.461-04:002011-03-14T07:44:53.461-04:00Streaky bacon, generally from pork bellies -- &quo...Streaky bacon, generally from pork bellies -- "American bacon" -- is not unique to the States but considering it as <i>the</i> bacon is; with it as the default, all other sorts require a modifier.<br /><br /> Meanwhile, Anglophone Canadians, hewing a bit more closely to UK dietary norms, were enjoying the leaner version.<br /><br /> Naturally, it got across the border. When it comes to "What's for dinner," our shared border is one of the most porous in the world; and then we were faced with the question of what to call this tasty pork product....Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67081603465208908012011-03-14T07:17:40.415-04:002011-03-14T07:17:40.415-04:00Fair enough - I think her additude was one of &quo...Fair enough - I think her additude was one of "why is that <i>particular</i> bacon type associated with Canada?" as opposed to any other.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44628357087139332412011-03-13T23:37:18.121-04:002011-03-13T23:37:18.121-04:00Fish, sir, are not aware of water; and it's go...Fish, sir, are not aware of water; and it's got to cross the border before it stops being back bacon. Or, hey, plain bacon. Or rolled in cornmeal and cooked as "peameal bacon." <br /><br /> I'm hungry now.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38748815346416863782011-03-13T22:51:33.591-04:002011-03-13T22:51:33.591-04:00The one canadian I know who has commented on the s...The one canadian I know who has commented on the subjec tis puzzled as to why we cann it "canadian" baconIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44367414902843721662011-03-12T14:20:41.823-05:002011-03-12T14:20:41.823-05:00Best enjoyed with another Canadian round.
You k...Best enjoyed with another Canadian round. <br /><br />You know-the kind that comes in dark brown glass containers: a somewhat foamy liquid reputed to have been made from plant by-products, water and some sort of airborne fungus.<br /><br />Its names are legion-and they come in two (count 'em) official languages.John Peddie (Toronto)noreply@blogger.com