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pat

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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2009, 05:57:43 PM »
I don't know the word bento. I have no idea what it is, but maybe that's because, unlike you, Alan, food to me is simple a necessity to stay alive.

There are certainly no sushi bars where I live. I can't imagine anything more repulsive than eating raw fish to be honest! But that may be partly due to the fact that I'm a vegetarian.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2009, 07:30:08 PM »
Not a word i have ever heard before, and certainly not associated with carry-outs/take-aways in the YUK as far as i'm aware...
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2009, 08:24:10 PM »
Sushi bars in Cumbria?  As if!!  In our climate we need food with substance and lots of it!  >:D
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2009, 10:03:22 PM »
Stews, hotpots and crumbles with custard...

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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2009, 10:25:55 PM »
Yum, yum  ...... rhubarb crumble!

Sound of Music made me want to throw up ... doh a bloody deer!  Give me Oliver! any day!  >:D
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #20 on: July 11, 2009, 01:30:38 AM »
I know the word, but am not sure that it's really common among those who don't eat Japanese food.  On the other hand, I was in a very popular Chinese shop in Manhattan yesterday, and the term "bento box" came tripping off my (mental) tongue as I was looking at all the interesting containers.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #21 on: July 11, 2009, 02:22:26 AM »
In Japanese restaurants over here, a bento box usually contains a small variety of cooked dishes (maybe a nice teriyaki), plus maybe some fruit for dessert.  The bento box is a non-sushi alternative for people who do not like sushi.

Personally, I really like sushi.  Of course I say that with baited breath.  ;)
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #22 on: July 11, 2009, 03:02:59 AM »
Bento and sushi don't necessarily go together. That said, I can see how Pat might miss this one. While there are a lot of people who are familiar with Japanese food and culture, there are plenty who aren't. I already knew the word bento, but I missed it the first time it came up as common. However, I made a note of it and now miss it only 50% of the time.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #23 on: July 11, 2009, 07:59:36 AM »
Quote from: a non-amos on July 11, 2009, 02:22:26 AM

Personally, I really like sushi.  Of course I say that with baited breath.  ;)

Something fishy about that statement, I think.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #24 on: July 11, 2009, 09:33:28 AM »
Quote from: birdy on July 11, 2009, 07:59:36 AM
Quote from: a non-amos on July 11, 2009, 02:22:26 AM

Personally, I really like sushi.  Of course I say that with baited breath.  ;)

Something fishy about that statement, I think.
Yeah, he spelt it baited as if he were fishing for a reaction.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2009, 10:24:30 AM »
On a scale of 1 to 10 i fin that rather cod...
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #26 on: July 11, 2009, 01:51:56 PM »
I'm floundering for a fitting response. So I'll just say that bento was a mistake and I'll regrade it to rare in due course.

Sorry, Linda. Still, two out of three ain't bad.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #27 on: July 11, 2009, 09:25:04 PM »
That's put everyone in their plaice.
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #28 on: July 11, 2009, 10:37:23 PM »
You are the sole of kindness, Alan!  >:D
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Re: Anyone else frustrated?
« Reply #29 on: July 11, 2009, 11:22:49 PM »
Eel get it right - 'e always does.
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