--- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > According to French newspaper Libération, Mr Chirac thought > > > he was off-microphone when he delivered his forthright > > > assessment of Britain's food > > > > > > IMO, Britain's reputation for bad food is well deserved. The only > truly excellent food I ever had in London was Indian food and a meal > at the very upscale Connaught Hotel. Whereas, in France, outstanding > cuisine can be had at the most modest of restaurants. > > > > Alex > > *********** > > Some theorize that spicing is adaptive in warmer climates, so since > France is warmer than England, they would naturally have blander food > in England: >
I wouldn't call it a theory. Many older homes in England have a pantry that is actually a wooden box fastened to a doorway or window opening. In the winter,there's no need to use a refridge in many parts of England. > > http://www.unl.edu/rhames/courses/212/cumin/cumin.htm To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
