"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 7/16/13 11:30 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:51:14 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:27:31 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:


Hey, at least you were honest and didn't try to tell us of all the
pizza you ate in Italy! If your
Italian buddy is making pizza which is popular among Americans,
then he's most likely become
'Americanized' in his pizza making skills.

If he were serving what's served in Italy, he'd go broke.

I believe the Costco pizzaiolos are quite properly trained. They do
a much better job than the folks
in Italy!


Americans wouldn't eat real Mexican or Chinese food either. We take
the concept of their food, add a generous helping of extra fat, some
sugar and a ****load of meat to it.


Frank Pepe, an Italian immigrant, invented what became known as
Italian-American pizza in the 1920's in New Haven, Connecticut. It is
really funny that Herring, who is about as ethnic as Wonder Bread,
thinks that Costco, whatever its merits as a retail store, makes pizza
that rivals that baked in a good, Italian-owned and operated small
restaurant that specializes in the dish.

I've eaten *real* Chinese food. It's very tasty, but it doesn't taste
like what most Americans think is Chinese food.

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I happened to like the pizza we had in Italy. Other than the name
"pizza" it's not really something that can be compared with American
style pizza.
Totally different.

I've also had *real* Chinese food (and drink) while visiting the PRC
back in the mid 80's. I *much* prefer the American versions. :-)

On 7/16/13 12:07 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

On 7/16/13 11:30 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:51:14 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:27:31 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:


Hey, at least you were honest and didn't try to tell us of all the
pizza you ate in Italy! If your
Italian buddy is making pizza which is popular among Americans, then
he's most likely become
'Americanized' in his pizza making skills.

If he were serving what's served in Italy, he'd go broke.

I believe the Costco pizzaiolos are quite properly trained. They do a
much better job than the folks
in Italy!


Americans wouldn't eat real Mexican or Chinese food either. We take
the concept of their food, add a generous helping of extra fat, some
sugar and a ****load of meat to it.


Frank Pepe, an Italian immigrant, invented what became known as
Italian-American pizza in the 1920's in New Haven, Connecticut. It is
really funny that Herring, who is about as ethnic as Wonder Bread,
thinks that Costco, whatever its merits as a retail store, makes pizza
that rivals that baked in a good, Italian-owned and operated small
restaurant that specializes in the dish.

I've eaten *real* Chinese food. It's very tasty, but it doesn't taste
like what most Americans think is Chinese food.

-------------------------

I happened to like the pizza we had in Italy. Other than the name
"pizza" it's not really something that can be compared with American
style pizza.
Totally different.

I've also had *real* Chinese food (and drink) while visiting the PRC
back in the mid 80's. I *much* prefer the American versions. :-)


Taste, as they say, is subjective.

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

On 7/16/13 12:07 PM, Eisboch wrote:

I happened to like the pizza we had in Italy. Other than the name
"pizza" it's not really something that can be compared with American
style pizza.
Totally different.

I've also had *real* Chinese food (and drink) while visiting the
PRC
back in the mid 80's. I *much* prefer the American versions.
:-)


Taste, as they say, is subjective.

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I just couldn't get into having a big bowl of chicken feet that you
were supposed to chew whatever little meat was on them and spit out
the toe nails.
Oh ... yeah ... and the strange "meat" that I was assured tastes "just
like chicken".

Boiled Pigeon eggs for breakfast washed down with a glass of warm goat
milk?

No thanks.

On 7/16/13 12:21 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

On 7/16/13 12:07 PM, Eisboch wrote:

I happened to like the pizza we had in Italy. Other than the name
"pizza" it's not really something that can be compared with American
style pizza.
Totally different.

I've also had *real* Chinese food (and drink) while visiting the PRC
back in the mid 80's. I *much* prefer the American versions. :-)


Taste, as they say, is subjective.

---------------------------------------

I just couldn't get into having a big bowl of chicken feet that you were
supposed to chew whatever little meat was on them and spit out the toe
nails.
Oh ... yeah ... and the strange "meat" that I was assured tastes "just
like chicken".

Boiled Pigeon eggs for breakfast washed down with a glass of warm goat
milk?

No thanks.




I spent five months or so in the 1970s as a contractor for Burroughs and
stayed at the old Friendship Hotel. I got over my squeamishness and
actually went to some "banquets" where the food was very good. I rarely
asked what it was I was eating.

My job was to translate computer operating manuals from American English
into "simple English" for the Chinese techies who were learning how to
use "modern computers" for agricultural weather forecasting and were
also learning English. Nowadays, there are tens of millions of Chinese
in China who read and speak American English.

On 7/16/2013 12:32 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 7/16/13 12:21 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
m...

On 7/16/13 12:07 PM, Eisboch wrote:

I happened to like the pizza we had in Italy. Other than the name
"pizza" it's not really something that can be compared with American
style pizza.
Totally different.

I've also had *real* Chinese food (and drink) while visiting the PRC
back in the mid 80's. I *much* prefer the American versions. :-)


Taste, as they say, is subjective.

---------------------------------------

I just couldn't get into having a big bowl of chicken feet that you were
supposed to chew whatever little meat was on them and spit out the toe
nails.
Oh ... yeah ... and the strange "meat" that I was assured tastes "just
like chicken".

Boiled Pigeon eggs for breakfast washed down with a glass of warm goat
milk?

No thanks.




I spent five months or so in the 1970s as a contractor for Burroughs and
stayed at the old Friendship Hotel. I got over my squeamishness and
actually went to some "banquets" where the food was very good. I rarely
asked what it was I was eating.

My job was to translate computer operating manuals from American English
into "simple English" for the Chinese techies who were learning how to
use "modern computers" for agricultural weather forecasting and were
also learning English. Nowadays, there are tens of millions of Chinese
in China who read and speak American English.

Did you do the wire line drawings too? Memorizing or figuring out the
mnemonics was a bitch. I don't recall there being any manuals.

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On Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:07:55 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I happened to like the pizza we had in Italy. Other than the name
"pizza" it's not really something that can be compared with American
style pizza.
Totally different.

I've also had *real* Chinese food (and drink) while visiting the PRC
back in the mid 80's. I *much* prefer the American versions. :-)

What? You don't like chicken feet and fried crickets?

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The fried crickets were ok but the chicken feet were tough.