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Or failing that, what was the worst meal that you ever had?
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quote:Originally posted by Dolphins:My favorite cruise meal was a delicious rack of lamb with peppercorn prepared by ace chef Wolfgang recently on the Zaandam. Superb.
Do hope Wolfgang is still on the Zaandam in November when I will be there. I really do enjoy his food. Rack of lamb with peppercorn sounds delicious.
On the Norway last year, I remember in particular one apperizer we had at dinner, some very tasty escargot. It had just the right amount of garlic and butter.Also, I dont' know the correct name for this (Carpacio?), very thinly sliced raw beef (YUM). They also did it with Veal, but I prefer the cow!
quote:Originally posted by idamae3218:I asked this same thing in the Cruise Ship forum and received 3 responses! Oh well.
I think I asked it first? Anyway it has taken since May to get this far! I've asked questions in the past and have had few/no responses,too.
You might have noticed that Joe does not normally ask questions as such! He addresses us, like the Pope, as someone once said.
Oceanic Big Red Boat served full lobster tails one night (not the split-down-the-middle half tails) and I got a double order.
So did my 98 lb grandma. Guess who had THREE tails for dinner.
On that same trip, a retired couple from the deep south (USA) ordered for lunch a fish entree in a puff pastry shell, like a pot pie. She said in a slowww drawwlll, "this is the best fish I've ever had!" My sister and I still say this as an inside joke whenever we eat fish together.
Anyway, it obviously moved you enough to reply to it!
[ 07-12-2001: Message edited by: Malcolm ]
quote:Originally posted by locarno:forgive me please, but i find your question rather silly, yes surpefluous.
Superfluous and rather silly questions here on Cruise Talk, oh my. We got trouble right here in River City!
quote:Originally posted by M.S.Grumple:We poor old pensioners who, after buying a couple of cans of catfood to eat, manage to save a few pennies to go a cruise. We're among the humble folk who really enjoy lobster & other gourmet foods.After all we don't get to eat this way every day
Right on Grumple! With the small pension we seniors get from our Gov't. we sure don't eat lobster and gourmet food every day. In fact I am having a bologna sandwich for luch today.
This occurred on the Island Breeze in April of 2000. This was the next-to-the-last cruise around the Canary Islands.
I thought I had bought a Premier Cruise, but the ship had been leased to Thomson Cruises.
First runnerup to worst meal: we had sirloin steaks one night. Five out of the six people at the table could not chew them and they were returned. The sixth person spent a long time chewing.
The worst meal was their jambalya (sp?). This consisted of pasta in a cream sauce with sliced-up hot dogs. I can cook this at home.
As a side comment, I always get nervous when my husband eats lamb. On multiple situations, he has either gotten seasick or we have encountered heavy seas.
quote:Originally posted by tg_lindo:What does INVESNTIVE mean?
Sorry my friend, it should read: inventive
Malcolm was asking for the opinion of Cruise Talkers what "THEY"RE" favorite meal experience is or was, NOT what is THE best meal overall.
It's just like the question, "what is YOUR favorite ship?" I hate to say this locarno, but you're all wet.
MY favorite meal was aboard the Royal Princess sometime in 1986...I forgot what I had but remember it was fantastic. My most memorable meals were in the staff mess aboard the Zenith, and in the dining room aboard the Song of America. Every week on Wednesday mornings aboard the Song of America I would have eggs benedict before I would lead a group to see the ancient Mayan Ruins of Tulum. The best steak I ever had was aboard the Zaandam...so good I ordered another. Best Pasta I HAD was aboard the CostaClassica. The weirdest food I had was aboard the QE2 in the Princess Grill...Foods I didn't recognize, duck liver and weird stuff like that. The worst food I ever had on a cruise ship was on the NORWAY and the Staff Mess on the Empress.
quote:Originally posted by Barryboat:The worst food I ever had on a cruise ship was on the NORWAY...
Oh dear, I've got that to look forward to!
quote: As a side comment, I always get nervous when my husband eats lamb. On multiple situations, he has either gotten seasick or we have encountered heavy seas.
Wow, I will remember always to avoid the lamb!
(By the way, does he loose it?)
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