When ordering a gammon steak and chips from your local eatery/pub of choice, you will inevitably be faced with the choice of having either a fried egg, or a slice of pineapple. Why should we be forced to choose? Any serious gammon eater will know that it is best with both egg and pineapple.
Today we ventured to the Manor Hotel in Yeovil for a staff leaving lunch and I did indeed order gammon and was promptly faced with the usual question: “would you like egg or pineapple with that?”. Obviously, I asked for “both”.
Somehow they managed to screw up my order, despite this discussion surrounding the gammon accompaniment, and rolled out a plate of ham, egg and chips. I eventually got my gammon just as the other 16 people in the party had finished their meals and of course it came with only an egg.
Is this an extraordinarily difficult concept to grasp? Am I expecting too much from my dining experience?
As a avant grade foodie myself, I can totally relate to you. But I guess mere mortals who only eat to live do not understand this
Well my philosophy is quite simple, if you pay for it then you deserve the right to have it however you want it. Egg? Pineapple? Both? Go for it!
In fairness we were over there last week and Tom had the gammon and they actually did deliver both egg and pineapple, although we were slightly disappointed that the pineapple was not a slice but a little pot of pineapple based chutney. I forgot to ask him how it was.