Supersizing tour

[shootingstar]

We're just cycle-touring on our own north of Seattle. It's turning out to be Tour du Supersized Meals. Went to Canjun-Creole style restaurant and yesterday to a Mexican restaurant.

Mind-boggling sizes. Nothing new I guess, but maybe just naive me thought the Northwest coast US would be less oriented this way.

To have such sized meals back home here where we live, but on the entree, not on the appetizer or salad. I joked such huge meals were known decades ago in Chinese restaurants..but normally one goes there in a group to share dishes with others.

[limewave]

On a somewhat related note, I ate a popular chain restaurant this weekend. I asked for veggies on the side instead of french fries. They gave me 4 little broccoli. But you know if I had gotten the fries, they would have been piled a mile high and falling off the plate.

[Owlie]

It's a problem if I have leftover salad or appetizers. It should be enough to just remind you that you're hungry, not be a meal in and of itself. On the other hand, that allows me to make a meal of an appetizer or salad. Cheaper.

On the same note: I'm of mixed feelings about large portions. Being a broke (and lazy) sort-of student, it's nice that if I eat out, it lasts for more than one meal. I'm all for taking it home and reheating leftovers. But those huge portions mean you eat more in one sitting than you otherwise would.

[shootingstar]

Supersizing works if one shares with at least 1 other diner.

[Owlie]

DBF and I went to a Japanese/Thai/Korean restaurant a month or so ago, we split a sushi roll and an order of fried rice. Even the roll was HUGE...and we had leftover fried rice for a few days. (Luckily it was tasty and kept well in the fridge.)

[malkin]

Supersizing works if one shares with at least 1 other diner.

Sharing an entree or even an appetizer for a meal always makes me feel like such a senior citizen. To counteract that, we always tip as if we'd eaten a regular meal.

[shootingstar]

Sharing an entree or even an appetizer for a meal always makes me feel like such a senior citizen.

I have no qualms doing this in restaurants. It never occurred to me to ever feel 'senior'/poor elderly.

I began life on Chinese cuisine and having been in a big family, sharing food at restaurants is cultural..well, for certain families.

I see it the opposite: it's part of the fun. More variety without breaking the budget too much.