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Re: OT: Olive Oil (was Re: to translate or not)

From:Robert Hailman <robert@...>
Date:Friday, May 4, 2001, 21:15
Dan Sulani wrote:
> > On 4 May, Marcus Anthony Smith wrote: > > >On Thu, 3 May 2001, Robert Hailman wrote: > > > >> > Or use olive oil to make popcorn! :-P > >> > (I had thought: Hey! I live in the Mediterranean world! > >> > Olive oil is supposed to be the regional "put it in everything" > >> > ingredient. Now I know why one exception is popcorn! :-) ) > >> > >> I've made popcorn with olive oil. ;-) It was good. > > > >So have I. I hated it. :) > > > >Marcus > > I guess, when it comes to taste, to each his own! :-)
I agree completely.
> (I just whipped up a batch of my "famous" [or infamous, > depending upon who you ask in my house ;-) ] > eggplant spread for lunch for the next few days > which depends heavily upon olive oil both for its > texture as well as its taste. That one I like; but like I > said previously, I think I'll pass on the olive-oil-popcorn! :-)
Okay, you two pass on on olive oil popcorn. More for me. ;-) I'll pass on the eggplant spread. -- Robert