tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post4334940566322419692..comments2023-09-13T17:17:19.920+05:30Comments on Nona's Pensieve: What you envision while you order may not be what you getNonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-49726032780918260532014-05-02T02:01:21.773+05:302014-05-02T02:01:21.773+05:30In normal circumstances, it helps. For this partic...In normal circumstances, it helps. For this particular scenarios, we knew our friend took tamarind laced dish. But we didn't expect it to be so loaded with tamarind. :)Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-38839785227177932072014-05-02T01:40:40.487+05:302014-05-02T01:40:40.487+05:30True.....I often face such dilemma ( the picture l...True.....I often face such dilemma ( the picture looks alluring but the name unknown) and I prefer asking the steward about the ingredients and the taste. Most of the time this helps ...Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-39988195473331247422014-05-01T13:02:11.008+05:302014-05-01T13:02:11.008+05:30Spoken like a true adventurer. Personally, I prefe...Spoken like a true adventurer. Personally, I prefer menu which contains a description. This helps me in imagining how the dish would be. My tolerance levels are high. But I have also wished for pictures when I tend to be in a large group (not quite the "Shelly" group kind). If the group has a lot of parameters to look for like no-beef, only-chicken, well-cooked, spicy etc, the picture helps. Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609529780490180146.post-18152400591832587282014-05-01T12:57:36.905+05:302014-05-01T12:57:36.905+05:30Interesting. For me the bigger risk is still the w...Interesting. For me the bigger risk is still the wine. It is in a dark sealed bottle - who knows if it is good until it is opened? And we should only send it back if it is bad, i.e. corked or otherwise spoiled, not because we do not like it.<br />On the other hand I make it a practice to avoid restaurants displaying photos of the food, except in Shanghai where I otherwise have no idea what is being described. Typically restaurants with photos are very touristy. And yes being surprised is part of the adventure, but my experience of being surprised by what was on my plate in China was less pleasant!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749010545610058363noreply@blogger.com