> > What are your views on vinegar?
>
> YUCK !
>
> I am looking forward to my trip to London with dreaded anticipation. The British have a reputation for torturing fries with vinegar [...]

Hmmm... foreigners always seem to think the vinegar thing is weird. Never understood that myself. I suppose it's what you grow up with.

> [...] and executing meat with peppermint sauce.

Just for the record: It's only lamb that gets minted (and it should be subtle). Peppermint would be horrible - no arguments there. So we use applemint instead. I thought that was a world-wide thing, but obviously it's not reached Germany yet.

> Let me get this straight : you would dip something coated with a 1mm layer of salt into a milkshshake ? Ummm .... this might actually be slightly worse than soaking them with vinegar, you know ?

If there's much salt on the chips, it doesn't work. I don't like salt much on my chips, anyway.

> We call those "Belgium Fries". The rule of thumb is that the bigger and more soggy they are the more "Belgium" they are. Theoretical examination of this thesis leads us to suspect that a fried potato is the most "Belgium" you can get.

Belgium is a fried potato. Sounds fair to me.

Oh, and I hope you enjoy London (and traditional British cuisine) when you get here.

winter"I know what I'm talking about - I eat on a daily basis"mute