Wednesday, September 13, 2006

French Onion Soup




That's what the menu of the Legenda restaurant at the Grand Holiday Villa Hotel claimed. So I ordered it, and it was actually edible. In Sudan, if you find something edible, stick to it! Because like many things in life, you don't get many second chances.

I have no problems ordering the French Onion Soup every night for dinner, because it tastes different every time. Sometimes I swear it tastes like chicken soup. But that's ok, because I like chicken soup too.

Practice makes perfect, and with practice I can almost tell which chef is on duty any time I order the French Onion Soup. Chef #1 serves it with a piece of bread and a slice of processed cheese floating on it and caramelized onions. Chef #2 forgets the bread and cheeze, and doesn't even caramelize the onions. And Chef #3 makes it taste like chicken. Yesterday Chef #2 was on duty, and he dropped the salt shaker in the pot. I could tell because it was way too salty!

Wonder who's on duty tomorrow...

8 comments:

rafal said...

well....according to the weather forecast, tomorrow another thunderstorm, so no electricity which means no soup or the cold one from yesterday.

My Friend...hope the forecast is wrong...
;;;-))P

By the way your deductive skills are impressive! I am learning.

ciao
rafal

Anonymous said...

hahahahaha not to worry about the soup when you get your own Villa you can then roast those little animals that reside outside your office window

Anonymous said...

Congratulations my dear Sherlock!!
Amusing how a simple pot of soup can be the basis for such a fun and philosophical post. For sure from now on I will pay much more attention next time I’ll order an onion soup!! (although it will take some time for that, as it is not a very common dish here in Portugal and even if it was, I don’t like it very much…:-)
Abraço, Antonio L.

Izi said...

Hey Tony!
Why don't you comment my blog? Han? You are always on Wiss´s! :P

rafal said...

Maybe Tony is attracted to Wis...can't be sure but can't exclude...

Guys has anything happened between 2 of you in Prague we don't know about...?

love
rafal

Anonymous said...

Yo, bro,
so have you tried any local dishes? Do you know what they are? I must say Kylie's suggestion to roast those little animals outside your office window cracked me up!! Leave it to an Aussie!! Good one, Kylie!

(oh and by the way: what happens in Prague, stays in Prague!)

Birra

Anonymous said...

Just try not to think about the kitchen.... maybe you don't wanna know how the "chicken" taste has appeared in your soup. Ali.

Unknown said...

I stopped ordering the French Onion Soup, because the Lagenda have a new Chef! Last time I ordered the French Onion Soup it tasted like Mushrooms, and it was creamy. I don't mind change, but that's a bit overboard for me.

Kylie! The poor little animals - did you see how skinny they are? I'd need a herd of them! By the way, the pregnant one gave birth last week! I'll post pictures as soon as I get them.

Ana & Rafal - you scared Antonio away with your comments! Now he is too scared to post anything on my blog. Some people might take you guys seriously!