MSG - yes that's definitely a contributor to some things with a 'savoury' flavour. I can't say I like the idea of additives, but MSG certainly pushes some of my taste buttons, I'm sad to say.
Re the no-veg thing. You must have noticed the same in Germany when staying with our mutual friend, GW. When we were there I ate myriad things which had ultimately started out as part of a pig. I did not try 'mett' (if that's how you spell it) which turned out to be raw minced pork. (Yes, eaten raw!!)
We did hit asparagus season on one trip so it was pig and asparagus in more or less equal quantities.
But my first ever continental trip was Belgium in 1975 and after a week of meat and potatoes of varying kinds I was screaming for anything green and leafy.
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Date: Oct. 8th, 2008 01:49 pm (UTC)Re the no-veg thing. You must have noticed the same in Germany when staying with our mutual friend, GW. When we were there I ate myriad things which had ultimately started out as part of a pig. I did not try 'mett' (if that's how you spell it) which turned out to be raw minced pork. (Yes, eaten raw!!)
We did hit asparagus season on one trip so it was pig and asparagus in more or less equal quantities.
But my first ever continental trip was Belgium in 1975 and after a week of meat and potatoes of varying kinds I was screaming for anything green and leafy.