C’est Dommage! May 29, 2024
Posted by nrhatch in Food & Drink, Happiness, Humor, Travel & Leisure.trackback
I read some very alarming news today.
No, not political corruption . . . although that’s out there.
Every day. Every where.
No, not the on-going wars in the Middle East or Ukraine.
Nor the gang wars in Haiti.
No, not conspiracy theories, alien invasions, the rise of AI, or inflation.
Those topics are no longer front page news. No news is good news, but old news is just dusty.
No, not the devastation around the globe from tornadoes, floods, and draughts wrought by “climate change” . . . in the terrifying days before Governor Desantis had the extreme foresight to write “climate change” out of our state statutes here in Florida.
Phew! It’s nice to know that we will be safe from rising tides and hurricanes here in the Sunshine State. Ron, Ron, he’s our man.
No, this news was New News to me:
- There will be no French fries for athletes at the Olympics. France is trying to update its culinary reputation, and chefs will serve quinoa instead. (Source: NY Times)
Quelle horreur!
I wonder if there will be a boycott of the Olympics by athletes and spectators as a result.
After all, would YOU go to France without the freedom to order an order of pommes frites?
No. I didn’t think so. That would be Dopey.
Goofy even.
Aah . . . c’est la vie!
Spirit Lights The Way 
Visit France and no pommes frites? No, I don’t think so! Pommes frites with mayo, just the treat I would need to do anything athletic or even just watch! Happy days. 🙂
Same here, Sally. Quinoi is not the side I’m choosing to accompany my grilled fromage!
What? No French fries? It’s in the name! Quinoa indeed.
Burger and Fries has a pleasant ring to it . . . a ring that quinoa is lacking. 😀
Nancy, this is an international outrage. There’s plenty of room for quinoa and fries to co-exist. I am sure plenty of athletes enjoy both from time to time, and they should be able to have the very best of both worlds…especially when they’re coming from all over the world. 🌍
My sentiments exactly, Sir! It’s a travesty of justice!
I seriously doubt if any Olympic athletes even eat French fries… but I’d be devastated.
As for no climate change, lucky you.
Unless you live in the Keys or Miami, then you’re toast.
😉
The Olympic Chefs have reassured everyone that fresh baked baguettes & croissants as well as all manner of cheese will still be available on the “training” tables.
I’m thinking that Desantis is unlikely to “stem the tide” of climate change with a simple stroke of his politician’s pen ~ he just likes to make things EASIER for developers (and other land rapists) and HARDER for environmentalists and animal rights advocates.
As soon as things heat up a bit more, we’ll be relocating to a mountainside cave somewhere. Living at sea level is too risky!
I guess I will be canceling my trip to Florida. LOL! But yes, that is an outrage. One needs their fries! 😋
Apparently, there is a concern with using deep fat fryers in the mega-cafeteria where they will be serving 45,000 meals a day . . . due to fire safety issues.
And here I thought they were looking out for the athletes’ health, well-being and waistlines!
Ooh, well, fire safety is important …. but yes, looking out for their health made sense.
Mais oui!
Quinoa has its place …as do French fries. Peeps get their knickers in a twist about irrelevances, but get attention anyway. Climate change in the other hand deserves our whole hearted concern.🙁
Agreed . . . but here we are 50+ years since the first Earth Day still mucking about and annoying Mother Nature with our polluting parasitic ways.
And all that time we’ve been running out of time.
Being a part of the human race can be so soul destroying. Yet we are in this together. We must keep spreading the word. 💞
We need a few more like Greta Thunberg manning the megaphones!
I wonder how they’ll be serving the quinoa. If you add the right things, it can taste great, but it’s not so tasty alone, and it’s not exactly finger food.
Quinoa is fine . . . served with the right dishes, but it seems an “odd” substitute for French fries.
Imagine ordering “Fish & Chips” and having the server say, “No chips today. How ’bout some Quinoa?”
Athletes usually stock up on carbs prior to competing. Why not have fries?
True. The suggested substitution of Quinoa for Fries seems random, at best. If frying Fries is a concern, perhaps the Olympic kitchens should roll out loaded Baked Potatoes or Scalloped Potatoes or Hasselback Potatoes.
Maybe they were paid off by Quinoi lobbyists? 😀
If I were an athlete, I would prefer baked potatoes to fries.
We comprise by making steak fries in the oven with just a kiss of oil ~ delicious, nutritious, and very satisfying.
I like quinoa, but it will never hold a candle to fries. They could have at least had the decency to substitute a baguette or some macarons!
I know, right?! It’s almost like they want to antagonize instead of tantalize!