Trying My Patience

Fusion restaurants - you are trying my patience.

Why are restaurants trying to be creative by mixing all sorts of concepts from different parts of the world in a single meal?

Whatever happened to a decent Italian meal? A well-organized Japanese bento box. Real Mexican tacos. Spice Thai that makes your toes curl. Or my personal favorite a traditional American burger.

I want food with history, a background and a cultural context. Food that has withstood the test of time, and thereby proven to be a good concept.

It seems everywhere you go now the chefs are into all kinds of idiotic crossovers.

Waiter: Hello, Sir! Welcome to Fritz, Hideko & Gianni’s. Todays special is Chinese prawns studded with Mexican cactus thorns, swimming in Tandoori served with Thai rice, French cheese, English Christmas pudding and grated African rhino skin.

Me: Sounds nice. Is it OK if I pay you in my remaining Australian dollars, pesos, a credit union check and a food stamp?

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