The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-13
LONDON RESTAURANTS.
John Bulls Fsvsrite Diet Differs frsm
That Of uIs American Cousins.

The American who ia for the moment
living in London restaurants may est near
~ the same things and eat them in the
same fashion AZ he would in the first class
restaurants along Broadway. but he must
exert himself 20 do so, and unless be learns
from experience how To order. 10 viii not
get food served IS he desires IL The DIFF
ference in the gsstronomio habits of Eng
land and America are so slight. and ret 80
important, that foreigner in London IL
bsfYled to a most irritating degree Ia bis
eudeavor 70 discover the secret OF living as
he likes, and those people who come here
for a short time only usually 20 away with
out ever learning the means Of getting
things "a they want them and not a. she
cooks here cdstoErarily serve them.
Perhaps the most surprising enlightsn-
ment concerning the preparation Of vianis
Ia London that al American will undergo
II his discovery that in all restaurants that
staple and sncculeut article, roast beet, Is
served well done, and that to obtain IL in y
rare state, long. persistent and carefully
worded commands, sometimes threats ara
necessary. believe an right ia aszurn-
ing that an inyariable opinion in Afnerfcs
prevails 20 the effect tina. the Londoner de-
rnands that his beef DO q rich crimson. fail
OF ruby juices and with only crtsPness On
the outside. A stranger rho - in the habit
Of eating il in this form first neCieets -
mention his preferences 70 his waiter here.
for the reason thai be feels SIRE Il j. never
served otherwise in England To kls ex-
irene astouishnsent IL Is brought 70 him
dark. well cooked S-ovn-
He then informs bis waiter Inst Be likes
his beef undsrdone, or ~ least be Uses ths
word underloBe il be- has learned tha. ths
term rare IL not very well understood %
London servants On the second trial b
receives a piece az meat thai may possibly
have a slight suggestion Of p!nkne~s in ia
center. he then begins 20 realize tbSs tbs
conception % the term uBdertiona /. aot
thoroughly understood Ia The particular
place X here he - eating. and resolves % say
nothing norc bot sat his well oooar1 beet
and trust Tor better luck another time Ia
the next placs be szts, however. hn sxp~ri-
epcs IL tie same. and u - many days b.
fore be learns that Londongrs ~ y ps-opIs
CO not eat rare meat, AID that 70 ": IL oas
must direct a great amount Of sna<rstic &C.
scriptlon upon a waiter, who rs1N: be made
TO eouprebead thA. the berf u desired 10.
a. be and the cook would call rndsr-oae.
bit very, Tsry, very uDdsrtooe-,D& very
most undersoDe. IL fsc., ta.& Tho ki:chsa
can provide
After thoroughly irpressiaz pA-etc1-
Jar waiter With oDe's views o. the 20ins
for several days IA suc1eszson zEa viii.
X be rsrDsn o@rs he ioeyi;a5.s :sps. ga
beet as delicious. probably ra0re ~. than
can - found sis>zhsrs tn The word Eor
TIE quality Of Ensizkh BEET csa ssvsr ~
g7estsonsd I hzEs D>vrr ys. bad pA~es
OK inferior b~~s Served 20 rss b. EnzsAnd,
even tie mot seciscesd county inss excel
a7z Il TIE p-odsc-
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cutlee il LcDc0n- Tke LozSdos eS0p q
roz4D9 pecs % r1ea. s514rz.l,z a snail
bsoos- TIE onfy Lon6on crop Gus IN ihs
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Ard b. q TIE large Ta-ssfy eAlLsd ~ Arns--
leans "Engisss as1sron esoo-" 70 <ecurs
the snail Iosa cho2s ]: - S@oe~zvJ 70 ~
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