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12 hours ago, Anna N said:My idea of good eating is a variety of things from which to choose even though I know I will eat all of them anyway.
Been there; done that. Regularly.
Actually, it is a feature of Chinese cuisine which I particularly like. No one dreams of serving just one dish. To calculate the minimum number of dishes (N) to prepare for a meal, most home cooks count the number of diners (D) then add one.
N=D+1
More adventurous cooks go for
N=D+∞
12 hours ago, Anna N said:My idea of good eating is a variety of things from which to choose even though I know I will eat all of them anyway.
Been there; done that. Regularly.
Actually, it is a feature of Chinese cuisine which I particularly like. No one dreams of serving just one dish. To calculate the minimum number of dishes (ND) to prepare for a meal, most home cooks count the number of diners (D) then add one.
ND=D+1
More adventurous cooks go for
ND=D+∞
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