[geeks] Re: geeks digest, Vol 1 #63 - 21 msgs

[Kevin P. Inscoe]

> I dont get why people put garnish on food anymore.  I mean,
> I got a piece of cheesecake from Lubys last week that had
> a garnish on it.

It's a palette cleanser and breath freshener. Mostly useful when eating
garlic hence Italian foods.

http://www.cheftalk.com/HTML/Education/parsely.html

At least that is the history of garnishes anyway...

~kevin
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