Last week, my employer sent me to a one-day conference with a coworker. It was great to get out of the office for a change and have some self-enrichment time.During our lunch hour, she and I were joined by two other women, each from different companies. We made some pleasant small talk while picking through the offerings on the [rather pitiful] buffet.
When our check was delivered, my coworker asked the other women if they were being reimbursed by their respective companies for the meal. I commented, "Well, since we're eating on their dime, we should order the truffles!"
To which one of the other women at the table, a good 20 years older than me, replied, "Oh - I hadn't even thought about dessert."
I suppose I just have a totally different frame of reference than most people.
i was in paris last night and had jambon de Serrano with truffle oil. Fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI always found it strange that rich chocolate balls stole the name truffles from those amazing "rich-man's mushrooms".
Lol! I wonder if she'd like préservatifs with her toast too. Got here by chance b/c we both seem to like Hugo. And as a former French teacher, I decided I simply must leave a comment. Enjoyed my visit.
ReplyDeleteI had a discussion not too long ago with someone about this very same thing. I never knew that truffles were mushrooms. Thought they were chocolate. But I did know about pigs sniffing them out, which should've clued me in since obviously chocolate doesn't grow out of the ground. Too bad. I'd have a big ol' Hershey kiss tree in my front yard. (If I had a front yard.)
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