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What does the term "Fancy Food" mean?
Posted on 2/21/13 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 2/21/13 at 4:41 pm
Is it code for something I'm missing?
Not talking molecular gastronomy or anything using sous vide techniques or even high end fine dining, service, or presentation, just things like crepes, duck confit, risotto, fish en papillote or maybe just dishes with ingredients that aren't perhaps the norm in people's kitchens like vegetables, greens or maybe herbs and spices. I've even heard people refer to Cornish hens as fancy smancy.
Whether its in deciding on a place to eat, or when ordering, an objection to a special or item on the menu as being fancy is given for not ordering it, there's almost always that's one person that says they don't really like eating anything fancy, but would rather eat regular food, or I suppose food for regular people or whatever. Without being direct or making them feel uncomfortable, I've tried to understand this, and have yet to understand what goes into that thought process. Any ideas what is meant by the term Fancy Food?
Not talking molecular gastronomy or anything using sous vide techniques or even high end fine dining, service, or presentation, just things like crepes, duck confit, risotto, fish en papillote or maybe just dishes with ingredients that aren't perhaps the norm in people's kitchens like vegetables, greens or maybe herbs and spices. I've even heard people refer to Cornish hens as fancy smancy.
Whether its in deciding on a place to eat, or when ordering, an objection to a special or item on the menu as being fancy is given for not ordering it, there's almost always that's one person that says they don't really like eating anything fancy, but would rather eat regular food, or I suppose food for regular people or whatever. Without being direct or making them feel uncomfortable, I've tried to understand this, and have yet to understand what goes into that thought process. Any ideas what is meant by the term Fancy Food?
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Posted on 2/21/13 at 4:44 pm to Mike da Tigah
Pinky out
Posted on 2/21/13 at 4:45 pm to Mike da Tigah
You'd have to ask the person saying it what his or her interpretation of that is. I suspect it's food that leans more toward the eclectic and includes foods they either have never eaten or don't like or are too afraid to eat.
Posted on 2/21/13 at 4:46 pm to Mike da Tigah
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Any ideas what is meant by the term Fancy Food?
Anything a 7 year old redneck kid has never tried.
Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:02 pm to Mike da Tigah
from my experience hearing people describe food as fancy it's usually a synonym for "expensive"
Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:04 pm to tom
Pretty much a redneck term. But it depends on where you are, I don't know any half way decent eaters that would use a term like "fancy food". Now I have a good friend in Alabama who uses the term for anything more complex than hamburgers, fried chicken or steak.
Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:22 pm to Rohan2Reed
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from my experience hearing people describe food as fancy it's usually a synonym for "expensive"
That may be some of it, but even when I'm expensing it I find the world fancy comes up. I suppose for the family of four I can understand the rational behind using fancy to mean expensive. For others though, it's almost like a wall that they've put up that is preventing them from trying anything they think is fancy. I seem to hear more guys say this than women though. I think ladies are much more open to food than many guys I run into in business.
Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:25 pm to Mike da Tigah
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I've even heard people refer to Cornish hens as fancy smancy.
I'm looking on Google maps for this 'Land of Corn', and I can't find it anywhere.
Is it in Europe, N. America, Central America, South?
Somebody please help.
TIA
Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:27 pm to BRgetthenet
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I'm looking on Google maps for this 'Land of Corn', and I can't find it anywhere.
Try googling America.
it's in everything and hard to miss. Posted on 2/21/13 at 5:29 pm to Mike da Tigah
Found it. Doesn't look too fancy to me.
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:15 pm to Mike da Tigah
I always considered fancy foods ones that I couldn't pronounce
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:19 pm to Lester Earl
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I always considered fancy foods ones that I couldn't pronounce
So, if one has trouble with bolegnese for example that might be fancy food, but if its called a meat sauce it's regular people food?
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:29 pm to Mike da Tigah
Yep. It really isn't a term I put much stock in
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:31 pm to Mike da Tigah
depends on if a feller had his fancy pants on when he was eating that bolegnese? duh..
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:33 pm to Ole Geauxt
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:41 pm to Sparky36
I would think anything Mr. Darcy ate was fancy.
Posted on 2/21/13 at 8:41 pm to tom
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Anything a 7 year old redneck kid has never tried.
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