I want more Parmesan but I'm too embarrassed to ask.

[Vibroluxer]

There was guy on America's Got Talent some time ago and he sang a song and the only lyrics were "I want more Parmesan but I'm too embarrassed to ask.". Somehow he got through by singing this truth.

Have you ever been to a restaurant where you actually got the amount of Parmesan you envisioned? Even after asking for more twice?

I never have. If there was need for legislation, this is it. I here by support any of you future politicians if you will make this a cornerstone of your campaign.

 

[LOSTVENTURE]

Olive Garden gives me as much as I ask for. So, no problem here. Same with bread sticks.

 

[badinfinities]

 

[Cali Dude]

You could always bring your own cheese. They could charge you for grating it for you. Kinda like a corkage fee. It could be a grating fee.

 

[Sparky2]

I'm never afraid to ask for more parmesan.
Or ranch, for that matter.

One time in a restaurant in Temple, Texas, back in 1980 or so, I asked for more shrimp.
Whatever I thought I had ordered, I envisioned a big plate full of fried jumbo shrimp with all the usual southern fried obscenities on the side.

What came out was a small plate with six small shrimp, a bit of greenery, and some sauce-like matter.
It was a tiny offering of haute cuisine, I suppose.
Very pretty and artsy, but not enough food to feed a child even.

And it could have used more parmesan.

 

[ChicknPickn]

There was guy on America's Got Talent some time ago and he sang a song and the only lyrics were "I want more Parmesan but I'm too embarrassed to ask.". Somehow he got through by singing this truth.

Have you ever been to a restaurant where you actually got the amount of Parmesan you envisioned? Even after asking for more twice?

I never have. If there was need for legislation, this is it. I here by support any of you future politicians if you will make this a cornerstone of your campaign.

Oh, but will they ever give you GROUND BLACK PEPPER.

One of these days, I'm not going to tell them to stop. I'll just let them twist, twist, twist. And if they ask whether I've had enough, I'll say, Just a bit more.

 

[burntfrijoles]

Sure I get all the parmesan packets I want in the classy Italian restaurant I frequent. I take extra packets home because I'm cheap.

Seriously, I've never had a problem getting more parmesan. If it's freshly grated, the waiter/waitress will usually ask you if it's enough. Of course I rarely order pasta dishes that require parmesan.
Personally I prefer Romano over Parmesan. That's what my mom and dad preferred from their Italian/Sicilian upbringing.

 

[Knows3Chords]

Never eat the stuff.

 

[Jim D aka JDR]

On Jackass they had one where the request for ground black pepper at a fine dining restaurant involved the waiter emptying two large pepper mills. The salad was literally black. Of course, in true Jackass style, it was eaten. When the waiter followed up after the salad course he was told they were unacceptably stingy with the ground pepper. The waiter remained stoic through all this but you could tell he was having trouble processing what he experienced. My wife never found those guys funny but some of their stuff was great.

 

[Ricky D.]

I'm never afraid to ask for more parmesan.
Or ranch, for that matter.

One time in a restaurant in Temple, Texas, back in 1980 or so, I asked for more shrimp.
Whatever I thought I had ordered, I envisioned a big plate full of fried jumbo shrimp with all the usual southern fried obscenities on the side.

What came out was a small plate with six small shrimp, a bit of greenery, and some sauce-like matter.
It was a tiny offering of haute cuisine, I suppose.
Very pretty and artsy, but not enough food to feed a child even.

And it could have used more parmesan.


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Ordering seafood in beef country, you get what you deserve.

 

[Sparky2]

Ordering seafood in beef country, you get what you deserve.

I know, right?

 

[Nicko_Lps]

Parmesan is overrated. Pecorino beats it by far.

 

[archetype]

Sure I get all the parmesan packets I want in the classy Italian restaurant I frequent. I take extra packets home because I'm cheap.

Seriously, I've never had a problem getting more parmesan. If it's freshly grated, the waiter/waitress will usually ask you if it's enough. Of course I rarely order pasta dishes that require parmesan.
Personally I prefer Romano over Parmesan. That's what my mom and dad preferred from their Italian/Sicilian upbringing.

It's good Pecorino Romano here, too. I can imagine what it's like milking sheep.

Pecorino vs. Parmesan: What’s the Difference?

And can you use them interchangeably?

www.foodnetwork.com

 

[uriah1]

Ya. I get the look for that
Or
More catsup
More tartar sauce

 

[Engine Swap]

Sounds like you want to make America grate again…

 

[prairietelecaster]

Did you say “… your amount of parmesan cheese grates on me”?

 

[BigPapa-53]

 

[Mike Eskimo]

I used to get tutored in math in high school by a kid a grade above me who was from mainland China.

One day he was at my house, and my brother carried a big steaming plate of spaghetti with mounds of Parmesan cheese on top of it right past the table where we were working.

Dave Weng lit out of that room so fast and ran out of the house and ran all the way home (maybe 8 houses)

About a half an hour later, his younger brother Gene ,who I was friends with, called our house, and said Dave had to leave because of the overpowering odor of vomit. Doesn’t think he can come back …

I just thought it was gross because we had jarred Ragu, which I refused to eat

 

[Knows3Chords]

I just thought it was gross because we had jarred Ragu, which I refused to eat

My Dad was Italian. Ragu and other store bought sauce was forbidden in our house. When he and my Mom would make sauce the house would smell so good for hours that you couldn't wait to eat. Parmesan cheese was not forbidden , but it was frowned upon.

 

[prairietelecaster]

overpowering odor of vomit

I've often called it barfesan cheese and yet we like it. Humans eh‽